Community Conversations by Zoom - with Minister Williams
The needs we are hearing:
Opportunities we heard:
Community
Community Organisations
→ The sector wants to be
→ Growing capacity and
Food security
Income shortfall due to Covid-19 impacts
engaged and involved in
leadership in the sector –
(A big underlying concern is non availability of
revenue from Class 4 funding
developing solutions – and has
bringing in young leaders
ideas for recovery
→ There is an opportunity to
Digital divide
Technology and connectivity issues in the
→ Government investment needs
bring into effect the Living
sector – not everyone is tech-savvy
to be in social infrastructure as
Standards Framework set by
well as physical infrastructure
Treasury
Overcrowding
Resilience and sustainability of the sector
→ Simplify funding environment,
→ Encourage collaboration by
Employment issues, particularly in the
Volunteer availability and fatigue
application processes and
creating hubs for NGOs and
regions
processing speeds
funders where they share back
→ This is a chance to be bold; we
end services – could be part
Energy requirements (heating)
Fragmentation within the sector
don’t want to go back to the
funded by govt and part by
way things were
funders?
Domestic violence
Lack of peak body leadership
→ Support innovation and
→ Listen to the voice of
communities and respond to
Household water and drought
Lack of flexibility in tagged funding. Large
impact
conditions
philanthropic organisations largely still
→ New business models, such as
their needs (not necessarily
funding towards their strategy
social enterprises, are required
the same as organisations’
by community organisations
needs)
Mental Health challenges and
No one funds overheads. That’s what’s
→ Work in partnership with
concerns
needed
→ New ways of partnering and
two-way conversations with
other government agencies,
councils, other funders - it
Societal inequities are being
Lack sustainable business models
government
“How do
can’t all come from Crown
exacerbated
→ We are collaborating
differently with Iwi and Hāpu,
→ Incentivise private donations
we support
Issues exacerbated for refugees,
Sector will look very different in a few
we need to continue this
→ Find new ways to demonstrate
migrants, Pacific, Māori and youth
months’ time – more sustainable NFP sector
the value of volunteers and to
communities
will need to emerge
→ It would be great to lock in
some of the environmental
reduce barriers to volunteering
to identify their
Elderly and socially isolated
There is duplication and not enough of an
gains that we’re experiencing
→ Use technology more to bring
outcome focus
→ Can we roll up opportunities
people together
own solutions”
for collaboration and impact?
→ Shift government language to
Different regional boundaries hinders delivery
focus on social and community
of the work (eg TLA vs DHB vs Police regions)
→ Generosity seems to be
increasing – how can we
well-being, not just economic
channel that? Foundations
recovery
– already have business/
corporate links and can help to
link others
Community Conversations by Zoom - with Minister Williams
Meeting 1:
How can Minister Williams (Community and Voluntary
Philanthropic Sector
22 April 2020
Sue McCabe
Philanthropy NZ
sector) support the sector?
Peter Tynan
Foundation North
John McCarthy
Tindall Foundation
→ Advocate for the sector with colleagues
and into different portfolios, particularly
Amy Carter
Christchurch Foundation
the importance of social infrastructure in
“Government
Leighton Evan
Rata Foundation
our response to Covid-19
departments need
Lani Evans
Vodafone Foundation
→ Regular engagement of sector to
to pivot towards
Dennis Turton
Community Waikato
understand the needs and opportunities
for innovation and change
Liz Gibbs
Perpetual Guardian
community and iwi”
→ Work with the sector to identify how the
Seumas Fantham
Todd Foundation
relationship with government can be enhanced
“How do we build a more sustainable sector –
Meeting 2:
Government is not the only answer”
Community Organisations
28 April 2020
Steven Moe
Seeds
Craig Fisher
Fred Hollows Foundation
Jane Zintl
Ara Taiohi
Ideas for further conversations
Toa Faneva
Te Kahu O Taonui
Sam Johnson
Student Volunteer Army
Elisapeci Samanunu Waqanivala
Wellington Pacific Leaders Forum
Ian Hutson
Salvation Army
“How can we further support
Marion Blake
Platform Trust
communities to organise,
identify and implement
Meeting 3:
their solutions?”
Community Organisations
30 April 2020
Rochelle Stewart-Allan
Hui E!
David Hanna
Inspiring Communities
→ What would government investment in social
→ What are the opportunities to build flexibility into the
Daniel Tawaroa
Te Waipounamu
infrastructure look like?
funding landscape and responsiveness to local and
Ros Rice
Community Networks Aotearoa
→ What are the opportunities for further collaboration
regional specific needs?
between funders and government?
→ What does a less fragmented community and voluntary
Filemoni Timoteo
Tatupu Foundation
→ What are ways that sector wide collaboration and
sector look like
Michelle Kitney
Volunteering NZ
innovation can be encouraged and improved post
→ How can locally identified and implemented and
Ellie Wilkinson
Hamilton Multicultural Services
COVID-19?
identified solutions be supported within a national
strategy/framework for the sector?
Stephanie Clare
Age Concern New Zealand
