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The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal
Given the current economic environment how should grantmaking agencies respond? What should they fund? The below article has a proposal: Douglas Bauer, executive director of The Clark Foundation (a US…continue reading
The Costs of Physical Inactivity: Toward a regional full-cost accounting perspective
There has been a lot of research into the effects of a lack of physical inactivity on people physically and mentally, now this report talks about the economic cost. “Physical…continue reading
Are For-Profit Charter Schools a Good Idea?
The third and final Research Note in the Maxim Institute’s series on charter schools addressing the proposal of the for-profit model, by Dr Luke Fenwick. The first note analysed international…continue reading
The role of action sports in post-disaster recovery – article
Dr Holly Thorpe, Senior Lecturer for the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, highlights the role of sport in helping communities to recover from natural disasters: “This study…continue reading
Working with schizophrenia: Pathways to employment, recovery and inclusion
Bevan, S., Taskila, T., Steadman, K., Gulliford, J., Thomas, R., & Moise, A. Lancaster: The Work Foundation. (UK) “Even though most people with schizophrenia are willing and able to work,…continue reading
Social Development Dialogue – Alexandra 8 May
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…continue reading
Social Development Dialogue – Dunedin
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…continue reading
Social Development Dialogue – Invercargill
You’re invited to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the considerable impact it…continue reading
Primary Care for Pacific People: A Pacific and Health Systems Approach
M Southwick, T Kenealy, D Ryan “Pacific peoples have poorer health status across a wide variety of measures compared to the total New Zealand population. They also appear to have…continue reading
Building community resilience: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes
Building community resilience: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes: Final report to Health Research Council and Canterbury Medical Research Foundation Thornley, L., Ball, J., Signal, L., Lawson-Te Aho, K., & Rawson,…continue reading
Youth mental health: Resources guidelines
A great toolkit for developing youth-friendly resources, that can be useful for almost any project, particularly online resources: The Ministry of Social Development has just released new guidelines, developed together…continue reading
Making Organizational Learning Stick
How to Set Your Knowledge Goals and Blend Technology and People Processes to Reach Them An article from the Nonprofit Quarterly The piece starts by saying: “Henry Ford once observed,…continue reading