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Participatory Leadership Facilitation and Evaluation Workshop Series
Join Rita S Fierro, Ph.D and Kataraina Pipi for a day of experiential learning. Learn how engagement processes can be combined with evaluation knowledge for original data collection, increased community contributions, and productive…
Whanau PATH planning gives Mum inspiration
Karen lives on the Chatham Islands and is a mother of two who had no direction, was unemployed, had issues with her daughter, kept herself in isolation and had low…
Humans are an endangered species – Margaret Wheatley interview
Expect some stark warnings when Margaret Wheatley addresses the Australia New Zealand Third Sector Research conference in Otautahi this coming November. Ahead of her arrival, Stephen Blyth spoke with the…
Speaking for Ourselves research report released
The Auckland City Mission has listened to the stories of 100 families who are long-term food bank users in order to better understand the factors that trap some families in…
Ministerial announcement: Counting the contribution of the not-for-profit sector
NZ Government press release, 16 July 2014 Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew and Statistics Minister Nicky Wagner are welcoming Statistics New Zealand’s decision to update its official measure…
Flaunting it on Facebook – drinking cultures report released
Results from the “young adults, drinking cultures and social networking” research project were released in March 2014. The three-year research project explored the ways in which new technologies are being…
Teach First evaluation shows real impact on school learning
The Teach First programme has been implemented well and is successful at attracting talented individuals to teach in schools serving low-decile communities, a new evaluation report shows. The report, written…
Working across all Sectors: youth research conference, July 2014
The sixth annual Youth Collaborative hui will tackle the theme “Connections: Developing Youth Wellbeing across all Sectors”. The conference is being held at Lincoln University, Christchurch, 10-11 July 2014. Invited…
What's happening at the ANZEA 2014 conference?
The annual gathering of New Zealand evaluators will focus on “Our House, Our Whare, Our Fale: Building Strong Evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand”. The wananga is being held in Wellington…
New Centre for Social Impact launched in Auckland
A national centre of excellence for the support of innovative responses to complex social issues was launched by the ASB Community Trust on 15 May 2014. The new Centre for…
He Tai Pari conference – evidence, outcomes & collaboration
People working with vulnerable children, young people and their whānau, will share knowledge about how to shift to an outcome focus at He Tai Pari conference, 14-15 July, Wellington. The…
Extra Budget support for Whānau Ora navigators
Budget 2014 commits new operating funding of $15 million over three years from 2015/16 for the Whānau Ora navigators’ work with whānau and families, Whānau Ora Minister Tariana Turia says.…