Newsletters:

Our newsletter goes out to our members every fortnight

 

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Wed December 18, 2024 – Great offers & news to highlight in our final newsletter for 2024

Wed December 4, 2024 – Need help with finances or your treaty bill submission?

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:

Social Security Amendment Bill – submissions due by Fri 10 Jan

By Liz Davies, Chief Executive, SociaLink/Tūhono Pāpori   I hope everyone has had a wonderful break and have been able to soak in the lovely weather as you celebrated the New Year.  At the risk of sounding like the Grinch, I do want to alert...

Knowing your Worth

Do you know how much it really costs you to deliver a service or programme? If you don’t know the costs of delivering the service, how can you communicate it to others, including funders? Often organisations undervalue the services and programmes...

Key Update from Minister Nicola Willis about Social Investment

By Liz Davies, Chief Executive, SociaLink/Tūhono Pāpori You may have attended a webinar, along with about 800 others, in late November hosted by Hui E!, to which Minister Nicola Willis presented about social investment. I won’t go through the whole...

Strategies to Improve Financial Sustainability

By Liz Davies, Chief Executive, SociaLink/Tūhono Pāpori   SociaLink held a workshop in late November for organisations interested in effectively positioning their organisation to navigate changes in funding. We talked about the recent social...

Key Takeaways from the Community Governance Aotearoa (CGA) Conference – Rotorua – 12 November 2024

By Liz Davies, Chief Executive, SociaLink/Tūhono Pāpori   It was great to be joined by Soi Pearson, one of SociaLink’s Co-Chairs, and Christa George, SociaLink’s Organisational Advisor.   Rose Hiha-Agnew, CEO of CGA   CGA surveyed...

Key Takeaways from CNA Collective Currents Conference – 24 & 25 October 2024

By Liz Davies, Chief Executive, SociaLink/Tūhono Pāpori   It was great to see Margaret Scrimgeour and Chris Johnston from CoLab in Te Puke, and Nicky Austin from Katikati Community Centre at the conference. These were my main great takeaways...

Social Investment Explainer available now

The current Government has announced its commitment to a Social Investment approach. In addition to her role as Finance Minister, Nicola Willis has also been appointed Minister for Social Investment. What's SOCIAL INVESTMENT all about and how could...

Survey Report out now: WBOP Social and Community Service Providers on Funding and Service Demand

SociaLink has observed cost of living and other social-economic and political factors are affecting the environment in which social and community sector not-for-profit organisations operate. There are reports of reduced income from donations or...

The Social Return on Investment Quandary

Many social service, health and community service providers are having conversations internally about whether they should undertake a Social Return on Investment (SROI) review to assess the impact and value of their services and programmes. An SROI...

SociaLink’s Annual Report 2024

"It is with great pleasure that we present the Annual Report for 2023-2024. Reflecting on the past year, we are filled with a sense of pride and optimism. This report highlights the strategic achievements, strengthened partnerships, and governance...

Board Intern Programme 2022

Tauranga City Council and its council-controlled organisations (CCOs) are pleased to announce its inaugural Board Intern programme. This programme aims to increase diversity on our CCO boards and to provide a pipeline of prospective board members. The potential...

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Māori mental health trust looks for tutors

A Tauranga Māori mental health trust is looking for instructors who can teach traditional crafts to people struggling with mental health issues. Kessie Kohu of Rau Ō Te Huia Community Trust, which operates from 20th Avenue, says learning traditional crafts such as...

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COVID-19 Message Grid – 10 February 2022

This contains the most up-to-date and approved messaging on key COVID-19 matters. Information that changes or is added between grids will be highlighted. Please ensure you are using the most up to date version. This version was current at 10/02/2022 5:04 pm. Download...

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Mentoring on offer for social agencies

SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for Western Bay of Plenty social agencies and charities, is looking for experienced local leaders to mentor up-and-coming managers in the not-for-profit sector. SociaLink has appointed a Mentoring Programme Coordinator to link...

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Work Vaccine Mandates – are they lawful?

“We are confident and comfortable in the approach we took, including with our risk assessment to arrive at our decision to introduce a vaccine mandate. Every individual company needs to undertake their own risk assessment and get advice as it pertains to their own...

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Growing divide between vaccinated and unvaccinated

People need to fight the Covid virus, not each other, the general manager of SociaLink, the Western Bay’s umbrella social agency says.Liz Davies says there’s a growing divide between those who have had their Covid-19 vaccination and those who haven’t. “Facing the...

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TECT Community Awards

Nominations are now open Is there a volunteer at your community group who deserves some recognition? Have you ever thought about shining a spotlight on the work your community group does and getting some region-wide promotion? Make sure you nominate your volunteers...

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SociaLink’s AGM

Thursday 23 September at 4pm Guest speakers: Amohaere Tangitu followed by Tessa Mackenzie - Bi-cultural governance in practice - the journey so far.  An adaptation of the Two House Model. Watch the video 15 mins Keep checking back as we will be posting the other...

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Pay Equity and Funding

Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is a pay equity claim? A pay equity claim is made by workers or a union under the Equal Pay Amendment Act, which came into force on 6 November 2020. A claim must be for gender-based systemic undervaluation of roles, which has...

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From the lounge to a community

Tauranga’s Brain Injured Children’s Trust started small. Trustee Shirley Wilson said they worked out of her lounge with “50 bucks and a heap of passion and a vision to help other families experiencing the difficulties of raising a child with a disability”. The members...

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