M Southwick, T Kenealy, D Ryan “Pacific peoples have poorer health status across a wide variety of measures compared to the total New Zealand population. They also appear to have…continue reading
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Defining As Māori participation in sport and recreation – in the He Oranga Poutama programme context
He Oranga Poutama is a Sport NZ initiative that supports Māori well-being through sport and recreation. In 2009, the programme evolved from a focus on increasing the participation by Māori…continue reading
Building community resilience: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes
Building community resilience: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes: Final report to Health Research Council and Canterbury Medical Research Foundation Thornley, L., Ball, J., Signal, L., Lawson-Te Aho, K., & Rawson,…continue reading
Youth mental health: Resources guidelines
A great toolkit for developing youth-friendly resources, that can be useful for almost any project, particularly online resources: The Ministry of Social Development has just released new guidelines, developed together…continue reading
Making Organizational Learning Stick
How to Set Your Knowledge Goals and Blend Technology and People Processes to Reach Them An article from the Nonprofit Quarterly The piece starts by saying: “Henry Ford once observed,…continue reading
Decolonisation, Research and Indigenous Peoples Today Hui
On 11 March Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga co-hosted Professor Arturo Arias, a Professor of Latin American Literature from the University of Texas. He led with Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith a well-attended…continue reading
Data Can Open College Doors for Disadvantaged Kids
by Jeff Bradach From the Harvard Business Review Blog Network This piece talks about using data collection to demonstrate the outcomes of programmes, particularly nonprofits looking to increase college enrollments…continue reading
Executive Summary: High Stakes Donor Collaborations
An executive summary of an article that appears in the Spring 2013 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. You can view the full article or download a PDF version from the SSIR…continue reading
Deliver Big Impact on a Small Budget
The Harvard Business Review Insight Centre on scaling entrepreneurial solutions that benefit society are running a series about how entrepreneurs and more established organizations are using market forces to create social good.…continue reading
Toolkit for Evaluating Consumer Experience
Toolkit: Consumer experience National Quality and Risk Managers Group (2012). Wellington: Health Quality & Safety Commission. This toolkit was designed to be used with the guide for developing a consumer…continue reading
Research on a programme working with unemployed older men (UK)
WHO IS GOING TO EMPLOY ME? A RESILIENCE INTERVENTION FOR MEN Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni “Since November 2012 The Young Foundation has been working with Mind to develop a programme targeting the mental…continue reading
Mapping Social Enterprises in NZ – Results of a Survey
OCVS survey reveals diverse, mature and active social enterprise sector in NZ Mapping social enterprises in New Zealand – Results of a 2012 survey They begin with defining the term: “While…continue reading