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How-to Guides currently available
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This guide provides an introduction to the use of campaigns, advocacy and other democratic processes to advocate changes in or for communities.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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If you are involved in leading community organisations you'll need to assess needs and evaluate results. The resources in this guide have been collected to help you with basic research skills to do this. It also includes new tools, recent research, conferences and events.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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The Community Resource Kit is a guide to setting up and running community groups in New Zealand. It is for community, voluntary and iwi/Māori organisations, from small or emerging groups to more established organisations, and all the workers, volunteers and advisors working with these groups.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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Financial management, and preparing budgets for programmes, or for the whole organisation, tends to be a constant task for organisations which rely on grants and donations. This guide outlines some resources which can help.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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To find funding for your organisation, for a project you are planning, or for your personal development, can take a lot of effort – especially if you don’t know what's available.
This guide provides helpful information about where and how to find funding, about funding applications, sponsorships, and related information.
Date updated: 14 May 2013
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Choosing the right sort of legal structure for what you're doing is an important part of setting up a community or voluntary organisation.
This guide provides information to assist with the many steps along the way.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This resource is for iwi, hapū and communities wanting to connect with their people, their country and the world by becoming more digitally literate.
The resource includes case studies of successful digital initiatives, guidelines on how to set up a range of digital projects, and advice on how to manage a digital project.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This Guide is designed to help you ensure your organisation establishes effective practices and policies to develop and maintain good governance.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This Guide has been developed to help community organisations manage their most important resource: their people.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This How-to Guide contains information and links to help you effectively use Information Technology and the Internet in a community setting.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This guide looks at a multitude of marketing tools and gives your organisation some practical how-to tips for putting them all together.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This guide has carefully selected resources to help community organisations manage risk, from legal risk to economic risk, including health and safety and employment.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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Social Networking is an excellent way of connecting with people and keeping in touch via Social Media. It has become a part of daily life for many people and organisations, and the most common way they communicate.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This guide provides resources for building and strengthening organisational sustainability in voluntary and community groups.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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Most community groups depend on the work of volunteers. This Guide helps you recruit, retain and recognise volunteers.
Date updated: 2 April 2013
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This guide provides information and resources for building and strengthening relationships with Central and Local Government agencies, including Crown Entities.
Date updated: 2 April 2013