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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Feasibility Study Relating to Conservation, Refurbishment and Extension of St Anne’s Church Hall
Feasibility study prepared for a Lotteries Commission Community Facilities Application. This study includes a review of local facilities and the results of a survey in the Northland/Otari suburbs of Wellington.
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From Talk to Action – Government Engagement with Citizens and Communities
The Building Better Government Engagement (BBGE) project seeks to identify actions for building skills, knowledge and values in the public service about effective engagement with citizens and communities. This report…continue reading
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Stop!, I don’t like it!’ An Evaluation of the ‘Healthy Relationships’ programme.
‘Healthy Relationships’ is a programme designed by Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust to teach personal safety through explanations and interactive stories. The goal of the stories is to develop understanding of…continue reading
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Employment Relationship Problems: Costs, Benefits and Choices
A study of the costs and impacts of employment relationship problems and how the parties to an ERP decide how to progress the issues.
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Giving New Zealand, Philanthropic Funding 2006
This report estimates how much money New Zealanders and New Zealand non-governmental organisations gave to charities and other community purposes during the 2005/2006 year.
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Si Ma Cai ethnic market in the Northern Vietnam
This article describes about the Si Ma Cai market in the northern Vietnam. The importance of the market in the life of Mhong ethnic minority and the new developments in…continue reading
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3rd sector as social agent
The article is an analysis of when and why sports projects for disadvantaged children actually include the children and produce social capital. The Danish State has funded 42 sports projects…continue reading
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Vulnerability Report – 1st June 2009
NZCOSS’s first Vulnerability Report shows the recession’s community impact on NGO services. The Vulnerability Report will be produced quarterly and will actively monitor the level of economic and social hardship…continue reading
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Not Just A Tool – the responses of nonprofit leaders to ‘service delivery’ relationships with governments
There are many reasons for studying the relationship between governments and nonprofits in the community services sector; it is a critical nexus though which much social policy implementation passes as…continue reading
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Meta-analysing community action projects in Aotearoa, New Zealand
This paper reports on a meta-analysis of ten community action projects. The activation, consolidation and transition or completion stages of the projects were examined to identify commonalities in structures and…continue reading
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Developing Community Partnerships: Social Wellbeing and the Local Government Act 2002
The Local Government Act 2002 requires New Zealand local authorities to become actively involved in the development of social well being. Recent research indicates that the community and social services…continue reading
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Structures and Strategies Revisited 2008
Narrative research project that interviews five community development/social service providers in 2002 and again in 2008. The interviews focus on organisational practice such as funding and networking.
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