Community Research Case Studies
These case studies are in the Community Research How-to Guide. They are listed here for your convenience. They provide examples of some of the ways research has been used by New Zealand community organisations, often to great effect.
- Hungrykids research
- Hungrykids.info is a very useful website sharing the results of research on children, food and poverty in Wellington primary school students.
- Maori funding information needs
- To improve its services to an under-represented group, the Funding Information Service (FIS) has researched the funding information needs of Maori organisations.
- Raising poverty's profile
- The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has long made good use of research to get media coverage and keep the issue of poverty in the public's attention.
- Researching giving
- To supports its advocacy and educational role, Philanthropy NZ has sponsored ground-breaking research to uncover where the money comes from for non-profits in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Structures and strategies of community organisations
- "Structures and Strategies A Narrative Analysis of Eleven Community Organisations in Otago" is the culmination of over two years research focusing on the life stories of community organisations.
- Trade Aid: auditing the social
- The dual role of Trade Aid as a development organisation with educational objectives, and as an organisation engaged in commercial activities with trading activities, had always provided a creative tension. During a time of structural change, the organisation decided to embark on a Social Audit.
- Voluntary value-added - Counting for something
- To promote the visibility and value of voluntary organisations, the NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (NZFVWO) teamed up with PriceWaterhouseCoopers to count the value added by volunteers.