Our Services
We help you strengthen your team and organisation within our social and community sector.
Hear what some of our agencies have said.
Learning
Professional development and networking.
Resources & Support
Support, advice and online tools to strengthen your organisation.
Research
Research and data to inform your work.
Collaborate
Support organisations to work together to achieve greater impact.
Kaitautoko Māori
Tautoko and support Māori providers in the social sector.
Advocacy
Building a voice with social and community sectors to advocate to government.
The Kollective – TK
A co-working space to grow social and community sector collaboration.
Community Insights Lab
Info to be supplied about this lab, link to page inside resources section.
Our Training Calendar
We offer our skills and support to all people and communities.
SociaLink strengthens organisations from the inside, providing tools to empower our social and community sector.
Our people provide a structure for research, innovation, collaboration, information, networking and advocacy throughout The Western Bay. Social sector organisations can connect, work together, collaborate with appropriate resources designed to aid in the delivery of smarter, more efficient services.
If you’re new to the sector in the western Bay of Plenty, download a copy of our Orientation Pack to help you get to know who’s who much quicker.
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Latest News
Collaboration in action – the importance of community
By Charlotte Van Doorn (Collaborative Practice Coordinator, SociaLink) As we all know, the last two and a half years of living and working with a pandemic in our midst has been challenging in many ways.Change is never easy and when change is ongoing it takes its toll....
Volunteer Bay of Plenty to close its doors
After 17 years of dedicated service to the volunteering sector and local communities, Volunteering Bay of Plenty will be closing as a registered non-profit charity, acting Chair Berenice Langson said. “Unfortunately, Covid has made its impact in various ways, and it...
Democracy and co-governance are not mutually exclusive – Liz Davies
One of the main concerns people seem to have about Three Waters and health system reforms is a perception that democracy is denied in co-governance with Māori. Concerns seem to be driven by what some of us think we might lose, rather than what we might gain. It seems...
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