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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,…continue reading

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…continue reading

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…continue reading

Narrowing Gap Between Māori and Non-Māori Life Expectancy

A report published in April 2013 by Statistics New Zealand. The gap between Māori and non-Māori life expectancy at birth has narrowed to 7.3 years, based on death rates in…continue reading

A comparison of Alcohol Measures as Predictors of Psychological Distress in the New Zealand Population

An article by Foulds, J. A., Wells, J. E., Lacey, C. J., et al. (2013). Found in the The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2(1), This article explores the…continue reading

SuperBetter – a Self-Help Game to Increase Resilience

SuperBetter is an online therapeutic tool for better mental health offered by Reach Out Pro in Australia. In an increasingly technology-driven culture, these tools reach young people in the medium…continue reading

NGO Workshops: Corporate Engagement through Volunteering and Workplace Giving for NGOs – Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

Calling All Fundraising and Volunteering Managers Businesses are constantly reviewing their Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. As NGOs, it is important to continue asking if we are giving…continue reading

New Resource for Stopping Bullying

New resource: Bully Stoppers An online toolkit created by the Victoria Government’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) helps to recognise and respond to bullying effectively. Bully Stoppers…continue reading

3 Questions To Ask When Evaluating Your Grantmaking Initiative

This blog post poses good questions to ask when evaluating a project, with particular reference to grant making initiatives. What do you want to know? “This should be based on your goals…continue reading

Whanau-Centred Health and Social Service Delivery in New Zealand

Whanau-centred health and social service delivery in New Zealand: The challenges to, and opportunities for, innovation Boulton, A., Tamehana , J., & Brannelly, T. (2013). An article from  MAI Journal 2013:…continue reading

Understanding Connections and Relationships, Issues Papers 3 and 4 from The Family Violence Clearinghouse

Two new papers on Understanding Connections and Relationships from the Family Violence Clearinghouse. Issues Paper 3: Understanding connections and relationships: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting Murphy, C., Paton,…continue reading

Te Pūwānanga, the Quarterly Newsletter of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, Available Now

The Takurua/Winter issue of Te Pūwānanga, the quarterly newsletter of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, is now available to read online here.  A few highlights from this issue are: Introducing the new editors…continue reading

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