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COSS NEWS BULLETINSeptember / Mahuru 2014
COSS News is published by The Council of Social Services in Christchurch with the generous support of the Canterbury Com-munity Trust, the Lottery Grants Board and the Christchurch City Council.
Welcome to the September COSS newsletter. The October 2014 COSS newsletter deadline will be Thursday 25th September If you have an item that you would like to see in the newsletter you can email that to [email protected]
COSS COMMENTKia ora koutou
A busy month in the COSS office has also been a very positive one, thanks to the support that so many of you have shown us by paying overdue subs and in many cases also adding a donation. We are truly grate-ful for your support – it has been an emotional as well as a financial boost for us. Thanks too to everyone who responded to or circulated our request for a recommendation for someone to set up an Access data-base for us. We’ve had several helpful replies that we’re working our way through.
COSS AGM: We hope that as many of you as possible will help us celebrate another year’s work at our AGM on Tues 16th September, at the Christchurch Bridge Club in Nova Place (off Barbadoes St). We’re starting at 12.30pm with a light lunch, and our guest speaker is Denis O’Reilly.
Currently Denis is in private practice as a ‘resultant’, chair of a couple of charitable trusts, and running a programme to reduce methamphetamine in the community. Denis’s journey has taken him from a Marist seminary to membership of Black Power, to large government departments and small community organisa-tions. The constant in this life of change has been his sense of mission around social justice. Who better to inspire us as we celebrate the new constitutional purpose of COSS to reduce marginalisation and foster wellbeing.
RSVP by Fri 12th Sept is essential – [email protected] or phone 366 2050. Please advise any special dietary requirements.
Social Justice in our Communities is another great event coming up. This is the first joint conference of our national body Community Networks Aotearoa (formerly NZCOSS) and the NZ Council of Christian Social Services. See p.13 for more details.
Finally, I’m honoured that British cartoonist Harry Venning has appointed me the Clare In The Community New Zealand fan club chairperson, “a post that comes with great kudos but no money” according to Harry. Clare is a social worker whose trials and tribulations are featured weekly in The Guardian. We have Harry’s permission to share Clare in the Community with you and we hope to make them a regular feature in the newsletter. Ka kite, Sharon
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Survey Of Political Parties On Child Well-Being IssuesBryan Bruce recently surveyed all the political parties on where they stood on 10 issues directly or indirectly related to child well-being in New Zealand.
They were asked which of them they would or would not support in principle should it come to a vote in the upcoming parliament.
Bill English on behalf of National refused to take part in the survey saying the questions were 'hypothetical".
National are also now the only party not to commit to cross-party talks after the election to see if some long term solutions to issues surrounding child poverty can be found.
Some parties chose to give ‘No Answer’ to some of the questions because their party had not yet formed a view. National’s refusal to respond has also been listed as ‘No Answer.’
Parties currently in parliament have been listed first in each instance followed by parties who currently do not hold seats in the House. The order is alphabetical:
Issue Would support Would notsupport
No answer
1. Warrant of fitness to be compulsory for all rental properties within three years.
Green Party, Labour, Mana, NZ First, Maori Party, United Future
Alliance, Democrats for Social Credit, Internet Party
ACT, Conservative Party.
National.
2. Progressively extend the paid parental leave period to 12 months within the next six years.
Green Party, Labour, Mana, NZ First, United Future.
Alliance, Democrats for Social Credit, Conservative Party, In-ternet Party
ACT, Maori Party National.
3. Free healthy lunches to be made available to all school children within the next 6 years. The scheme to be introduced first to decile 1, 2 and 3 schools and then rolled out pro-gressively up to decile 10 schools.
Green Party, Mana, NZ First, Maori Party, United Future.
Alliance, Democrats for Social Credit, Internet Party.
Labour, ACT, Con-servative Party
National
4. Free 24 hour medical care be made available to all children and young people up to, and includ-ing, the age of 18 within the next three years.
Green Party, Maori Party, Mana, NZ First, United Future.
Alliance, Conservative Party, Democrats for Social Credit, In-ternet Party.
ACT National, Labour.
5. One health nurse for every 300 school children and a free doctor visit to schools once a week.
Green Party, Mana, Maori Party, United Future.
Alliance, Democrats for Social Credit, Internet Party.
ACT Conservative Party, Labour, Na-tional, NZ First.
6. Create low interest initi-atives to allow families to build or buy affordable healthy housing.
Green Party, Labour, Mana, NZ First, Maori Party,United Future
Alliance, Conservative Party, Democrats for Social Credit, In-ternet Party.
ACT National
7. The introduction of a “living wage” rather than a “minimum” wage?
Green Party, Labour, Mana, Maori Party.
Alliance, Internet Party.
ACT, United Fu-ture.
Conservative
NZ First, National.
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Party, Democrats For Social Credit .
8. Remove GST from food.
Mana, Maori Party
Alliance, Conservative Party , Democrats for Social Credit .
ACT, Green Party, Labour, United Fu-ture
Internet Party, NZ First, National.
9. Repurchase the electri-city system to be run as a public utility and not for profit?
Mana, NZ First.
Alliance, Democrats for Social Credit.
ACT, Green Party, Labour, Maori Party, United Fu-ture
Conservative Party, Internet Party, National
10. Does your Party under-take to take part in cross party talks after the elec-tion to reach long term solutions to child poverty related issues?
Yes:ACT, Green Party, Labour, Mana, NZ First, Maori Party, United Future.
Alliance, Conservative Party , Democrats for Social Credit , Internet Party.
National
Bryan Bruce is an award winning documentary maker, and best selling author. He is best known for his work on 'The Investigator' documentary series, 'Inside Child Poverty' and 'Mind The Gap'.
http://bryanbruce.co.nz/feature/election-2014/survey-political-parties-child-well-being-issues-july-8th-2014
Community mental health and addiction services at riskCommunity mental health and addiction services provided by non-government organisations (NGOs) are facing financial failure as funding provided by district health boards is not covering cost increases.
Marion Blake, CEO of Platform Trust, a national network of mental health and addiction NGOs, says key community services are being “driven into the ground” due to a lack of additional funding to offset cost in-creases, inconsistent pricing of services across the country, and an overly bureaucratic contracting system.
“NGOs play a critical role in supporting people in the community who are experiencing mental health and addiction issues and they eliminate the much higher costs to the Crown of providing hospital care for them,” Blake says. “Yet we are being pressured to provide more services to more people with less resources as the funding provided is not keeping up with unavoidable increases in staff and operating costs.
“Fairer funding of the NGOs will unlock the way to provide much less costly support in the community for those suffering from mental health and addiction problems,” Blake says.” It is better that we intervene be-fore people end up needing hospital care and the costs to the DHBs and taxpayers escalate.”
“In the last five years only four out of the 20 DHBs have consistently passed on the contribution to cost pressure (CCP) increase that DHBs receive from government to meet inflationary and other cost increases. Yet we live and provide services in the same communities and face the same rising costs,” Blake says.
“On top of that, DHBs often fund NGO mental health and addiction services at a lower rate than their own services – and prices paid vary dramatically across the country. This compromises our ability to meet the cost of delivering services and offer comparable pay to our staff. We have reached a critical point and have launched the Fair Funding campaign to seek an urgent restoration of a sustainable funding path for the mental health and addiction NGO sector.”
In 2012/13 NGOs provided care for more than 50,000 New Zealanders suffering from mental health and addiction issues and helped them to remain in their communities as they regained wellness. Support in-cludes providing (or finding) housing, education and employment, as well as working alongside other health providers. In New Zealand around 90 percent of people with mental illness and/or addictions are cared for in the community.
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“The reality is that ‘mental health and addiction’ recovery happens in the community, not in a hospital ward”, Blake says. “The government needs and wants to move care closer to the community but unfair funding is impeding our ability to be as effective as we can be and is putting our services at risk.
“If NGOs do not receive an increase in funding and these issues are not addressed, thousands of New Zealanders may no longer be able to access community support and DHBs will be required to support them through their services. This will be a backward step for New Zealand’s mental health care system.
“NGO community services hold the key to adding value to the health sector and are best placed to provide effective and innovative responses to the increasing mental health and addiction needs of New Zeal-anders,” Blake says.
For further information visit www.fairfunding.org.nz
Community Organisation of the Year Award nominations openNew Zealand’s leading home improvement company Mitre 10 is encouraging Kiwis to nominate community organisations for the sixth annual Community of the Year Award.
The award is part of the prestigious Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards 2015, which recognise in-dividuals who have inspired their fellow Kiwis by making an outstanding contribution to our country.
The Community of the Year Award, sponsored by Mitre 10, provides an opportunity for regional or national community groups and organisations to also be recognised for their achievements and contributions to New Zealand. Mitre 10 CEO Neil Cowie encouraged New Zealanders to take an active part in ensuring com-munity groups get recognised, by nominating them for the Community of the Year Award.
Last year’s winner Victim Support was applauded for its role in helping with the immediate needs of victims of crime and trauma, providing support and front-line services, as well as its assistance in civil defence emergencies and search and rescue events. Victim Support empowers victims to regain control of their lives through support, advice and information.
To nominate a community group or organisation you believe needs to be recognised, go to http://nzaward-s.org.nz/nominate/nomination-form2/. Nominations are processed and shortlisted by category judges, and close on September 30, 2014. Any member of the public may make a nomination. Winners will be an-nounced at a gala presentation on February 25, 2015.
HAVE YOUR SAYCOSS alerts readers to consultation processes or lobbying initiatives that we think are of particular relevance to the social services sector or to non-profit organisations. However you can keep an eye out for issues of importance to you or your organisation by regularly visiting the following websites:
Christchurch City Council consultations: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay/index.aspx
Central government consultations: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/BusSum/0/c/6/00DBHOH_BSC_SCALL_1-Bills-before-select-committees.htm
District Plan Review – first stage open for submissionsThe stage one chapters, supporting section 32 reports and maps are now available at www.proposeddis-trictplan.ccc.govt.nz . The plan is easy to use with a property search function for easy identification of any overlays affecting a property so you can then visit the appropriate chapter to find out more about what is proposed. There are also hard copies available for viewing at all Council service centres and libraries, in-cluding the civic offices at 53 Hereford Street. Drop in sessions will be held around the city – the dates and venues for these sessions are at www.ccc.govt.nz/districtplanreview For any queries phone 941 8999 or email [email protected] .
Submissions close at 5pm on Wed 8 October 2014.
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RESOURCES FOR YOU, YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR CLIENTSOpen Day at Avebury House. Sun 19th October, 10.30am-4pm
As part of Heritage Week there will be petanque, horseshoe throwing, Devonshire tea etc. The theme is Past, Present and Future.
Avebury House, 9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, Rich-mond, Christchurch 8013.
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The Young Women’s Vote – A Political Panel”. National Council of Women Christchurch Branch warmly invites you to join us for our event. We’re ask-ing candidates/MPs why young women should vote and why they should vote for them.
Date/time: 6th September, 5-7pm, Seminar Room 101, Undercroft, James Hight Library, University of Canter-bury.
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Red Cross Recovery Matters community work-shops. Seeking groups to be involved in trialling these work-shops! They have been developed with input from leading disaster experts, such as Dr Rob Gordon, to support people to support their loved ones and neigh-bours through the recovery process, with a focus on the science of stress – including impacts on our memory and decision making – and some practical tips and tools for combating it. If you know of any groups that might be interested and available during August/early September please contact us. Holly Griffin, 339 7973 or 027 702 5331 [email protected]
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Disability Legal Advice ClinicCommunity Law Canterbury offers free legal informa-tion and advice at our new Disability Legal Advice Clinic, by appointment.
Clinics are held at Aspire Canterbury, 314 Worcester Street on the first and last Friday of each month from 9.30am-3pm.
Phone 0508 CANLAW (0508 226 529) to make an ap-pointment or email: [email protected]
Community Law Canterbury provides quality free legal help to people in Canterbury who face barriers to accessing justice.
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Campbell Live – invitation to participateFour Years On - Campbell Live: Still Experiencing Is-sues with Your Insurance Claim? Campbell Live is in-viting people who are still waiting to settle claims to at-tend a LIVE broadcast on 4th September 2014, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Shirley Boys High School.Life in Action 2014
Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama As-sociation
You are invited to our annual AANZPA open day where you can take part in a number of workshops. The morning will be an introduction and warm up to Morenian action methods of group work. In the after-noon there will be an opportunity to choose a work-shop relevant to you.
Afternoon workshop options: The New Sociometry of Christchurch. Leader:
Simon Gurnsey Surplus Reality. Leader: Marcel Van Der Weeden Kindness is an old fashioned virtue. Leader: Jim
Goodwin
Saturday 27 September, 8.45am – 5pm, at Rangi Ruru School, 59 Hewitts Rd, Merivale, Christchurch
Cost includes vegetarian lunch. $50 ($35 low income) with pre-registration by 20 September, and $60 same day registration
To register: Please send name and contact details plus cheque to: Colin Elliot, 27 Blighs Rd, Christchurch 8042 or email [email protected] and transfer re-gistration fee to bank account: 38-9001-0224250-000. Be sure to include your name in bank transfer.
Enquiries: phone Ali Watersong 328 7105
For information about psychodrama go to www.aan-zpa.org
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Newcomers GuideThe Newcomers Guide to Christchurch and Canterbury is a Facebook page for recent arrivals to our region. It’s designed to share what’s happening, provide key information on living here, and act as a forum for those new to Canterbury to connect and share ideas.
The Canterbury DHB is coordinating the page. If you have any information you wish to get out to the new-comer population in Canterbury, for example promot-ing an event or letting the community know about a new service, please let us know and we will share the details on our page.
We’d love it if you liked is and shared the page widely.
www.facebook.com/canterburynewcomers
Want to know more? [email protected]
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Red Cross GrantsRed Cross can offer, in the form of grants, assistance with: packing and moving if it is for earthquake repairs
or the 3rd move or more storage if the occupant has had to move from the
property for earthquake reasons
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independent advice for home owner/occupiers who have been red zoned, over cap or TC3
The first two are dependent on all other financial as-sistance being exhausted i.e. insurance. Please ad-vise clients, staff, friends and family that these grants are still available and as long as the criteria are met, anyone is eligible to apply. The bullet points are very brief and by no means the entire criteria but just a guideline to what’s available. The entire criteria are on the application forms but if anyone has any questions they can contact our team between 8.30am and 5pm on Phone: 0800 754 726, Email: [email protected]
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Men Building Stronger RelationshipsThis group is for men who want to build stronger rela-tionships with partners, family, or friends. You will have opportunities to learn to deal with conflict better, communicate more effectively, gain greater under-standing of yourself, and bring new life to the way you relate to others. We will use a range of action methods and group discussion.
When: Eight Monday nights, 15th September – 10th November (not Labour Day), 2014, 6.30 – 9.00pm (please arrive at 6.15 for a 6.30 start)
Where: Avebury Hse, 9 Evelyn Couzins Ave, Rich-mond, Chch
Cost: $60 –unwaged or low income, $120 –waged
To enrol and for further information contact:Marcel - Phone / Txt 0274774439 or email mar-
Simon - Phone/Txt 0272767612 or email [email protected]
Limited spaces available Workshop Leaders
Marcel van der Weerden has worked as a counsellor, resid-ential care worker, and group worker over the last twenty five years. He has a particular interest in working with men and currently works as a counsellor at START and in private practice. Marcel is an advanced psychodrama trainee with the CITP.
Simon Gurnsey is a senior psychodrama trainee with 25 years experience in the method. He has been involved with men’s groups for many years. He assists organisations to develop their social networks.
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Wai-Ora Trust Community Garden PlotsWai-Ora Trust is happy to announce they are now tak-ing applications for the 2014-15 Community Garden Plots.
For the past 6 years the Trust have opened up its property to whanau, youth and community groups to learn to grow fresh vegetables. These plots have been a hugely beneficial service with hundreds of individuals harvesting corn, cabbage, potatoes, lettuces, beetroot, tomatoes and numerous other veggies to take home to their Whanau.
The Wai-Ora Trust provides everything you need to succeed including: The land The seeds and plants Tools Simple directions Practical hands-on help
All you need to do is:
Get a group of 6 dedicated friends or whanau members together who can commit to weekly at-tendance.
Have everyone come to work in the garden for at least 1 hour per week!
Pay a one-off $80 per group registration fee (pay-able on acceptance)
Keep up with the planting and harvesting. Enjoy the kai that you grow.
Contact the Wai-ora Trust Kaiwhakahaere / General Manager for further information – email [email protected], ph 359 7407.
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Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week14 – 20 September 2014
We invite you and/or your group to register for. Whether picking up rubbish in parks or streets, clean-ing out a local stream or scrubbing off graffiti, you can make a difference. Register on the Keep New Zealand Beautiful website www.knzb.org.nz
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New financial literacy website launchedThe website for The Exchange launched recently is a significant step in helping address financial literacy in the community.
The Exchange is a collaborative initiative that brings together government agencies, NGOs and the private sector to improve financial literacy in New Zealand.
Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell said, "The Exchange aims to match resource with need. It brings together organisations who have identified a need with those who can help, and who have the expertise, re-sources, and commitment to improve financial literacy amongst New Zealanders.
"This model allows members to play to their strengths and deliver resources in a very targeted way. The first half of 2014 saw us piloting and evaluating pro-grammes. Now that we have a clearer understanding of what's working, we can grow the programmes, drawing on the financial services sector to bring scale and deliver a national footprint."
More information on the Exchange can be found at www.theexchange.org.nz.
Watch Before You VoteGo to www.salvationarmy.org.nz/election2014 to view Salvation Army videos to help you think about import-ant issues facing all NZers.
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Video topics: Our children; Housing; Work & incomes; Crime & punishment; Social hazards.
Positive Ageing Expo – Monday 29 Septem-ber, 9.30am - 2.30pm
At Papanui High School, Langdons Rd. Organised by Age Concern Canterbury to celebrate International Day of Older Persons. Over 115 exhibitors.
RESOURCES FOR YOUR ORGANISATION OR GROUPChristchurch City Neighbourhood Week 2014.
24 October - 2 November
Neighbourhood Week is an event dedicated to getting to know the people who live close to you. It's about bringing new and familiar faces together - whether it's a small get together of a few households or a larger neighbourhood gathering. To help facilitate com-munity-spirited events, the Council's Community Boards are supporting those who want to run com-munity events and activities with a small subsidy. See www.ccc.govt.nz/neighbourhoodweek
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Free Labour for Community Projects The Mayor's Office has been contacted by the Proba-tion Service, who have asked whether there are any community projects that could benefit from free labour provided by those serving community sentences. The driver behind the request is a desire to target the ser-vice at projects which are more closely related to earthquake recovery/rebuild/ flood mitigation / restora-tion. If you are interested contact [email protected]
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Speaking for Ourselves – factors that trap some families in povertyA summary report from a Family 100 Research Project that investigated the plight of long term food-bank users, finding 8 key drivers that keep people locked into financial hardship. The project was undertaken by the Auckland City Mission; see more on line and read the PDF report at: www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz
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Christchurch Community AccountingExcellent student support at the moment and a slight increase in paid work hours (due to more full-paying organisations using our services) means that we can accommodate even more not-for-profit groups. At present 121 organisations are enrolled with us and we received a record 34 ‘jobs’ in the month of July, while managing to keep the turnaround time to under four weeks.
If you would like support with your financial records or to arrange a cost-effective audit or annual financial re-port, contact Harald on ph 669 0542; oremail [email protected] .
Christchurch Bridge Club Facilities for HireOur modern, architecturally designed club rooms are
centrally located in Nova Place, off Barbadoes Street. The lighting and acoustics are excellent and the space can be divided up for multiple use.
Conferences, Seminars, Meetings, Special occa-sions
Located within the CBD Accommodate up to 300 people Free parking Disabled facilities Full kitchen facilities Whiteboards / Data screen / Lectern Audio system / TV / WiFi
Contact details: Phone: 366-1516, 21 Nova Place, PO Box 34-004, Christchurch, 8540
Email: [email protected] Website: www.chchbridge.co.nz
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Community Venue for HireAvon Loop Planning Association has a Community Cottage at 28 Hurley Street which is available for not-for-profit groups to hire at $10 per hour. It seats up to 30 people has a kitchen and outside barbecue area. Ph 377 9155 for more information.
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Charitable status court decisionGreenpeace has won a landmark charitable status court battle that is important to not for profit organisa-tions that undertake advocacy campaigns. The Su-preme Court recognised political advocacy can deliver public good. For more information, visit their web site: www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/ and go to the blog section.
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Toward an Accessible and Inclusive Christch-urch Cartoonist Brendon Wright has developed a creative short (4 minute) video. This video is available for free and can to be shown to anyone with an interest in making Christchurch a better place for people of all ages and abilities. It is based on an understanding that urban design is important in promoting healthy, re-silient, active communities, and creating environment-ally sustainable developments that support positive so-cial, economic, and cultural lives for everyone. Find it at http://vimeo.com/101250918
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Community Law Manual
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The Community Law Manual 2014/15 sets out compre-hensive legal information for everyday users. It deals with many areas of community and personal life and provides answers and solutions to common legal ques-tions. It’s available on-line at http://www.com-munitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/
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Emergency Management Plan TemplateWe know that having an Emergency Management Plan can increase our preparedness and resilience in an emergency and enable us to assist our community. Volunteering New Zealand, together with the Network of Volunteer Centres in Aotearoa, has produces a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Tem-plate which is available free for use by any organisa-tion. You can view the template at http://www.volun-teeringnz.org.nz/resources/emergency-management-plan-template/
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Updated deprivation indexes NZDep and NZiDepThe latest deprivations indexes, based on 2013 census data, were released in May by University of Otago re-searchers. The NZDep indexes, which were first re-leased in 1991, show socio-economic position and wellbeing. The maps, raw data and related explanat-ory information are available from the Department of Public Health, University of Otago.
Links and more information are at http://www.ot-ago.ac.nz/wellington/research/hirp/otago020194.html
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Need help with Financials or Minute taking work?Canterbury Education Services have been helping Not for Profits make better use of funds and time since 1990.
Our fees are reasonable, we have extensive technical and process knowledge and we can assist your organ-isation.
Contact Wayne at CES if you would like to learn more: ph 338 4444, email [email protected]
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Office space in Christchurch Community HouseThis is an exciting opportunity for your organisation to be closely involved with the Trust by becoming a ten-ant in the new central Christchurch premises currently being fitted out at the former Christchurch Star building located at 301 Tuam Street. We have a range of op-tions available, including either open plan or enclosed office space.
Christchurch Community House Trust is a group of non-profit organisations committed to making a differ-ence through modelling a strong connected com-munity.
We support each other and the wider sector by contrib-uting to the life and work of the Trust, sharing our knowledge and expertise, being open to continuously learning, working more effectively and providing better services to the people we work with.
Please contact Mike, ph 365 3139 or email [email protected] to learn more about this exciting opportun-ity and how you can get involved now!
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2013 Community Profiles The Strengthening Communities Teams of the Christ-church City Council have been compiling Community Profiles since 2011. The 2013 Community Profiles are now available online at http://www.ccc.govt.nz/cityleis-ure/statsfacts/communityprofiles/index.aspx
The Community Profiles of ward areas and different metropolitan groups in Christchurch were first cre-ated in August/September 2011 in order to develop better understandings of the city’s population.
The profiles build a detailed picture of what Christch-urch communities went through pre and post-quake and are helping determine what needs to be done go-ing forward to build resilience and strengthen function-ality across our communities. They include core demo-graphics, analyse community infrastructure, identify pre and post earthquake issues and map community resilience.
Forty-seven zones across the eight Christchurch Com-munity Board wards and six city-wide sector groups were documented and mapped, with all this informa-tion now available to the public. New profiles will be created annually for the next 12 years, which will high-light year on year change, trends, projections and pro-gress.
The 2013 profiles are a record of the community at the point in time they were compiled (November 2013), so some information may now be slightly outdated.
The 2013 profiles comprise six sections:
1. Locality: a map and geographic description that in-cludes major built or natural features in the area.
2. Key Demographics: graphed facts and trends about residents and householders in the area from the latest Census.
3. Community Infrastructure Mapping: illustrations of the types of support provided by local community sector organisations.
4. Community Resilience Mapping: a diagram that rates resilience or strength with indicators: com-munity support, volunteering, connectedness, parti-cipation and preparedness.
5. Community Environments: a summary of the so-cial, economic, built, and natural environments.
6. Key Issues Identified: a discussion starter list of identified issues for future work.
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Building a better understanding of how famil-ies are faringThe Families Commission / Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit is consulting on draft frameworks to
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measure and monitor family and whānau wellbeing to see how they are faring over time.
The frameworks feature in this second annual Families and Whānau Status Report, which looks at family trends, attitudes and aspirations within the wider eco-nomic and social context in which families and whānau function.
This year’s Status Report shows how current demo-graphic trends such as smaller family sizes, increased longevity, relatively high fertility levels, higher rates of household formation and dissolution, is changing the structure of families and whānau in New Zealand.
The Report and Summary are available on the Com-mission’s website at http://www.familiescommission.or-g.nz/publications/research-reports/families-and-wh%C4%81nau-status-report-2014
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Our FuturesOur Futures is a report released by the Royal Society of New Zealand on the results of reviewing the rapidly changing New Zealand population. The report aims to stimulate discussion about the implications of the 2013 census for understanding the changing nature of New Zealand society. You can access the report at: www.royalsociety.org.nz/expert-advice/challenging-is-sues/our-futures/
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Safe Sleep Day: Friday 5th December 2014Whakawhetu National SUDI Prevention for Māori wish to announce, Safe Sleep Day 2014, has been set for Friday 5th December 2014.
Thank you to the many partners across the country who helped support and promote Safe Sleep Day 2013. We hope to continue the successes of 2013 by continuing with our commitment and working to ensure that ‘Every sleep is a safe sleep, for all babies’.
Further information will be sent out in due course. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jeanine Tamati-Paratene at [email protected] or [email protected]
For more information: www.safesleepday.org.nz
Governance ResourcesProduced by the North Shore Council of Social Ser-vices
UPDATED The Treasurer's Resource Manual Ref 109, $20
Five sections cover the Treasurer's Role, Financial Re-cord Keeping, Budgets, Legal Responsibilities and an extensive glossary.
http://www.nscss.org.nz/committee-topics-treasurer%E2%80%99s-resource-manual
UPDATED Role of Chairperson Ref 304, $15
Sets out duties, meeting procedures both formal and informal, running meetings and dealing with difficult situations. Also includes useful tips for teambuilding and group dynamics.
http://www.nscss.org.nz/committee-topics-role-chair-person
UPDATED Role of Secretary Ref 305, $15
Covers preparing for meetings, taking and circulating minutes, writing reports, handling tabled reports, Pri-vacy Act requirements and general secretarial duties. A must for any new Secretary.
http://www.nscss.org.nz/committee-topics-role-secret-ary
Order any of these resources online at http://www.nsc-ss.org.nz/publications/community-resources
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The Health of Māori Adults and Children, 2011–2013This four-page report presents key findings on the health and wellbeing of Māori adults and children (2011–2013) and shows trends since 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS). Download the report at http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/health-maori-adults-and-children-2011-2013
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New NGO/SME Industrial-organisational Psy-chology Service from Massey UniversityFriday mornings 8.30 am to 10.30 am with initial free consultations of 30 minutes either face to face or via Skype/phone. Designed to ease the pressure points in your organisation. Subsequent sessions $70 per half hour.
To find out more: www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/school-of-psychology/psycho-logy-services/albany/io-psych-service/io-psych-ser-vice_home.cfm
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New research summaries on violence and child abuseThe Global Programme to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls project has published five new docu-ments summarising the current state of knowledge on what works to prevent violence. The project aims to build knowledge on what works to prevent violence against women and girls. It seeks to identify effective prevention strategies by addressing the root causes or established risk factors for violence. The project spe-cifically addresses intimate partner violence (emo-tional, economic, physical, sexual), non-partner sexual violence, and child abuse (emotional, physical, sexual). Read more at http://nzfvc.org.nz/?q=node/1742
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AGNA Compendium of Toolkits and Guides to strengthen civil society organisationsThe Affinity Group of National Associations has brought practice tools together. Accessible on the AN-
GOA website: www.angoa.org.nz/other-reports-2/agna-compendium-of-toolkits-and-guides/
FORUMS / TRAINING / DEVELOPMENTBachelor of Social Work, Open PolytechnicA third intake for social work students has been an-nounced for Trimester 3 2014 which runs from 10th November-27th February. Applications open August 11th 2014. The deadline for this intake will be Septem-ber 19th 2014.
More information at http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/subjects-and-courses/op7400-bachelor-of-social-work-level-7
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Child Protection Studies Programme8 – 12 September 2014
The Child Protection Studies Programme is the only specialised, NZQA accredited (level 3) child protection training on offer in NZ. It provides students with a broad base of skills, and just as importantly the confid-ence to act effectively when children have been ab-used and to intervene early when a child is at risk.
The content covered in the programme is comprehens-ive and practical, and is designed to enhance the skills of those who have a responsibility or role in the safety of children.
Child Protection training is relevant and important for anyone who works with, is exposed to, or cares about children, including; Those who are new to the field and want to estab-
lish a sound, basic understanding of Child Protec-tion.
Those who have a responsibility or role in the safety of children.
Managers and leaders responsible for policy de-velopment and the safety and wellbeing of their workers.
More information from http://www.childmatters.org.nz/39/child-protection-training/programme .
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Learn Smart Ways to Bring in More Funds for Your Nonprofit 11 September | Copthorne Commodore Hotel | Christ-church
If your organisation is ready to rev up its visibility plus smash its fundraising targets, register now for the 360 Degree Not-for-Profit Training Day. It’s an incredible investment in the future of your organisation.
Hosted by the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ), this event will give you the building blocks to develop and implement your fundraising strategy. View the schedule and register at www.finz.org.nz/360 or call 0508 64 FINZ
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Managing, Leading and Governing Not-for-Profit Organisations WorkshopFriday 12 September, 9.15am to 4.30pm
Practical tools to help identify the next steps in your or-ganisation’s development. The workshop is designed for managers and board members from incorporated societies and trusts and other service organisations. At Hope Presbyterian Church, 27 Amyes Road, Hornby.
To find out more go to www.cgotransitions.co.nz or contact David Dally: [email protected] or ph 03 980 2296 (ext 204).
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Laughter Wellness Conference NZ's first Laughter Wellness Conference will be held this month in Christchurch.
This event's theme is "staying well in times of ad-versity" and focuses on positive psychology, social connectivity and community engagement, play, mind-fulness, nutrition and exercise, stress relief tools and of course laughter.
Speakers at the conference range from people in the community, psychologists, nurses through to per-formers, nutritionist, motivational coaches and those who work in the mental health and health sectors.
Dates: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2014
Time: 9am to 5pm. Registration from 8.30am. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.
Location: EPIC (76-106 Manchester Street, Christch-urch)
Cost: Full price $375. $250 for Laughter Leaders.
Pre conference workshops and post conference train-ings are also available to attend.
Find out more at http://www.laughterwellness.co.nz/, including how to register and pre-conference work-shops. You can also contact Hannah Airey for more information: [email protected] or 021 998 109.
Proceeds from this event will be going to Lotus Com-munity Wellbeing Trust, an organisation dedicated to delivering positive psychology and laughter workshops throughout the community to groups in need.
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Volunteer staff/paid staff relationships – mak-ing it work
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Volunteering Canterbury workshop
Thursday 18 September.
Excellence in staff relationships is vital to the success of any volunteer programme. This interactive work-shop provides insight into why an organisation’s paid staff may be reluctant to accept volunteers as part of their team. Attitudes may be based on a previous ex-perience or a genuine lack of understanding as to what motivates a person to give their time freely.
This workshop is outcomes driven and participants will discuss and identify trends in behaviour that may cre-ate barriers to building a strong team. Through a series of real life scenarios a strong framework will be developed along with practical tips for implementation. Learning outcomes include recognising your own style of communication and how that may impact the situ-ation.
Volunteers cannot integrate themselves into the organ-isation alone and everyone involved has a role and a responsibility to make it work. If you enjoy an open discussion about real issues then this workshop is for you.
The tutor is Sue Kobar, who’s been leading volunteers in Christchurch since 2005 and is currently National Volunteer Co-ordinator for IHC.
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Teen Parent Support Conference 2014Thrive Teen Parent Support Trust is very excited to an-nounce New Zealand’s inaugural Teen Parent Support Conference. The conference aims to build knowledge, improve understanding, and expand relationships across policy makers, researchers, and service pro-viders across teen parent support sectors. The Con-ference is committed expanding knowledge in the area of teen pregnancy and teen parenting in Aotearoa New Zealand.
24-25 September, 2014Venue: Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Auck-land
Conference Theme: The ways in which programmes, community based initiatives, policy and research en-ables teen mums and teen dads to build, follow and fulfil their dreams.
To find out more and to register: http://www.thrive.or-g.nz/teen-parent-support-conference-2014-1
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Dealing with Disclosures of Sexual ViolenceDealing with Disclosures of Sexual Violence is a free one-day seminar designed to provide information to professionals working with those affected by sexual vi-olence. The seminar will provide participants with knowledge of sexual violence issues including: preval-ence, dynamics and effects, issues for male survivors, ways to deal with harmful sexual ehaviour, and re-sponses from services.
Facilitators: Louise Nicholas, National Sexual Violence Sur-
vivor Advocate – Rape Prevention Education Dr Kim McGregor, Executive Director – Rape Pre-
vention Education Ken Clearwater, National Manager – Male Surviv-
ors of Sexual Abuse Trust Russell Smith, Co-Director – Korowai Tumanako
29 September 2014, 9.00am – 5.00pm.
MSD Building, 4th Floor, 7 Winston Ave, Papanui
Limited Spaces Available – Only the first 80 registra-tions will be accepted
Morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
To register please email [email protected] or con-tact Savita Naran on (09) 3612720
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SSPA National Conference 2014:
Collaboraction and Innovation for Vulnerable Children and Whānau
9 – 10 October 2014, Invercargill
The programme focuses on collaborative action and innovation to achieve the best outcomes for vulnerable children and whanau. A great line-up of keynote speakers and an interactive Panel Session with key child-focussed agencies are on this Conference’s menu. 16 workshops are streamed under four learning areas: Practice, Innovation and Collaboraction, Special Interest, and Management.
Registration Prices (include Conference Dinner ticket): SSPA Members Early Bird Full 2 Days - $255+GST Non-Members Early Bird Full 2 Days - $295+GST SSPA Members Full 2 Days (after 1 Sep) - $300+GST Non-Members Full 2 Days (after 1 Sep) - $350+GST
You can access the conference programme, speakers’ bios and registration on: http://sspaconference.org.nz/home.php
Society of Youth Health Professionals
‘Talking HEEADSSS’ Presenting current research, programmes and topics of interest relating to the hol-istic care of young people
10 – 11 October 2014, Manukau
Registrations are now open to this year’s conference.
We are pleased to invite those who work in non-clinical positions but deal with young people to our upcoming conference. Day Two especially, will have some very useful and informative presentations on why young people behave as they do and how we can interact and engage with them in our services.
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Further information from http://www.syhpanz.co.nz/page.php?pid=event&eid=41
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The Mindful Facilitator A Two Day Workshop Led by Anne Bailey Mon 20 & Tues 21 October 2014, 9am – 4.30 pm 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans, Christchurch
Based on “The Art of Facilitation” Random House 2007 Hunter, Bailey, Brown and Thorpe
Content includes: Creating the foundations for effective facilitation Personal presence Authenticity and mindfulness Whole personhood Powerful speaking and listening Being alive and creative with the group’s energy Generating an aligned purpose and a potent culture Working with feelings Making effective interventions - when, why & how Peer feedback
WHOLE PERSON
MINDFULNESS BASED
EXPERIENTAL LEARNING
Early bird registration until 30 Sept $300 + GST. For more information ph (09) 376 3711 or 027 275 7899; email [email protected]. Register on-line at www.co-operacy.info
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Social justice in communities – What is it? How can we build it?How can we sustain it?23 - 24 October 2014, Christchurch
A conference jointly hosted by Community Networks Aotearoa (formerly NZCOSS) and the NZ Council of Christian Social Services.
Social justice is vitally important in Christchurch as it is rebuilding and redeveloping; it is equally important in all of our communities. It does not happen by accident but is the result of deliberate and inclusive decision-making.
Inspirational speakers from Christchurch, elsewhere in New Zealand and Australia will share their experiences in working within communities to bring about self-de-termination, inclusion and empowerment for com-munity members.
This conference will strengthen participants’ commit-ment to social justice, it will inform them of how socially just communities have been developed and will inspire them to work towards this ideal in their work and com-munities.
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Collective Impact ConferenceWed 29 and Thurs 30 October 2014, Auckland
You will hear case studies encompassing both success and failure, learn practical tips to get your project up and going, and attend interactive skill building work-shops where you can work closely with the experts. In addition, the programme will have a specific focus on unleashing Maori and Pasifika potential across the education and achievement scales with key experts sharing key insights and emerging best practice in these dynamic spaces.
Early Bird Price (Book and Pay before 30 September 2014): One person: $575, second and subsequent per-sons $550 + GST
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Resilience, Change and the Third Sector12th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference
18-20 November 2014, Otautahi/Christchurch.
The changing policy environment, increasingly com-plex regulatory demands, shifting funding opportunit-ies, diverse stakeholder expectations, new technolo-gies, emerging population and social trends, can all buffet the sector around. How can the sector maintain its integrity and be a force for change in society?
See the programme and register on-line for this stimu-lating conference at http://www.thirdsectorres-earch2014.com/
“Resilience, Change and the Third Sector” is sponsored by Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research (AN-ZTSR) http://www.anztsr.org.au and Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector Research Centre (Com-munity Research) http://www.communityresearch.org.nz , and hosted by Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Techno-logy http://www.cpit.ac.nz. General inquiries about the Con-ference to: [email protected]
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Tuning Into Kids 2-day professional development workshopChristchurch, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th Novem-ber 2014.
The Mindful Centre (University of Melbourne) are ex-cited to be able to offer this certification to profession-als in New Zealand with relevant tertiary qualifications and/or experience in the family services, education, and mental health sectors - Tuning in to Kids has broad applications for anyone working with children or their parents/carers, and can be used in a private one-on-one context with your existing client base, or as a 6-week parenting skill workshop delivered to groups of parents.
What is Tuning in to Kids?
Tuning in to Kids is an evidence-based parenting pro-gram that focuses on the emotional connection between parents and children. In particular the pro-gram teaches parents skills in emotion coaching, which is to recognise, understand and respond to children's emotions in an accepting, supportive way. This ap-
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proach helps the child to understand and manage their emotions.
Tuning in to Kids was developed by Dr Sophie Hav-ighurst and Ann Harley in Melbourne, Australia, and has been evaluated in multiple randomised controlled trials that have shown the program leads to positive outcomes including improving parenting, parent-child relationships and children's emotional competence and behaviour. The program has been particularly effect-ive with children with clinical-level emotional and beha-vioural difficulties.
Registering for the workshop:
Cost: AUD$585.00 – approximately NZD$650. This price includes all materials required, including a com-prehensive Program Manual which is a complete re-source that will act as a reference for you and assist you in delivering the Tuning in to Kids program in the group format.
To register and pay online go to http://ecommerce.-mindful.unimelb.edu.au/product.asp?pID=264 . Please take care to click the appropriate boxes under 'Ac-cessories' in order to receive your program manual.
For queries please contact Nicholas Wright, the admin-istrator for the Tuning in to Kids program: email [email protected] or call his mobile on +61412263769 (international phone rates apply).
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Dignity 2015 - Response Based Practice Inter-national Conference, Aotearoa8 – 11 April 2015, Hawkes Bay
Response-Based Practice is an approach that aims to provide and promote socially just and effective re-sponses to violence and other forms of oppression and adversity.
The 'Dignity 2015' Conference presents international experts from diverse disciplines who work from a Re-sponse Based perspective along with a strong New Zealand contingent.
Go to www.dignity2015.co.nz to register and for more information. Early Registration is strongly advised - don’t miss out
FUNDING‘One Christchurch’: fund for Christchurch children and youthThe Todd Foundation has launched a $1 million fund-ing initiative which will provide significant financial sup-port to a major project for children and youth in Christ-church.
The initiative, which is named ‘Our Christchurch: A pro-ject for Christchurch’s children and youth – today and tomorrow’ is looking for a long-lasting project that will be a celebration of what is possible in the new Christ-church and will benefit children and youth as the city continues to rebuild and grow.
The Todd Foundation is inviting applications as the first step towards identifying the best possible project to re-ceive the funding. Christchurch youth will be deeply in-volved in the selection process and the Foundation is currently working with Youth Voice Canterbury to re-cruit a panel to sit alongside trustees.
“We have no preconceived ideas about what this pro-ject may look like. It could be a new facility, it could be a long-term programme or it could be something excit-ing and innovative that we haven’t thought of yet,” says Kate Frykberg, Executive Director of the Todd Founda-tion. “What we do know is that it will be a positive and forward-thinking contribution to the future of Christch-urch that will benefit children and youth from across the city.”
The Todd Foundation will be receiving initial applica-tions for funding through its website http://www.todd-foundation.org.nz/our-christchurch/. The invitation for applications will close on 25 September 2014.
To discuss your ideas please contact Bede Martin on 021 230 2908 or email [email protected]
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The Mazda Foundation Trust Trust aims include (but are not limited to) the provision of financial aid to individuals and causes which may qualify for income tax deductibility for gifts and which provide:
Assistance towards the maintenance and improve-ment of the natural environment
Assistance in the advancement of culture and edu-cation to achieve excellence at all levels in the com-munity
Assistance to young people through advancement of education and employment skills development, with particular emphasis on children from deprived backgrounds
Assistance in the arts where the goal is to educate and expose the NZ public on NZ culture
The Mazda Foundation does not support: Political organizations Religious organizations Fundraising dinners or events Salaries, wages or fees Capital building projects Debt reduction requests Requests from foreign countries Property rental or lease payments Office or administration expenses
The closing date for the next round of Mazda Founda-tion applications is 30 September 2014. For more in-formation or to download an application form, visit www.mazdafoundation.org.nz
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Google Adwords Grants
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Google is now offering Google Adwords Grants for New Zealand charities - the only requirement is that you are registered with The New Zealand Charities Commission.
What are Adwords? These are the ads that come up at the top or on the side of the results of a google search. To see an example, google “aged care Christ-church” and you’ll see several Adwords. You can use these to promote your services and activities or invite donations.
Digital Consultancy work with New Zealand charities to help set-up the Google Grant and assist them in get-ting to the top of Google.
Find out more at https://www.google.co.nz/grants/ or http://digitalconsultancy.co.nz/
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Vodafone funds passionate leaders in the youth sectorThe Vodafone New Zealand Foundation is looking for passionate leaders who want to make a real difference to the lives of young Kiwis - and will pay six people to do just that.
The focus for this year’s programme is to engage more young people in meaningful learning. Projects need to have clearly defined outcomes, potential for greater scale and provide opportunities to engage in learning, work or training for those with few opportunities.
Applicants will need to show how they plan to build the capacity of their charitable organisation and ensure their project is sustainable beyond the first year.
Each award is $100,000 and is allocated towards salary and expenses as agreed by the recipient and their chosen charity. As a high-engagement funding programme, the Vodafone NZ Foundation provides leadership development, training, networking and col-laboration opportunities and offers volunteers, mentor-ing, advocacy and other support.
Applicants must meet all of the following requirements: You must be 18 years old or over and a New Zeal-
and citizen or resident. Your organisation must be a New Zealand charity
and should embrace the principles of the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa.
You must have obtained the approval of the CEO (or if one does not exist, the Chair) of the organisa-tion before applying.
Outcomes must relate to getting youth not in edu-cation, employment or training (Y-NEET) or those at risk of becoming Y-NEET engaged in meaning-ful learning. The cause must be youth-focused (defined as individuals between 12 to 24 years of age) and the project must focus on capacity build-ing.
Your project will begin between the 1st of January and the 31st of March 2015 and you are able to commit to working full-time for 12 months.
To find out more or to submit an online application, visit http://foundation.vodafone.co.nz/what-we-fund/world-of-difference/.
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Waitangi Day Fund Applications for the 2015 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund are now open.
The 6th of February next year marks the 175th an-niversary of the signing of the Treaty at the Waitangi grounds. To acknowledge the anniversary, the criteria of the Fund have been extended to include events that may fall on the date the Treaty was signed in other areas in New Zealand.
Applications to the fund can be made for events that are themed on the commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and that: promote nation and community building; encourage wide community participation; promote a cultural experience; take place on or near Waitangi Day (6th of Febru-
ary), or on a date related to when the Treaty was signed in other areas.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 19 September 2014. More information is available on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website:http://www.mch.govt.nz/funding-nz-culture/ministry-grants-awards/commemor-ating-waitangi-day-fund.
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Ministry of Youth Development FundingServices for Young People Fund
We provide funding to community-based services for young people aged 12-24 in New Zealand. These ser-vices provide opportunities for young people to con-nect with their communities, gain confidence and learn new skills.
Small Communities Youth Grant Fund
The ‘Small Communities’ Youth Grant Fund aims to support young people from New Zealand’s island com-munities to apply for grants of between $2,000 - $5,000 for youth-led initiatives and activities for and by young people aged 12 to 24 years.
Canterbury Youth Initiatives Fund
The Ministry of Youth Development has established the Canterbury Youth Initiatives Fund to support the delivery of a series of events and initiatives developed by, and targeted at, young people across the greater Christchurch region. The fund is being established in response to some of the findings from the CERA Youth Wellbeing Survey 2013.
Find out more about these and other funds at http://www.myd.govt.nz/funding/
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CERA Funding: Rotary has been asked by Cera to help strengthen communities and they have a web site at www.rotaryneighbourhood.org.nz
They have been established to support locally initiated projects that contribute towards improving wellbeing and building resilient communities and neighbour-
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hoods’. Applicants to the fund can apply for up to $500 for small neighbourhood events and up to $4,000 for larger community events.
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The Working Together More Fund has been sup-porting collaborative initiatives and mergers since 2009.this fund supports not for profit organisations that want to partner up with at least one other business group or community organisation – or be seeking fund-ing to explore potential partnerships. The WTMF com-mittee meets three times a year to assess applications. Applications close at 5pm on Friday 31 October 2014
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Community Internship ProgrammeThis programme provides a chance for experienced professionals to contribute to a community organisa-tion and to increase understanding and co-operation between the private, public and community sectors. It funds hapū, iwi or community groups with clearly iden-tified needs to employ skilled professionals as interns for 12 months part-time or three to six months full-time.
Applications for the 2015 CIP close on September 11th. The programme is administered by the Depart-ment of Internal Affairs. Further information can be found at www.communitymatters.govt.nz or by calling 0800 824 824.
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The Fletcher Trust is pleased to receive applica-tions for assistance from groups working in the areas of education and youth development. There is no formal application form. Instead, organisations are in-vited to put their case for consideration forward in their own words. As The Trust meets quarterly, applicants can usually expect a prompt response.
Every application is treated on its merits, but the Trust's main aim is to support education and youth de-velopment programmes. In particular, applications for 'start-up' funding are welcome.
The Trust accepts one application per 12 months from any organisation. If you do receive a grant, funds must be used within one year and evidence of this may be required. The Trust will not provide funds for national appeals or appeals by a second party, or for invest-ment, salaries, wages, individuals or travel.
Website address is: http://www.fletchertrust.co.nz/ap-plications.php
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Canterbury Community Trust have renamed their sectors and moved some groups from their old sectors to new sectors. If you are unsure of which sector group you are now in please contact the Canterbury Community Trust.
Community & Economic Development Sector – Organ-isations that support community development through their services, activities and economic initiatives. Closes 20 September.
Environmental – organisations that promote and sup-port environmental activities. Closes 20 September.
Sport & Recreation Sector – Organisations that sup-port participation and engagement in sport, recreation activities or hobbies. Closes 20 November.
For further information ph 335 0305 or call free 0508 266 878. Email [email protected] . www . - commtrust . org . nz
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The Learning Fund J R McKenzie TrustThe Learning Fund makes small grants (up to $500) towards the costs to access the learning opportunities where sharing happens. If there’s a conference or a training session which is relevant to this work, but you can’t afford the registration fee or you’d like to visit an-other organisation doing this kind of work and need fin-ancial help to get there. To find out more go to www.jrmckenzie.org.nz/learning-fund
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The Tindall Foundation provides funding for pro-viders of services to young children, families, youth development, Maori and minority ethnic groups, adult literacy, budgeting or community services and development. There is no closing date. See the Tin-dall Foundation website at www . tindall . org . nz or call (09) 488 0170, email [email protected]
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Need Help Now Fund - Canterbury Community TrustCanterbury Community Trust have established this fund to support the post-earthquake community and social infrastructure of Canterbury by dispersing $2 million within 12 months. One Need Help Now fund is up to $50,000 for stretched organisations experiencing greater demands and new delivery challenges, and a second Building Communities fund is up to $5,000 for wellbeing activities and events. Application forms available on: www.commtrust.org.nz
Lottery GrantsCommittee Application opening date Application closing date Meeting date
National Community Committee 1 October 2014 26 November 2014 7 – 11 April 2015Regional Community Committees 1 October 2014 26 November 2014 7 – 11 April 2015Community Facilities Fund 10 December 2014 18 February 2015 24 – 29 May 2015World War One Commemorations, 10 December 2014 18 February 2015 24 – 29 May 2015
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Environment and Heritage CommitteeMarae Heritage and Facilities 10 December 2014 18 February 2015 24 – 29 May 2015
Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will
do no harm.Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Council of Social Services in Christchurch IncTe Kaunihera Kaupapa Oranga ki Otautahi
Charities Commission Registration No: CC26511
Ph 03 366 2050 Email [email protected]
Membership: Membership entitles you to the monthly newsletter, voting and nomination rights, attend-ance at meetings, advocacy and the right to bring concerns to the attention of the Board.
Subscription: Non-members may subscribe to the newsletter for the same cost as membership.
Donations: Many community groups these days are facing a cut in funding. Any donations will help to en-sure that COSS will continue to provide information and a voice for community groups.
Annual Membership / SubscriptionOrganisations (Income $75,000 or more) $55.00 (Income under $75,000) $40.00
Individuals (Waged) $25.00 (Unwaged) payment at Member’s discretion
If finance is the only barrier to membership, fees can be waived. Please contact the office.
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