Te Pūaha o te Ako
Knowledge Hub
Te Pūaha o te Ako is our knowledge and practice hub, our platform for sharing what we are seeing and learning as we support funders, community organisations and changemakers on their social impact journey. Through Te Pūaha o te Ako we aim to support effective social change with information and engagement to build effective and impactful practice.
You can use the search filters below to identify all the content we have on a topic such as evaluation or housing, or specific types of resources, such as toolkits or reports.
Te Pūaha o te Ako is our knowledge and practice hub, our platform for sharing what we are seeing and learning as we support funders, community organisations and changemakers on their social impact journey. Through Te Pūaha o te Ako we aim to support effective social change with information and engagement to build effective and impactful practice.
You can use the search filters below to identify all the content we have on a topic such as evaluation or housing, or specific types of resources, such as toolkits or reports.
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Te Pūaha Talks - Upcoming EventsTe Pūaha Talks, our free online capability building webinars for not-for-profits is back for 2023.→
28 Mar 2023
2 min
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Te Pūaha Talks - Ngahere - nurturing our connectivityThe Ngahere workshop provided resources designed to encourage you as an individual to take six one minute pauses throughout each day to ground yourself and draw nourishment from Papatūānuku.→
23 Mar 2023
2 min
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Adverse Weather Events Funding Information and ResourcesA guide to flood relief and resources for our Auckland and Northland communities.→
14 Feb 2023
Short read
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What’s in the Te Pūaha kete?New to Te Pūaha? This is an introduction to some of our latest resources – and most popular research and reports.→
28 Dec 2022
3 min
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Te Pūaha Talks - Communications in the Good Times & the BadCommunications in the Good Times & the Bad was the final in our series of Te Pūaha Talks for 2022.→
08 Dec 2022
2 min
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Insights: Mapping the philanthropic landscapeOur Centre for Social Impact insights papers provide a brief overview of the reports on research and analysis we undertake with our clients and partners.→
05 Dec 2022
3 min
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Tātou Tātou - wellbeing for the community sectorHauora inspiration in this series of podcast interviews with community leaders on how they nurture their wellbeing.→
26 Oct 2022
2 min
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Te Pūaha Talks – climate actionA recording of our latest Te Pūaha Talk, Funders and Climate Action in Aotearoa, is now available.→
06 Sep 2022
2 min
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Te Pūaha Talks – an introduction to evaluationEvaluation is an essential social impact tool. We all want to make a positive difference through our work but can struggle to understand and demonstrate that difference clearly.→
11 Aug 2022
3 min
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Te Pūaha Talks – our 2022 capability building programmeTe Pūaha Talks, our 2022 programme of free online capability building webinars, offers a range of learning opportunities for not-for-profits.→
19 Jul 2022
3 min read
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Te Pūaha Talks - hauora wānanga for MatarikiTe Pūaha Talks series of online Unu Ora wānanga on hauora, leading in to Matariki.→
19 Jul 2022
2 min read
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Social Media for Social ImpactSocial Media for Social Impact is a workshop designed for community organisation staff and volunteers responsible for social media posting and management.→
25 May 2022
2 min
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Haumanu - restorative systems changeThis 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
3 min read
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Government and Philanthropic COVID-19 ResponseThis latest report looks at Government and Philanthropic funding support through COVID-19 response.→
18 May 2022
Long read
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Ngā Tau Tuangahuru and the Māori and Pacific Education InitiativeIn 2006, trustees from Foundation North set aside $20 million for an educational intervention to lift Māori and Pacific educational outcomes.→
01 Mar 2022
Long read
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Kia Whiti Tonu - online capability and capacity building resourcesThe Kia Whiti Tonu free online workshops provide information and insights to support capability and capacity building in community organisations.→
22 Feb 2022
Long read/watch
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Building community governance capability and capacityImproving the quality of community governance is a priority for the Centre for Social Impact. Since 2019, CSI has collaborated on research to identify issues and opportunities in community governance, and the development of a national strategy and action plan to build community governance capability and capacity.→
16 Dec 2021
Long read
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Embedding evaluation in your mahi – The Southern Initiative’s Niho Taniwha FrameworkEmbedding evaluative practice was the focus of the final free online Kia Whiti Tonu workshop, funded by Foundation North, for 2021.→
16 Dec 2021
80 min watch
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Participatory grantmaking with young Pacific leadersWhen 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
2 min read
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Unu Ora - a personal wellbeing resource from Tuihana OhiaUnu 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
2 min read
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Community trusts climate action commitmentIn recognition of the important role community funders play in building better outcomes for the environment and communities of Aotearoa New Zealand, a group of community trusts have agreed a Funders Commitment on Climate Action.→
12 Sep 2021
1 min read
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Reflections - Wellington's 2020 experienceRoger Palairet and Linn Araboglos of the Wellington Community Trust reflect on the challenges of 2020→
29 Jun 2021
4 min read
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More than giving - eight years contribution at Eastern and CentralShelly Mitchell-Jenkins has been a trustee of the Eastern and Central Community Trust for eight years (including some time as the Chair). We asked Shelly to share her reflections on her time as a trustee and the changes she has observed.→
28 Jun 2021
3 min read
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Giving the planet a 'breath of time' - and what happens nextThe Sustainable Business Network's CEO Rachel Brown reflects on the disruption of COVID-19.→
28 Apr 2021
2 min watch
