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It's a favourite with community groups and Iwi/Hapu because it shares practical guides, news and tools for and by clubs, groups, charities, trusts, hapu and iwi. The most popular How-To guides are the Community Resource Kit, the IT & Internet, and Legal Structures. One of its most popular downloads is its 'sample charitable trust deed and guide to its clauses'. Administered by the Department of Internal Affairs, COMMUNITYNET has admittedly had the resources it has needed to stay 'live'. However, we've watched other government websites fall by the wayside over the years and this one just keeps on going. So COMMUNITYNET gets a big tick from us this month. Go check it out along with our other suggested LINKS in The Clearing House. |
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| People's choice this month is ... | |||
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We count what our visitors download in
THE CLEARING HOUSE and the top
downloads make up our People's Choice Top 10 which you can find on the home
page. This month's People's Choice is A NEW WAY OF WORKING by the Community Sector Taskforce. The report led the way in 2005, exploring how the Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector could work with Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi positively and productively, how the Taskforce's methodology would address practical issues, and how it would support those who wished to develop their own local responses to the Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi. Check our HOMEPAGE to see the other nine resources that hit the People's Choice Top 10 this month. |
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| CIVICUS: Talking about terms of engagement | |||
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"In little more than a year, over twenty countries globally have introduced restrictive regulations aimed at undermining civil society. These countries join more than 30 others with existing laws, policies and practices that stifle the work of civil society organizations ..." It appears that NGOs play a more critical role in influencing international bodies such as the United Nations, World Bank and the World Trade Organisation. However, national governments are introducing more restrictive measures to limit the actions of NGOs, often under the guise of security measures or through increased bureaucratic requirements. CIVICUS is a leading global network of Non-Governmental Organisations “Acting together for a Just World”. It is the coordinating body for the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. This year's Assembly in Glasgow saw over 100 countries attend and was a chance for NGOs to assess their effectiveness in engaging with governments. The RESEARCH CENTRE'S co-chair Pat Hanley attended the CIVICUS conference alongside Stella Maebiru-Boki to talk about how two NGOs in New Zealand and Solomon Islands manage their terms of engagement with governments. Their joint paper was presented on behalf of ANGOA (Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of Aotearoa) and the Solomon Islands Development Services Exchange. Read the FULL PAPER on The Clearing House. |
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| Why the Code of Practice gets 99% support? | |||
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Over the last month, the popularity of the Research Centre's CODE OF PRACTICE has taken a leap forward, reaching an unprecedented 99 percent support since its release last year. What is making almost all of our new members 'click' to support it? According to the Research Evaluation Consultancy Ltd (REC), many think it is a successful component of The Clearing House project. As one respondent says ... "It gives some power or authority to the sector ... It is a good ethical framework – a little bit pushing the edges. Sometimes the response from evaluators to the Code has been silence or feeling uncomfortable, and I think that is a good sign. It means it is gutsy, and means something." -- Evaluation participant The Code has benchmark principles and standards by which researchers can measure their work. It represents what its contributors consider to be important when doing research. So, a researcher that agrees with the intent of the Code of Practice, indicates that he or she values its principles and standards, and is open to scrutiny and support from others. In The Clearing House website, people who are looking for research partners will know via the researcher's profile whether he or she agrees with the Code. Find out what you think about the CODE OF PRACTICE. |
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The City of Auckland Cadet Unit is a voluntary youth training organisation. It helps cadets develop a positive outlook, maturity, self-confidence, team and leadership skills. More >> |
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* Don't know or forgot your password? Don't worry. Just click "forgot password" at the top of the HOMEPAGE and type in the same email address that this newsletter was sent to. We'll email a new password to you immediately. * You call the shots. When members find and download a resource, they can now FLAG or RATE or LINK or COMMENT on it. We call it FROLIC in The Clearing. If you think it breaches our Author's Agreement, FLAG it, and we'll check it out. If you love it, RATE it as exceptional. If you want to leave a LINK or COMMENT then we'll moderate and approve it (only constructive links or comments will be approved). |
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Wananga: Nga Maata Waka 21st Century Education Wananga Workshop: Proposal Writing, Dr Leonie Pihama Workshop: Kaupapa Maori Theory and Analysis, Dr Leonie Pihama Conference: The Australia New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference. |
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