Te Pūaha Talks has an exciting range of online capability workshops and webinars scheduled for the coming year. This programme of free events, supported by Foundation North, has been designed and curated based on what people working in social impact have told us they want.
Each event is an opportunity to learn from people who are leaders, innovators, and influencers in their areas of expertise. The aim is to help participants build their knowledge and confidence to apply what they learn to their own community organisation or area of practice.
Recordings of the webinars will be available online through Te Pūaha o te Ako, alongside additional resources such as templates and links to related sources of information.
Explore past Te Pūaha Talks recordings and resources on the knowledge hub here.
Exploring the Core Skills Toolkit
The Core Skills Toolkit is a collection of practical, easy-to-use resources and insights curated by CSI to help new and small community groups or not-for-profit organisations thrive.
Later this year we will offer several webinars, hosted by our associate Kathryn Nemec, which will explore each element of the toolkit in more detail. These sessions will provide more in-depth information on each topic in the toolkit, look at how skills are applied, and share examples of core skills in action. The webinars will also provide a platform for community groups to share information about their experiences in using the toolkit and applying the core skills to their mahi.
We will notify our Te Pūaha Talks community when these sessions have been finalised, scheduled, and open for registration.
Session 1: Community Engagement. Watch the recording and access the resources here, under the heading 'Community Engagement'.
Session 2: Communicating your work
12pm - 12.40pm Wednesday 9th July.
In Communicating your Work, CSI associates Kathryn Nemec and Robin Hickman will talk about why communicating your work matters and offer some practical tips on how to engage your audience and tell your story. Register here.
Session 3: Te Tiriti
12pm - 12.40pm Thursday 17th July.
This session with CSI associates Kathryn Nemec and Aimee Kaio will talk about why being a Te Tiriti-focused organisation matters and offer some practical tips on how to do this in partnership with Māori as tāngata whenua, and inclusive of tāngata Tiriti. Register here.
Session 4: Working in a culturally responsive way
12pm - 12.40pm Tuesday 29th July.
This engaging session with Kathryn Nemec and 'Emeline Unga from the Centre for Social Impact will explore why working in a culturally appropriate way matters, covering practical tips to get started and looking at examples of what works. Learn how to grow inclusivity within your organisation and community. Register here.
Session 5: Evaluation and impact
12pm - 12.40pm Thursday 7th August.
This session with CSI associates Kathryn Nemec and Rachael Trotman will provide practical tools to design and implement your own evaluation, communicate your value and impact, and use your evaluation findings to shape your work. This is ‘real talk’ about evaluation for those at the coalface, to support you to do your own evaluation effectively and with ease. Register here.
Session 6: Strategic planning
12pm - 12.40pm Thursday 14th August.
This session with CSI associates Kathryn Nemec and Esther Whitehead will dive into the importance of strategic planning and aligning with your organisation's values and mission. We will be covering practical tips for setting long-term goals, deciding how you'll achieve your objectives, along with some examples of effective strategic planning. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your skills, connect with others and strengthen your community group. Register here.
Session 7: Wellbeing / hauora
12pm - 12.40pm Thursday 21st August.
This session with CSI associates Kathryn Nemec and Tuihana Ohia will dive into the importance of taking care of yourself and your team. We will be covering practical tips for reflection and self-care to sustain and inspire you and your organisation, especially coming out of winter and moving into spring. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your skills, connect with others and strengthen your community group. Register here.
Hauora by the seasons
Ngahuru, Takurua, Kōanga, Raumati
Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
This programme of quarterly wellbeing webinars has been created by Tuihana Ohia to support community hauora. Each workshop draws on mātauranga Māori to acknowledge the changing seasons and how each season brings new opportunities to nurture our wellbeing. Time is included in the workshops for reflection and learning from our shared hauora experiences.
Tuihana (Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga, Te Arawa, Ngāi Pākehā) has created a number of hauora webinars and resources for the Centre for Social Impact. In creating her webinars, Tuihana draws on her experience in designing and implementing a number of significant wellbeing initiatives including Vodafone’s Manaaki Support Network and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s wellbeing programme Tau Ora.
Note: You are welcome to attend as many of these sessions with Tuihana as you like.
(1) Ngahuru to Takurua - autumn to winter
Watch the recording here.
(2) Takurua to Kōanga - winter to spring
Tuesday 26th Aug 10-11.30am
Temperatures start to rise, and the days become longer as the Takurua moves into Kōanga. As we come out of the darker months and the world awakens, it is time to nourish ourselves see what is asking to grow within you, and nurture this. Register now.
(3) Kōanga to Raumati - spring to summer
Tuesday 25th Nov 10-11.30am
The mahi of Kōanga leads into the plenty of Raumati, a time of celebration and joy. Crops are ripening, kai is plentiful, and everyone is working to stock up food stores. This is a time to acknowledge the gifts of connection to whānau and taiao, to create memories that will sustain us in the year ahead. Register now.
(4) Raumati to Ngahuru - summer to autumn
Thursday 19th Feb 10-11.30am
This is a time to refresh our wellbeing practices, to give ourselves the gift of starting the year grounded, connected, and energised. What have you learnt about nurturing your hauora over the past year? What do you want to take into the year ahead? What are your goals? Register now.