Newsletters:
Our newsletter goes out to our members every fortnight
Click below to view previous issues:
Wed November 20, 2024 – Does your organisation need some help in these uncertain times?
Wed November 6, 2024 – Collaboration, especially important in these tough times
Wed October 23, 2024 – Do you know what is meant by ‘Social Investment’?
Wed October 9, 2024 – The State of the Sector Report is out!
Wed September 25, 2024 – Training in Canva and more
Wed September 11, 2024 – Free Organisational Advisor time and other opportunities/updates
Wed August 28, 2024 – Events you won’t want to miss!
Wed August 14, 2024 – Lots of events to tell you about
Wed July 31, 2024 – Funding tips and more
Wed July 17, 2024 – Tell us about your funding changes, have your say!
Wed July 3, 2024 – Who are you going to vote for? This could help
Other News & Blogs:
Blog – How to build resilience in an increasingly uncertain environment
By SociaLink General Manager Liz Davies It’s not been a great summer – more rain than you can poke a stick at, the poor whānau who have lost or been evacuated from their homes, flooded properties, hospitality and tourist businesses suffering from a lack of holiday...
Want to feel good? Give back to your community
SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the Western Bay of Plenty social sector, is running a free workshop for potential volunteers next month - and it’s hoping to attract people who may not have volunteered before. Feel Good by Doing Good: How to be a helping hand...
Social Workers NOT funded by government are not eligible for funding to cover the pay equity agreement
Social workers NOT funded by government are not eligible for funding to cover the pay equity agreement – is that your organisation? It was fantastic news that our own Minister Jan Tinetti announced late last year that social workers will get pay parity with their...
Community Governance Learning 2022
Here is a compilation of all of the Board Talks held by Community Governance in 2022 in one handy pack. It's full of tips and resources for you to read when you need it. Featuring: Don’t Just Rely on the Treasurer Governance Pathways and What it Takes to be a Board...
Tales from the Trenches
“Tales from the trenches: The realities of housing in New Zealand” is the latest report from The Salvation Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit released today. This report shows seven stories from whanau and individuals we walk along side and the challenges...
Hooray for pay equity for social workers supporting those most disadvantaged
By Liz Davies, General Manager SociaLink We seem to get a relentless stream of bad news, so it is heartening to finally hear good news. An historical decision was made by the Government late last month to pay social workers working in community and iwi organisations...
Extension of Pay Equity Settlement
On 24 November 2022 the Government announced an extension of the pay equity settlement for social workers and those in social work roles. The information provided is relevant for community and iwi organisations, funding agencies and the workers who are covered by the...
Packed crowd, lively discussion on Treaty
A packed theatre enjoyed a lively discussion last night at Baycourt on the history of the Treaty of Waitangi and how it influences today’s issues of co-governance, Three Waters and the redevelopment of Tauranga’s city centre . Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based...
High interest in co-governance discussion
Interest is high in next week’s discussion at Baycourt on understanding co-governance, Three Waters and Tauranga city’s redevelopment.Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based reconciliation network, has organised the free event at Baycourt - Three Voices at the Treaty Table - on...
Volunteering Bay of Plenty hands over local services to SociaLink
After 17 years of dedicated service to the volunteering sector and local communities, Volunteering Bay of Plenty (Volbop) has passed the baton to SociaLink, acting Chair Berenice Langson said. “I am pleased to announce that SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the...
Three Voices at the Treaty Table: Understanding Co-governance, Three Waters and city redevelopment
How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi influence co-governance, Three Waters and the redevelopment of Tauranga’s city centre? Te Kohinga, a Tauranga-based reconciliation network is organising a free event at Baycourt next month to help improve public understanding of Te Tiriti...
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....