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Seeking new SociaLink Trustees

Do you want to take on a governance role that has influence over strengthening and giving a voice for the social and community sectors in the western Bay of Plenty?  Do you want to join the SociaLink board at an exciting time as the Board embeds a ‘Two House’...

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A living wage for all at The Kollective

Western Bay of Plenty's SociaLink and The Kollective have been awarded Living Wage accreditation.SociaLink is the umbrella organisation for the western Bay's social agencies and charities, and manages the purpose-built The Kollective building in Tauranga's 17th Ave....

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Social agencies discuss Budget effects

Only a small percentage of children will be lifted out of poverty over the next three years by Budget announcements last week, Tauranga social agencies heard today.About 40 members of social agencies gathered to discuss the effects of the Budget announcements on child...

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Social agencies meet to discuss budget

What does this week's Budget mean for the local social sector and the community? The Western Bay of Plenty branch of the Child Poverty Action Group is hosting a breakfast next week for social agencies to hear the national organisation's analysis of the Budget to be...

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Commissioners meet with social sector

Tauranga's residents have a sense of helplessness about the overwhelming growth of their city, commissioner Anne Tolley told social sector agencies on Thursday at The Kollective.The meeting was organised by The Kollective and SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for...

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SociaLink to meet with city commissioners

Social agencies around the city will meet with Tauranga City Council’s commissioners next week to discuss the region’s social issues.The meeting has been organised by The Kollective and SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for social agencies and charities in the...

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Helping social agencies find their way

SociaLink’s new Organisational Advisor Luke Wilson has a wealth of expertise to assist both new and existing social agencies to be as efficient and effective as possible.He comes from an extensive background in finance and accounting for both the public and private...

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Shining a light on child poverty

A new Child Poverty Action Group is looking for people interested in taking action to help lift Western Bay of Plenty children out of poverty.The new Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG WBOP) is part of the national group whose vision is an Aotearoa where all children...

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Social Sector Commissioning

Social Sector Commissioning As part of the government’s goal of improving how it works with social service providers, it is planning wide community consultation on Social Sector commissioning in the first half of this year. An official update was released in August...

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Funding secrets for social agencies

Not -for-profit agencies around the Western Bay of Plenty can learn the secrets to getting funding at a SociaLink session next week. SociaLink, the Western Bay umbrella group for social service providers and community organisations, is organising a seminar for...

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