Enabling inspiring and sustainable social change in our communities
Te whakamanawa huriranga pāpori pūmau i roto i ō tatou roopu ā Iwi
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The Centre for Social Impact (CSI), a social business of Foundation North, helps grantmakers and funders invest for impact and empowers changemakers.
Our take whāinga (purpose) is to build the capacity and confidence of social investors and their partners in the community to accelerate investment and innovation for social change.
We draw on a network of specialist associates to tailor support for our clients to help them achieve their social impact goals. We help funders identify and understand community needs, develop their social impact vision, form strategies, create and implement grantmaking processes, and evaluate impact.
We walk alongside changemaking organisations in the community to build capacity in areas such as governance, strategic planning, and evaluation. As a team, we want to support initiatives that have the potential to increase individual and community wellbeing today, and create a better Aotearoa for future generations.
Te Pūaha Talks, our 2022 programme of free online capability building webinars, starts this month.
Te Pūaha o te Ako
Our knowledge hub
Te Pūaha o te Ako is a metaphor for our knowledge hub as a place where learning is shared to enable transformational social impact. Te Pūaha (estuary) is where salt and fresh waters meet, a place where new life is produced and nurtured. Oho ake guides our behaviour to be open, and to share, analyse and strive for future learning.
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Haumanu - restorative systems change
This time of global disruption has focused many of us on the urgent need for systems change to create a future in which people and the planet can thrive.
23 May 2022
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Participatory grantmaking with young Pacific leaders
When Foundation North set out to shift the power in the funding relationship and put young people in the driving seat, the Pacific Future Makers Fund was born.
15 Dec 2021
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Unu Ora - a personal wellbeing resource from Tuihana Ohia
Unu Ora is a series of brief meditations on health and wellbeing created by our associate and Kia Whiti Tonu wellbeing presenter, Tuihana Ohia.
20 Sep 2021
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