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Exciting Leadership Updates – July 2024
As Te Mātahi o te Tau (the Māori New Year) dawns, we welcome our new Directors for both Inspiring Communities and Powerdigm. This marks an exciting new chapter, we look forward… Read more
Ngā mihi nui ki a kōrua Story
We want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Megan Courtney and Rachel Roberts. Their hard work and passion have been invaluable to Inspiring Communities and Powerdigm. While they are stepping away from their leadership roles, we are thrilled that they will continue to support Community-Led Development (CLD) within our broader networks. Megan and Rachel, we wish you all the best in your next adventures!
Strengthening Public Sector Approaches with ‘Make the Move’ Learning Series Story
Make the Move Learning Series facilitator, Sarah Morris shares her reflections on the success of our inaugural series, held March to May, 2024. Designed for public policy professionals, our series explores evidence-based methodologies in a fun and collaborative environment. Open to people working in local and central government contexts, workshops aim to build capability to shape a more inclusive and responsive public sector.
Aaron Hawkins Person
Director Aaron is a recovering elected member and resource management commissioner, who served for nine years on the Dunedin City Council (the last three of these as Mayor). Over that… Read more
Natalie Gousmett Person
Programme Lead Natalie lives in Whakatū Nelson with her partner Drew, their two young daughters and their senior pup. Natalie is a specialist in people management, leadership, community organisations, facilitation,… Read more
Kat McLennan Person
Communications Lead Kat has had 20 years working in design, marketing and communications spanning a number of industries including printing and sign manufacture, events, SaaS and the NGO sector (museums,… Read more
David Hanna Person
David is a fourth generation Pākehā, a partner in a civil union, a father of four children, a Director of a Social Change/Service Organisation (Wesley Community Action) and CLD Influencer and… Read more
Lynnette Holland Person
With over 30 years of experience in administration across a range of sectors, I have developed a deep understanding of what it takes to excel in this field. Most recently,… Read more
Looking ahead to Matariki and beyond
As we prepare to welcome Matariki and Te Mātahi o te Tau (the Māori New Year) we’ve been taking time to celebrate how far Inspiring Communities has come and to plan for… Read more
Celebrating community-led development champions – May 2024
As we step into the vibrant months ahead, the team are making great strides for CLD and systems change, enabling communities to lead the way in improving their own hauora. … Read more