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"News and views on community networking throughout Aotearoa."
The History of the Non-Profit Sector in New Zealand considers the forces and players that have shaped the non-profit sector in New Zealand over time. It examines our rich heritage and reminds us that a strong state and a strong non-profit sector can co-exist.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/nfp-history.htm
The New Zealand Non-profit Sector in Comparative Perspective provides the most accurate picture yet of the New Zealand non-profit sector and how it compares with 40 other countries. The report shows that New Zealand?s volunteer workforce is two-thirds or 67% of the non-profit sector workforce, compared with an average of 42% for the 41 countries in the study.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/comparative-report.htm
Five national community umbrella groups have combined to develop Community Central: a web-based platform for NZ community groups. Community Central is a friendly space on the internet for Tangata Whenua, the community and voluntary sector, public health workers, advocates and others to come online to converse, share and work together.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/community-central.htm
Volunteering Canterbury seeks the best of the Under 20s to celebrate its 20th year. We?re looking for young people, under 20 years of age, who deserve recognition for their outstanding contribution to the Canterbury community.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/youth-volunteer-awards.htm
The release of a discussion document on making imputation credits available to charities has been welcomed by members of ComVoices, an independent coalition of Tangata Whenua, community and voluntary sector organisations. "We have long been campaigning that the current rules around imputation credits are unfair for non-profit organisations and that credits should be made available to charities," says Robyn Scott, Executive Director of Philanthropy New Zealand.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/imputation-credits.htm
Waikato DHB has granted more than $360,000 to seven local community providers for their projects aimed at improving Maori nutrition and increasing physical activity. The projects range from increasing awareness of physical activity and nutrition among Kaumatua to develop resources that help inform healthier choices of kai for children.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/he-ha.htm
The health and disability sector NGO-MoH Forum was set up in 2002 as an NGO and Ministry of Health response to the 2001 ?Statement of Government Intentions for an Improved Community-Government Relationship?. Representatives of the health and disability subsectors are elected annually, on a rotational basis to ensure consistency.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/ngo-wg-elections.htm
The redeveloped website NZMuseums (http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz) was launched on Wednesday 17 September by National Services Te Paerangi - a team at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The new website is a global showcase for the collections and activities of New Zealand museums. It is also a museum directory, online collection management system, and a site for discussion and learning about museum issues and events through its Blog, News, and What's On sections.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/nz-museums.htm
Need help funding a Project to make your community a better place? NESCAF? may be able to help. There is $100,000 in the NESCAF? TogetherNES? Community Fund which will be awarded as contributions toward deserving neighbourhood projects.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/nescafe-fund.htm
Changes to our tax rules are set to encourage a stronger culture of giving and generosity in New Zealand. The new laws which are effective from the 2008/2009 year make it easier for Individuals, Companies and Maori Authorities to give.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/taxchanges.htm
If you are aged 65 or over, and hold a SuperGold Card, you will be able to get an increased hearing aid subsidy from the Ministry of Health. The increased subsidy of up to $500 (incl GST) per hearing aid replaces the existing subsidy of $198.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/hearingaid.htm
This year the government announced tax cuts for the first time in years. They will start to come into effect 1 October 2008. But what will we do with that extra money in our bank account? The $12 to $28 a week individuals will save on their tax bill is not a lot of money, but it can make a real difference. For some of us that extra money each week will really help make ends meet, but many of us could get by fine without it. If you could, our suggestion is simple - give it up!
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/giveitup.htm
The work of local and central government people to achieve community outcomes is getting a boost with the launch of www.communityoutcomes.govt.nz. Community outcomes describe what New Zealanders think is important for their local community now and in the future.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/communityoutcomes.htm
Social enterprise yMedia are doing some research into running specific ICT-related workshops for community organisations facilitated by industry professionals. As part of this research, we are asking community organisations based in Wellington to complete a short survey telling us their needs in regards to digital skills/tools and technology.
www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/national/yworkshops.htm
Latest community news, events, jobs and ads are online at:www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news.
Belisha is a non-profit organisation developed for the enjoyment of Middle Eastern belly dance. Regular learning sessions and workshops are held across the Bay of Plenty.
www.belishabellydance.org.nz
Strengthening the Links for Sustainable Community Development. Community Waitakere fosters community development through co-ordinating community group activities, meetings, training opportunities, and offering advice and support.
www.wadcoss.org.nz
ORA (Orphans Refugee Aid) International is a non-denominational Christian relief and development organisation serving people in need on a global basis.
www.ora-international.org/index.php
Launchpad is a progressive and exciting non-profit employment initiative offering employment scholarships to 16-19 year olds. The Employment Scholarship Trust formed Launchpad in response to the difficulties facing New Zealand?s young people and the nation?s employers.
www.launchpad.org.nz
Waihi Walkways is an organisation that develops walkways throughout the Waihi District for good health and wellbeing. We are also dedicated to environmental restoration and the honouring of our heritage values.
www.waihiwalkways.org.nz
The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC) was formed in response to a growing concern over an increasing number of accidents in the bush and mountains. Our objective is to promote safe practices in land-based recreational, educational, and adventure activities outdoors.
www.mountainsafety.org.nz
The Mangere East Family Service Centre provides high quality, integrated services to young children and their families.
www.mefsc.org.nz
The Rotorua Social Services Council Incorporated is a networking and coordinating body which promotes and advances liason and cooperation amongst Rotorua's social service organisations.
www.rossco.org.nz
Government tax cuts start to come into effect 1 October 2008. For some of us the extra $12 to $28 a week will really help make ends meet, but many of us could get by just fine without it. If you could, our suggestion is simple - give it up!
www.giveitup.org.nz
Official website of the Redhills Pony Club, Taupaki.
www.redhillsponyclub.tk
New Zealand's very own social networking site, built buy kiwis for kiwis. Loads of features that lot of other international sites don't have.
/www.apage.co.nz
Winner of the 2008 People's Choice NetGuide Web Award for Best Community Website, move2nz.com provides completely free, high quality and full-time assistance specifically for skilled workers and their families - helping them to successfully settle and integrate into New Zealand society.
www.move2nz.com
Community outcomes describe what New Zealanders think is important for their local community now and in the future. The website includes information to improve the understanding of community outcomes, a toolkit of resources, the current community outcomes identified throughout New Zealand, relevant news and events, and a directory of central and local government services.
/www.communityoutcomes.govt.nz
Youth Week aims to create a society that values young people and affirms their diversity. Youth Week is about encouraging young people's participation and connections to their communities.
www.youthweek.co.nz
ALAC supports the Latin American Community and offers free English classes for new immigrants, traditional dance groups and social support. We are a non-profit organization based in Onehunga.
www.casalatina.org.nz
Rainbow Youth is an Auckland-based Queer*/GLBTTFI** youth organisation, run by youth for youth. We present workshops throughout the Auckland region, and also provide support in the form of youth groups and a wide network of professional support, advocacy and resources.
www.rainbowyouth.org.nz
You'll find these and more links at:www.community.net.nz/links.
These Events are coming up in the next few weeks. Find details at: www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/events.
These Training events are coming up in the next few weeks. Find details at: www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/training.
The last Tip explained about using Twitter to easily keep small groups in touch with one another. While it's a simple service --- easy to use and quick to make sense of --- there is some additional power just one step away.
If you allow your tweets to appear on the public timeline (see last month's tip for more on public or private tweeting) then the whole world can see what you say. You've simply broadcast your words for the benefit of all and sundry.
Your 'followers' though have elected to be notified when you say something so they are most likely to see what you write. You may have 1, 10, 100, or thousands of 'followers'.
As for the rest of the world, there is so much twittering going on that your tweets will probably be lost in the crowd.
My Twitter name is Miraz. If you specifically wanted me to see something you write then you can add an @ symbol and my name before you type anything else: @miraz. That way it will show up as marked for me. The rest of the world can still see it, but everyone knows you were talking to me. This is a bit like having a conversation in a coffee shop or on a bus. Everyone can hear everything, but most people assume you're addressing your remarks to one individual.
Another option is the 'Direct Message'. This is a private remark that goes only to the person it's addressed to. Use 'd' for a direct message, like this: d miraz, followed by your remarks.
Everyone on Twitter has their own RSS feed. To make sure you don't miss what someone writes subscribe to their RSS feed in your feedreader. This is especially handy if that person is in another timezone.
To find the RSS feed address visit the user's Twitter page, for example mine is: http://twitter.com/miraz.
Scroll down and click on the RSS link at the bottom of the page. Add the address of the page you reach to your feedreader.
Twitter's excellent for keeping up with friends and colleagues, but organisations provide Twitter streams too.
One way organisations and individuals use Twitter is to have their blog posts automatically notified to Twitter.
Try some of these --- put these names at the end of the URL: http://twitter.com/ :
For example: http://twitter.com/rnz_news.
Or visit Beth Kantner's blog post 'The Nonprofit Twitter Pack: Are you listed?' for a long list of (overseas) non-profit Twitter feeds:
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/02/the-nonprofit-t.html.
Twitter is one of those things most people just don't 'get' until they use it for a while, and then they want to tell everyone else about it.
Try it out for a few weeks. What can it do for your organisation, or for you personally?
The last Tips introduced a little basic HTML, showing you how to make paragraphs and headings and emphasise a few words.
In this Tip we link to another website and also to an email address. Please reread the previous Tips to refresh your memory.
If you link to another website (or another page in your own website) Google pays attention to the words you use for the link. More importantly though, human beings like it when you use clear text for links.
Some people fall in love with a phrase like 'click here' or 'read more' so it appears like an outbreak of measles, or acne, on their web pages. Read more, read more, read more….
That's as unattractive (and unhelpful) as that rash only your doctor knows about.
Good links use words with real meaning, such as:
books for sale
2008 annual report
2009 conference programme
Let's imagine you want people to click on the words Engage your Community, and when they do they will be transported to a website at the address http://eyc.org.nz. You now have the information you need for a link.
Engage your Community
http://eyc.org.nz
Geeks made the web, so they used geeky terms in HTML. What you and I call a link they call an anchor.
link
anchor
Hypertext is what the web runs on. When you click on a link (anchor), you go to a web address. But that's too easy, so the geeks called the web address a hypertext reference instead.
hypertext reference
Even they thought that was all a bit much though, so they shortened it to 'a' for 'anchor' and 'href' for 'hypertext reference'.
<a href="http://eyc.org.nz">
Replace the address I've used above with the address you need for your link. The address part, or hypertext reference goes in between the speech marks.
The framework around the address is: <a href=""> . You're saying that you're using an anchor and the hypertext reference is (equals) http://eyc.org.nz , or whatever address you need.
<a href="">
</a>
That shows where the link text ends.
Here's how my whole link looks now: <a href="http://eyc.org.nz">Engage your Community</a>
<a href="http://eyc.org.nz">Engage your Community</a>
The visitor will click on the words Engage your Community and be transported to the website at http://eyc.org.nz .
Email Communitynet Aotearoa
Note: the email address is information@community.net.nz .
information@community.net.nz
<a href="mailto:information@community.net.nz">
Replace the email address I've used above with the address you need. The email address goes in between the speech marks, and after mailto: . Notice the colon.
mailto:
The framework around the address is: <a href="mailto:">
<a href="mailto:">
Here's how my whole link looks now: <a href="mailto:information@community.net.nz">Email Communitynet Aotearoa</a>
<a href="mailto:information@community.net.nz">Email Communitynet Aotearoa</a>
Here's a really simple webpage with everything the Tips have covered so far. Save it as page-03.html and open it into your web browser to see how it reads. Try the links, to check they work.
page-03.html
<html>
<head>
<title>My first web page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>My first web page </h1>
<h2>Community groups and the web </h2>
<p>My <strong>first</strong> paragraph. Type some more stuff in here to make it longer. </p>
<p>Another paragraph. Type some more stuff in here to make it longer. </p>
<h3>Engage your Community </h3>
<p>The <a href="http://eyc.org.nz">Engage your Community</a> Conference is one all community organisations should attend. There will be many workshops, including one called Keeping up with the Joneses, run by <a href="http://knowit.co.nz">Miraz Jordan</a>. </p>
<p><a href="mailto:information@community.net.nz">Email Communitynet Aotearoa</a> for more information. </p>
</body>
</html>
In the next Tip I'll show you how to add an image.
Panui tips contributed by Miraz Jordan, http://knowit.co.nz
Past Website tips are all available on CommunityNet Aotearoa.
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