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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Anticipating subnational depopulation: Policy responses and strategic interventions to regional decline
Population growth has already ended in a number of countries around the world. Significant demographic trends are transforming the global population, with record low fertility across the globe, increasing longevity…continue reading
Posted on 11 January 2018 |
Advocacy in the New Zealand Not for Profit Sector” Nothing Stands By Itself
This research focuses on the nature of Government/Not for Profit (NFP) sector relationships with particular reference to advocacy in New Zealand. It follows up on a study of advocacy in…continue reading
Posted on 15 December 2017 |
Counting on Capacity: A Review of Community Waikato
How do we measure or report on the impact of capacity building? This review reports on the effectiveness and ‘value for money’ of a community capacity building hub (Community Waikato),…continue reading
Posted on 13 December 2017 |
Investing in Capacity: A Review of Arts Waikato and Social Services Waikato
This review found that support for capacity building is useful, and enables the funder (in this case Trust Waikato) to increase its impact in the community, enhance non-profit sustainability, and…continue reading
Posted on 13 December 2017 |
A Review of Third Sector Research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: 1990-2016
This monograph reviews the state of the third sector in both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and is the first comprehensive overview of the research that has studied and documented…continue reading
Posted on 13 December 2017 |
Te Karanga a Maaui; Calls of influence that spark entrepreneurship in Rangatahi Maaori
If there was ever a single strategy that could combat the ongoing effects of colonisation on indigenous peoples, it would be the breeding of entrepreneurial thinkers and the practical application…continue reading
Posted on 28 November 2017 |
Valuing Lives, Living Well: The distinctive role of faith-based organisations in aged care in New Zealand
This research looked at some interrelated questions. What are the attributes of an organisation that builds social value? And what is it about faith-based aged care providers that makes them…continue reading
Posted on 10 November 2017 |
Governing for Good: The Governance Capability of Social Service NGOs
The boards that govern Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who deliver social services face a range of complex challenges. They must secure sustainable funding, comply with changes in the law and…continue reading
Posted on 20 October 2017 |
Overview Paper in the State of Volunteering in New Zealand
Volunteering is central to the social development, economy, and environment of New Zealanders. Between 2004 and 2013, Statistics NZ data shows there was a 21% increase in the number of…continue reading
Posted on 25 September 2017 |
Monitoring and Evaluating of Learning Networks (INTRAC, March 2010)
Learning networks operate under a variety of names: communities of practice; e-learning networks; web-discussion fora, learning communities, thematic groups… Whatever name they go by, they tend to be groups of…continue reading
Posted on 31 July 2017 |
Curious Classrooms 2014-2015 – A brief summary report. (Dec 2nd 2015 Todd Foundation)
An experiment which resulted in better partnerships between schools and science providers, and more ‘wow’ science experiences in classrooms. The Todd Foundation recently completed its Curious Classrooms project with a…continue reading
Posted on 30 July 2017 |
A Proposal to Build a Robust, Evidence Based Learning System for Social Investment. ComVoices (March 2017)
In 2016 the Ministry of Soical Development (MSD) advised that from July 2017 its contracts with funded providers would include, as a condition of funding, the requirement to gather and…continue reading
Posted on 5 June 2017 |