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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

Decolonisation, Research and Indigenous Peoples Today Hui

On 11 March Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga co-hosted Professor Arturo Arias, a Professor of Latin American Literature from the University of Texas. He led with Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith a well-attended…continue reading

Data Can Open College Doors for Disadvantaged Kids

by Jeff Bradach From the Harvard Business Review Blog Network This piece talks about using data collection to demonstrate the outcomes of programmes, particularly nonprofits looking to increase college enrollments…continue reading

Executive Summary: High Stakes Donor Collaborations

An executive summary of an article that appears in the Spring 2013 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. You can view the full article or download a PDF version from the SSIR…continue reading

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