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.
40 results
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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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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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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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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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Frameworks for understanding and demonstrating social impactCSI Associate Rachael Trotman on how to ‘know and show’ the difference your organisation makes.→
28 Apr 2021
1 min watch
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CSI Statement of Service Performance 2020/21Our annual SSP reports on how we help grant-makers and funders invest for impact and enable their community partners to turn that investment into inspiring and sustainable social change.→
30 Dec 2020
6 min read
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Overview of Impact Investing in AotearoaThe Centre for Social Impact and Steven Moe have teamed up to produce an update on Impact Investment in Aotearoa.→
26 Nov 2020
Long read
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Harnessing our collective energies for what happens next… read National Survey resultsThe COVID-19 lockdown in March has ignited our imaginations and opened up our potential. There is a huge appetite to harness what was activated during lockdown. Those are sentiments that came out of the recently released national COVID-19 impact survey of the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector.→
20 Aug 2020
3 min read
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Diving into the waters of systems change at Sport New ZealandThere’s nothing like calling in a critical friend to illuminate what is implicit and invisible in the waters that you’re swimming in. That’s what recently happened between Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa and (CSI).→
18 Aug 2020
3 min read
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Survey highlights impact of COVID-19 on the community and voluntary sectorNational COVID-19 impact survey reveals the impact on the community sector.→
04 Aug 2020
2 min read
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COVID-19 and the social impact sector... hear from thought leadersThe Centre for Social Impact is drawing on the experience of its network and community to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the philanthropic sector, the long-term implications of this event, and to identify possible social impact responses.→
03 Aug 2020
3 min read
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CSI Statement of Service Performance 2019/20Our annual SSP reports on how we help grant-makers and funders invest for impact and enable their community partners to turn that investment into inspiring and sustainable social change.→
01 Aug 2020
6 min read
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COVID-19 Resources and Reading ListA small selection of the excellent resources we’ve seen being produced in response to COVID-19.→
04 Jun 2020
Long read
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The Housing Landscape in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)→
30 May 2020
Long read
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Increasing equity – the priority for philanthropyWe asked our network for their thoughts on the impacts of COVID-19 on the philanthropic sector and the long-term implications of this crisis. This blog captures some of their insights around the issue of increasing equity.→
26 May 2020
4 min read
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Evaluation of Foundation North’s pioneering Catalysts for Change funding programmeThis report identifies significant outcomes and learnings from this pioneering funding programme.→
19 May 2020
Long read
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Making a real difference – what can funders do to support youth, whānau and community wellbeing?Our latest blog explores how funders can support child and youth wellbeing outcomes, as well as supporting innovation and initiatives that have potential for social impact and positive change.→
22 Apr 2020
5 min read
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Advocacy and Systems Change - presentations and reportThis event, co-convened with JR McKenzie Trust and Philanthropy NZ, explored advocacy to drive change.→
21 Apr 2020
90 min watch
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Evaluation to support the social impact journeyOur latest blog, from CSI associate Rachael Trotman, looks at how evaluation supports social impact journeys.→
02 Mar 2020
Long read
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Thriving Rangatahi: A review of protective and risk factorsA report for Vodafone Foundation into what helps young people shape lives they value...→
04 Feb 2020
Long read
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Voice, Influence, Action: funding advocacy for impact - A new report for the JR McKenzie TrustA review of the potential of advocacy to expose and respond to social issues.→
26 Jul 2019
Long read
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Mapping the philanthropic landscape - A review of trends and contemporary practicesInsights to support the JR McKenzie Trust to harvest emerging ideas and practices relevant to New Zealand’s bi-cultural context.→
25 Jul 2019
Long read
