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What Difference Does Community Research Make?

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User Survey:

In our February 2017 Survey, we asked over 4,000 people and organisations in the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector, what difference we make.

650 people told us in their own words and the themes were:

    • People are better at working with communities
    • Organisations are setting better strategies
    • They are using evidence to make improvements
    • People feel connected and informed and their collective capability has been fostered
    • Māori aspirations are being met
    • People are using an amazing collection of essential tools and resources, whenever and wherever they need them, including rural and isolated groups
  • They are undertaking better research

For me – its about improved health and wellbeing for whānau, hapu, iwi and the wider community.  ..How that looks like in practice, action, written work and in discussion.

– 2017 Survey Respondent

What are our intended outcomes?

We contribute to ‘A healthy, engaged and informed Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector in Aotearoa New Zealand’

  • Read our Theory of Change here

To learn how to create your own outcomes framework:

  • Watch Community Research’s webinar on designing Organisational Outcomes here

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      • Māori-led Development. What’s working for whānau, hapū and iwi?
      • Treaty Voyages – How’s Your Organisation Faring?
      • Co-design and Community Development: Kōrero and Insights from Māori Co-designers
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      • The Community Sector & Collection of Client Level Data
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      • Strengthening Whānau Aspirations
      • Ngā Hua a Tāne Rore: The Benefits of Kapa Haka
      • Outcomes Plus: Knowing and Showing the ‘added Value’ of  Community
      • Complex Projects, Short Stories
      • A Vision for Indigenous Evaluation
      • Counting What Matters: The size and significance of the New Zealand not-for-profit sector
      • How to amaze your funders with watertight evidence
      • Putting learning into practice webinar
      • Collective Impact: Getting to shared measurement webinar – 18 February 2014
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