Notice Board - News

Latest OCVS newsletter available online

Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector (OCVS),

The regular OCVS e-newsletter features news about the community-government relationship, together with sector-related activities, events and publications – especially those that promote community engagement, participation and collaboration.

Stories in Issue 33 include:

• Relationship Agreement Steering Group’s work progressing
• Interest in seminar topics continues to grow
• Regional funders forums to focus on effective community investment
• Payroll giving introduced in public service agencies
• Facebook helps NZ young people engage with government
• Young people sought for volunteering’s Mission Possible!
• Members sought for new National Pasifika Disability Leadership Group
• Ombudsmen’s office explains Official Information Act
• Budget 2010 announcements
• Research links participation with more effective public services
• Recent New Zealand resources/publications for communities and government

Read it online at: http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/publications/newsletter/index.html

Contact person	Grant Aldridge - OCVS
Postal address	PO Box 1556 Wellington 6140
Phone	04 978 4185
Email	ocvs@msd.govt.nz
Website address	http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/
Submitted by	Grant Aldridge