Te Pūaha o te Ako
Knowledge Hub
Te Pūaha o te Ako is our knowledge and practice hub, our platform for sharing what we are seeing and learning as we support funders, community organisations and changemakers on their social impact journey. Through Te Pūaha o te Ako we aim to support effective social change with information and engagement to build effective and impactful practice. You can use the search filters below to identify all the content we have on a topic such as evaluation or housing, or specific types of resources, such as toolkits or reports.
Te Pūaha o te Ako is our knowledge and practice hub, our platform for sharing what we are seeing and learning as we support funders, community organisations and changemakers on their social impact journey. Through Te Pūaha o te Ako we aim to support effective social change with information and engagement to build effective and impactful practice. You can use the search filters below to identify all the content we have on a topic such as evaluation or housing, or specific types of resources, such as toolkits or reports.
26 results
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Working together better – collaboration in actionWhat collaboration means; how you can develop your collaborative capacity, and; when might be the right time for collaboration.→
18 Sep 2024
5 min read, 1 hour watch
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Finding the right resources and information for your community organisationThree informative new resources designed to help community organisations build capability and find the support they need.→
04 Sep 2024
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Core skills toolkitA practical, easy-to-use toolkit of resources and insights to help new and small community groups or not-for-profit organisations thrive.→
28 Aug 2024
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Funding guideThis guide is designed to help your community group or not-for-profit organisation apply for funding.→
15 Aug 2024
20-30min read, 5-10min watch.
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Evaluation; Fibre Fale’s Hibiscus Impact ModelA Pacific evaluation approach→
31 Jul 2024
2 min read, 1 hour watch
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Capability Support WheelThe Capability Support Wheel is a signposting tool designed to help community organisations find development resources.→
04 Jul 2024
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Te Pūaha Talks - Climate action - your sphere of influenceThe workshop gives us some pathways to move from anxiety to action as individuals, in our organisations, and in our communities.→
20 Sep 2023
3 min read, 45min watch
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Te Pūaha Talks – our 2022 capability building programmeTe Pūaha Talks, our 2022 programme of free online capability building webinars, offers a range of learning opportunities for not-for-profits.→
19 Jul 2022
3 min read
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Building community governance capability and capacityImproving the quality of community governance is a priority for the Centre for Social Impact. Since 2019, CSI has collaborated on research to identify issues and opportunities in community governance, and the development of a national strategy and action plan to build community governance capability and capacity.→
16 Dec 2021
Long read
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Kua haehae ngā hihi o Matariki (The rays of Matariki are spread)Take time to reset, look to your goals for the time ahead.→
30 Jul 2021
1 hour
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Collaboration - A Journey of MasteryThis workshop provides tools and skills to help those leading or participating in collaborations to make their collaborations successful.→
28 Jul 2021
1 hour 15 min
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An innovative approach to strategyThis session provides senior leaders wanting to rejuvenate their organisations with an innovative approach to strategy.→
30 Jun 2021
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Governance - What is keeping you awake at night?Board members discuss governance issues and learn from the experience of their peers.→
30 Jun 2021
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Working with the news mediaAn overview of the current New Zealand media landscape, and tips on ways to create and successfully pitch your social impact or community hero good news story to the media.→
30 Apr 2021
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The Whare of HauoraThis workshop shows how to create a practical resource, a Whare of Hauora, Home of Wellbeing, with intention around the pou (pillars): Taha Tinana (physical health), Taha Wairua (the spiritual dimension), Taha Whānau (the family), Taha Hinengaro (the mind), and Whenua (land & environment).→
31 Mar 2021
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Grant writing: Kick-a** content – developing winning proposalsAn outline of some approaches to help strengthen funding submissions and secure more resources.→
01 Dec 2020
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Creating content that counts in a changing worldA refresher on communicating your purpose and impact to current and potential supporters.→
01 Dec 2020
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Strategy in a fast-changing world, learning from COVIDA review of the strategic issues and implications that have come up for the community sector through COVID-19.→
30 Nov 2020
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The Ora of SelfWellbeing session focused on self-awareness and self-care.→
30 Nov 2020
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Innovating a new worldA discussion on what type of innovation we need today to create an interconnected future where all can thrive. Includes practical tools and resources for this way of innovating.→
30 Nov 2020
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Harnessing our collective energies for what happens next… read National Survey resultsThe COVID-19 lockdown in March has ignited our imaginations and opened up our potential. There is a huge appetite to harness what was activated during lockdown. Those are sentiments that came out of the recently released national COVID-19 impact survey of the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector.→
20 Aug 2020
3 min read
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Survey highlights impact of COVID-19 on the community and voluntary sectorNational COVID-19 impact survey reveals the impact on the community sector.→
04 Aug 2020
2 min read
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COVID-19 and the social impact sector... hear from thought leadersThe Centre for Social Impact is drawing on the experience of its network and community to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the philanthropic sector, the long-term implications of this event, and to identify possible social impact responses.→
03 Aug 2020
3 min read
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Community Trusts Professional Development ProgrammeThis programme was developed by CSI in collaboration with eleven community trusts. It responds to trustees’ commitment to strengthen the governance capability of the sector. The programme combines workshops with knowledge and practice sessions to enable trustees to share ideas and practices from their governance journeys as they develop their governance skills.→
26 Jun 2020
3 min read/11 min watch
