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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
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 |
Waimarino Youth Photovoice Project
This report outlines the process and findings of research undertaken by young people living in Waimarino, with support from the Raetihi Community Trust and the SHORE and Whariki Research Centre…continue reading
Posted on 11 December 2013 |
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 |
Peter McKenzie Project options paper: Narrowing the focus
The Jayar Charitable Trust (JCT) was established to invest funds for future distribution into the community through the JR McKenzie Trust (JRMT). Inspired by the late Peter McKenzie, who had…continue reading
Posted on 28 November 2013 |
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 |
Seekers and Magic: the search for spirituality in the Rainbow Temple. NSW, Australia
The Rainbow Temple in NSW, Australia is a spectacular site in a sense that a complex array of cultural and religious behaviours occur. Based on ethnography and fieldwork in the…continue reading
Posted on 28 November 2013 |
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 |
Spirituality, Culture and Place: The Rainbow Temple in NSW, Australia
This Research is about the Rainbow Temple in Byron Shire, NSW, Australia. The diverse belief systems and the symbolic behaviours practiced and described by people who live at the Rainbow…continue reading
Posted on 27 November 2013 |
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 |
Understanding and accelerating community-led development in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This document is the final accountability report for a Lottery Community Sector Research Fund grant for Inspiring Communities to contribute to “understanding and accelerating community-led development in Aotearoa/New Zealand”. This…continue reading
Posted on 18 November 2013 |
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 |
Grassroots Community Preparedness Plans Resource
This resource is not a summary of research but has been created as a result of academic research into grassroots responses to disasters. In this resource I pull together several…continue reading
Posted on 11 November 2013 |