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34 Resources For Nonprofit Organizations
34 useful resources for nonprofit organisations from Philanthropy 411 blog. They are grouped under key headings: General Strategic Planning & Collaboration Core Support and Organizational Capacity Building Evaluation Communication Nonprofit…
Research: Babies’ Mothers Returning to Work Does Not Affect Their Development
Potentially controversial research has been released in the US about the effects of mothers returning to work during the first two years of their child’s life. The findings come from…
Introducing the Writer’s Toolkit resource
Starting in May 2013 Fiona Cram began contributing some hints and tips to get people writing. Below are links to the current Toolkit postings. 1. Four elements of effective storytelling…
Writer’s Toolkit #5: Getting content-ment
In the last writer’s toolkit post I talked about using a Hollywood drama writing process to draft up an abstract for a report or proposal or any other piece of…
Literacy, Not Income, Key to Improving Public Health in India – Research Shows
New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income. “A poor district can nonetheless enjoy relatively good public health…
Enabling people to live well
Enabling People to Live Well Fresh thinking about collaborative approaches to care for people with long-term conditions “Making care truly person-centred requires radically different ways of thinking. The ideas explored…
A Systematic Review of Suicide Prevention Interventions Targeting Indigenous Peoples
A Systematic Review of Suicide Prevention Interventions Targeting Indigenous Peoples in Australia, United States, Canada and New Zealand. “The urgent need to reduce the disproportionately high rates of suicide in…
The Hidden Abuse of Disabled People Residing in the Community: An Exploratory Study
The hidden abuse of disabled people residing in the community: An exploratory study Roguski, M. (2013, June 6). Prepared for Tairawhiti Community Voice. In the first instance, the study was…
Ngā Korero Tātaki at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on July 18th
Ngā Korero Tātaki is an evening lecture focused on innovative research, design and viewpoints related to our moana. One of the keynote speakers is NPM Principal Investigator Associate Professor Paul Kayes who…
Social Impact Bonds
A form of results-based contracting, Social Impact Bonds, is gaining popularity and there are increasing amounts of literature around this. The Social Finance UK website defines Social Impact Bonds as,…
Self-Harm: Longer-Term Management Evidence Update
This report provides a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence, UK) clinical guideline 133 ‘Self-harm: longer term management’ (2011) These updates…
Helping others: What can you do?
A booklet released earlier this year from the New Zealand Family Violence It’s Not Ok Campaign. The booklet aims to give people confidence to reach out to others they are…