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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Taking the PULSE Seminar / Te Kokiritanga o te Ha
This is a brief report of an August 2008 seminar, sponsored by the Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector Research Centre on possibilities for a sector-wide survey in Aotearoa New…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
No Longer Overlooked and Undervalued – Launch of ‘The New Zealand Non-Profit Sector in Comparative Perspective’
The remarks of Garth Nowland-Foreman, Chair of the Committee for the Study of the New Zealand Non-Profit Sector on the launch of ‘The New Zealand Non-Profit Sector in Comparative Perspective’…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Dangerous Accountabilities: Remaking Voluntary Organisations in Someone Else’s Image
Increased accountability is often assumed to only be desirable for non-profit and voluntary organisations. This papers outlines some of the risks and dangers from externally imposed, and especially, ‘classic’ (legalistic)…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Book Review: Third Sector: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Cooperative Enterprises in Australia, by Mark Lyons.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Book Review: Third Sector: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Cooperative Enterprises in Australia, by Mark Lyons. St. Leonards, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2001.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Neither mendicants nor deal-makers: Contracting, government funding and voluntary organisations
What is happening to government funding of voluntary organisations in Aotearoa/New Zealand? Where is it heading? What does it mean for voluntary organisations?
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
It Takes Two: The Tango of Collaboration and Grantmaking
This is the ‘accidental’ joint funding which may very well describe the situation for the 99 per cent of non-profit organisations that orchestrate the mix of funding they require to…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Investing in Capacity: A Review of Arts Waikato and Social Services Waikato for Trust Waikato
A review of Social Services Waikato and Arts Waikato.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
The Employment Experiences of People with Experience of Mental Illness: Literature Review
A review of research into the employment of people with experience of mental illness, and the issues which arise from that subject.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Towards an Australian Fourth Sector?
Abstract only: Research conducted in 1998 in Tasmania indicated that a fourth sector of society distinct from Market, Government and community, was emerging. The comparative analysis between seven Tasmanian and…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Researching as a Maori presentation – The Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre AGM 2007 presentation
The Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre AGM 2007 presentation about researching as a Maori
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Managers Matter: Who Manages New Zealand’s Volunteers?
Volunteer managers/coordinators’ roles are of central importance to promoting and enhancing volunteerism, yet little is known about these workers: who they are, what they do, or how their effectiveness could…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
The Contribution of Non-Government Organisations to the Settlement of Refugees and Migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand
Considers the work of nine NGOs providing settlement support to refugees and migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand. It considers support of new comers at local level with access to information…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |