News and Some Blogs
The latest news and information from the social sector.
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....
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...
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...
Incorporated Societies Bill
Here is our summary of some of the key changes: The minimum number of members is to be reduced from 15 to 10. This list of a minimum of 10 will need to be updated and current. At the moment there is no obligation to do this. If your organisations memberships falls...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Council Long Term Plans
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Long Term Plan (LTP) Feedback due by 4pm 22 March 2021 see https://www.participate.boprc.govt.nz/ltp/submission-form Four main areas are being consulted on:...
Addressing the digital divide
Do you now of whānau that do not have a device and internet access? From a SociaLink led Covid lockdown survey, one of the community challenges identified was the lack of access to reliable devices and internet services for whānau. For those unable to access the use...
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...
Does Pay Equity Exist?
In our experience, most Not for Profit (NFP) organisations would agree that they strive to develop remuneration systems that are: Fair and equitable Defensible Transparent (some more than others) Affordable Achieving this in good times is a challenge and when the...