December 2019 Newsletter
Without further ado, we have our latest newsletter for you!
Here’s what’s covered this month:
- A snapshot of 2019. In 2019 we’ve noticed use and reference to CLD both here and internationally more than ever before
- Co-Matters: Inspiring Communities is excited to host fellow Canadian community change colleagues Liz Weaver, Mark Cabaj and Jamie Gamble. Whether you are working to transform policy, accelerate systems change drive local partnerships or activate on the frontline, Co-Matters is the place to connect, share insights on what works and deepen our collective practice.
- A rundown of our 2020 workshops, starting up early next year. Inspiring Communities’ suite of one-day skills workshops are designed to strengthen your community-led practice and local connections.
- The Helen Clark Foundation Report. This report is further evidence of the value that community-led development approaches bring to transformative change – it’s all in the how
- And finally, our last story- Building Wellbeing the Manawa Way.
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October 2019 Newsletter
Without further ado, we have our latest newsletter for you!
Here’s what’s covered this month:
- Our Inspiring Communities (IC) Network Survey closes 6 November. We appreciate that in our often time poor roles, finding a moment to reflect and feedback is quite an ask. We kindly ask for your collective wisdom so we can all support others in their CLD mahi.
- This latest community story comes from some wonderful local residents making a difference in Greymouth.
- Our Board Chair, Donna Provoost, who has been in the United States on a Harkness Fellowship, shares her thoughts on ‘Community Kindness’.
- Look out for Sam and Cissy who are out on the road as we speak, leading the 2019 Neighbours Day Roadshow.
- And finally, IC has been learning about what effective practice looks like and the kinds of skills and capabilities required to support community-led outcomes.
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September 2019 Newsletter
And Just like that, we have September’s newsletter for you!
We cover:
- The latest community story shared with us comes from Uawa (Tolaga Bay). It touches on their commitment to the history of their place in order to inform and benefit future generations.
- The Everyday Community-led Climate Change Hui is coming up this Thursday in Auckland. And there are still tickets available to attend!
- We are opening up our CONNECT virtual community of practice this month – broadening our net wider to accommodate as many of you as we possibly can.
- Last but not least, our 2019 National Survey is now live!
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August 2019 Newsletter
We’re back with another newsletter for you!
See what we’ve covered in August’s Kia Ora edition:
In Megan Courtney’s latest blog she reflects on the need to rethink community governance models to better enable CLD.- Our latest story is up! Have you ever seen a Clydesdale horse walking down the corridor of a retirement home? Some Nelson Tasman residents have!
- David Hanna is a keynote speaker at next week’s Tātoe tātoe e conference in Pōneke, and then where is he off to?
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July 2019 Newsletter
Here is our latest newsletter for the month of July!
What’s covered:
- A run down of our latest CLD dates and locations
- The launch of our exciting new initiative called CONNECT and how you can be involved
- We’re also pleased to share with Tāmaki Makarau an upcoming series of half-day workshops – Community-Led Development Network Hui. We’re working with various initiatives who will be giving Pecha Kucha presentations.
- And finally, we’re absolutely thrilled to share with you our new website which went live.
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May 2019 Newsletter
Here is our latest newsletter for the month of May!
What’s covered:
- We cover the great Start Report, and the reflections and learnings we have gathered from it
- LGN’s Localism Report, which our very own Megan Courtney contribute’s in, covering a shift in power and resources to New Zealand’s communities
- Our own Cissy Rock’s attendance and speaking at the 2019 World Community Development conference
- A run down of our upcoming CLD workshops for the year
- And an update on our new website – so exciting!
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Our 2019 CLD skills workshops
Inspiring Communities are responsible for leading 16 CLD workshops across the breadth of Aotearoa.
Please visit our workshops page to find out more about what’s happening within each regional location – including what to expect, the benefits of participating and how to register your interest to find out more.
Connections and Collaboration in Gore
Inspiring Communities and the Community Networking Trust brought together a large group of participants for the recent Connections and Collaboration workshop held in Gore. We had 31 eager participants: 20 community practitioners from Gore and Invercargill’s health and social service sectors, eight staff from Southland Council involved in community development, one from Venture Southland (the council’s Economic Development Agency) and two Gore Council community development workers.
A few examples of great work being done by participants follow.
The Gore Kids Hub is a unique multi-use facility created for the benefit of families in the wider Eastern Southland Region and home to a Toy Library, a Parents Centre and a Playcentre. It also caters for other users from the community for yoga, pilates and a range of clinical support like midwifery and smoking cessation clinics.
The Gore Community of Learning|Kāhui Ako brings together the Principals, teachers and education specialists working to help learners achieve their full potential. They are constantly seeking ways to make better connections to the social sector support available in their town.
Ready for Growth – a development project for the Gore District is a community-led development strategy for the Gore District. Its overall objective is to grow the Gore District’s population by 1500 people by 2030.
Next steps
The workshop participants really valued getting together as practitioners who are interested in CLD generally from both community organisations and from Council. They were really keen to extend their capacity for collaboration. While there are a range of existing networks, everyone was interested in having an ongoing “learning connection” with this goal in mind. Everyone went away with Action Plans to activate so it will be interesting to see what the future holds for CLD in Gore!
Find a workshop coming to a town near you!
Our 10 year celebration video
We’ve been supporting community-led change in Aotearoa for 10 years! We celebrated this fantastic milestone by having a party and inviting some of the other changemakers who’ve been part of our journey. Take a look at this video, which captures some of the highlights from a very memorable night.
We’d like to thank everyone who joined us on the night and Brothers and Sisters Collective, who created this video for us.