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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