It’s time for Doing REAL Good in New Zealand
Press Release – SOCANZ SOCANZ 2012, the Doing REAL Good Conference, is being held in New Zealand inspired by the Social Capital Markets Conference in San Francisco. Conference organisers, The Social...
View ArticleRural Women New Zealand Journalism Award entries open
Press Release – Rural Women 6 August 2012 Rural Women New Zealand Rural Women New Zealand Journalism Award entries open6 August 2012 Rural Women New Zealand Rural Women New Zealand Journalism Award...
View ArticleGetting Traction with Collective Impact – Lasting Community Change
Press Release – COMVOICES Collective Impact was given ten years of funding to explore poverty reduction across 13 Canadian cities. They forecast they’d have a positive impact on the lives of 5000...
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‘Uber’ is coming to the NGO Sector
Josie Pagani Director Council for International Development International NGOs are changing the way they work. Part of that is a response to the public who are changing the way they give. While the...
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Celebrate Our Uniqueness – Plan the Way Forward
Trevor McGlinchey Executive Officer, NZCCSS What incredible value we, the community social services sector, provide to our nation. After over 8 years of operation without any increase in funding, we...
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Reaching out to each other
Louise Rees National Social Connection Adviser | Age Concern New Zealand On Friday afternoon, one week after the terrorist attack in Christchurch, I went to the Kilbirnie mosque in Wellington to be...
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Te Rautaki mō Whanaungatanga
Dr Katie Bruce Chief Executive | Volunteering New Zealand The last few weeks have demonstrated the power of volunteering and the need to connect through our differences. Volunteering brings communities...
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Loneliness kills
Nicola Sutton Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand “Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism.” – Robert Waldinger. A number of longitudinal studies out of Harvard...
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Māori Language Week: Te Reo and workplace wellbeing
Michelle Kitney Chief Executive | Volunteering New Zealand To mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week we’re reflecting on the link between speaking te Reo at work and job satisfaction. There...
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A journey of change and evolution
Parting Reflections from outgoing Co-Chair Simon Cayley | Hui E! Community Aotearoa Having completed the two terms allowed under our Trust Deed I finished my time as Co-Chair of Hui E! Community...
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What would a joined up approach look like?
Dianne Armstrong | Arthritis New Zealand Over recent years there have been gentle suggestions from a variety of sources that NZ has too many charities and perhaps some merging of those with very...
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Reflecting on March 15th 2019
Pancha Narayanan President | Multicultural New Zealand There is something all New Zealanders are pausing and reflecting on this week. The tragedy that took place at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in...
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What if you don’t have WhatsApp?
Tess Casey Chief Executive | Neighbourhood Support New Zealand Times like the one we are currently experiencing definitely bring out the best in people. They also bring out our insecurities. Who knew...
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Charities and community sector rely significantly on the generosity of...
Michelle Kitney Chief Executive | Volunteering New Zealand COVID-19 highlights the need to understand the value, impact and potential of volunteering, and the infrastructure, that enables volunteers to...
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What does a thriving community and voluntary sector look like as we move into...
Elections matter and are a good opportunity to engage directly with those who make the decisions which impact the wellbeing of our society. The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the inequalities...
View ArticleDrawing on collective identity helps Māori navigate discrimination in health...
Collective identity and responsibilities to whānau are what keep Māori engaged with healthcare services despite ongoing negative experiences, research has found. A study conducted by Dr. Dianne Wepa...
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