Kia ora! 

Open Collective NZ now hosts 27 Collectives, who have together raised ~$182k for their awesome and varied kaupapa, including...

We think there's a real need for fundholding services in Aotearoa, so we're leaning into growing OCNZ, getting the word out about what we do, and preparing to support even more Collectives. To that end, we're welcoming Markus onto the team! He will bring increased capacity to help us better serve all our Collectives and help OCNZ grow.

Markus is a former banker who quit his job in 2015, after going down a rabbit hole investigating the systemic design flaws in our financial and economic system. Since 2017, he has been running his own consulting business, first in Germany and now here in New Zealand. Primarily, he offers strategic, financial, and operational support for projects and organisations that intentionally go beyond the capitalist money-centered worldview. He co-founded an incorporated society for community farming in Germany, and would love to find a similar place for his family in Aotearoa. He thinks that the two main most exciting things about working here are challenging the status quo as an organisation, and offering a place for emerging groups to focus on their purpose.

Welcome Markus! You will be seeing his name pop up processing your expenses and answering support queries. If you need any help or have ideas about how OCNZ can evolve and grow, you can reach him at [email protected].