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SEPTEMBER 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Editorial 3-6

Auckland Region Network Meeting 7

Women’s Suffrage High Tea 8

125th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in NZ 9-12

Community event & notice posters 13-18

Māori Archaeology in Takapuna 19-23

FIVE GOOD IDEAS: September Update 26

How often should chairs and Manager’s meet?

Written by Garth Nowland –Foreman 27-30

Working with Parent’s Anger 31

Community service notices 32-37

Auckland Community Accounting 38

North Shore Budget Service 39

MS Auckland Street Appeal 40

Other appeals happening in September 2018 41

Funding Closing Dates and Funding Directory 42-43

ANCAD Annual Report 44

ANCAD community Resources 46

Cover photo: The white camelia was a symbol of Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand during the late 19th Century.

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Editorial—September 2018

I recently attended the World Community Development Conference, in

Dublin, Ireland. The content presented has got me thinking about

economics and the need to understand the significance of work by writers

such as George Monbiot and Kay Raworth.

George Monbiot who writes for the Guardian says in his book:

How did we get into this mess? Politics, Equality, Nature:

‘So pervasive has neoliberalism become that we seldom recognise it

as an ideology. We accept the proposition that this utopian,

millenarian faith describes a neutral force; a biological law, like

Darwin’s theory of evolution. But the philosophy arose as a conscious

attempt to reshape human life and shift the focus of power.

Neoliberalism sees competition as the defining characteristic of

human relations. It redefines citizens as consumers, whose

democratic choices are best exercised by buying and selling, a process

that rewards merit and punishes inefficiency. It maintains that “the

market” delivers benefits that could never be achieved by planning.

Attempts to limit competition are treated as inimical to liberty. Tax

and regulation should be minimised, public services should be

privatised. The organisation of labour and collective bargaining

by trade unions are portrayed as market distortions that impede the

formation of a natural hierarchy of winners and losers. Inequality is

recast as virtuous: a reward for utility and a generator of wealth,

which trickles down to enrich everyone. Efforts to create a more equal

society are both counterproductive and morally corrosive. The market

ensures that everyone gets what they deserve.

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We internalise and reproduce its creeds. The rich persuade them-

selves that they acquired their wealth through merit, ignoring the

advantages – such as education, inheritance and class – that may have

helped to secure it. The poor begin to blame themselves for their

failures, even when they can do little to change their circumstances.

Never mind structural unemployment: if you don’t have a job it’s

because you are unenterprising. Never mind the impossible costs of

housing: if your credit card is maxed out, you’re feckless and

improvident. Never mind that your children no longer have a school

playing field: if they get fat, it’s your fault. In a world governed by

competition, those who fall behind become defined and self-defined

as losers.

Among the results, as Paul Verhaeghe documents in his book ‘What

About Me?‘ are epidemics of self-harm, eating disorders, depression,

loneliness, performance anxiety and social phobia. Perhaps it’s

unsurprising that Britain, in which neoliberal ideology has been most

rigorously applied, is the loneliness capital of Europe.’ Monbiot. G,

How did we get into this mess? Politics, Equality, Nature. (2016)

I have also become excited reading Kate Raworth’s ‘Doughnut Economics:

Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist’ who proposes a

plausible new economic model that reframes economic thinking in a way

that doesn’t destroy the planet, ensures better redistribution of wealth and

that people are treated with dignity. Forbes Magazine rated Doughnut

Economics as one of the best business books of the year 2017.

In ‘Doughnut Economics’ Raworth outlines a call for a shift in thinking and

how we need to re-focus ourselves away from the concept of ‘growth’ to

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thriving. She describes seven ways to think like a 21st century economist.

These principles are underlined by a broad assumption that economics as

we know it doesn’t care about either humans or the environment, and

therefore the first thing we should do is ‘change the goal’ from GDP

growth to the doughnut (See her diagram at the end of this editorial). The

second principle is ‘seeing the big picture’, where she explains that the

market is not self-contained, and that the economy is more embedded in

society than some economists assume.

She acknowledges the vast influence economics as a discipline has had on

the way we think: in particular, the notion of the ‘rational economics man’,

which she suggests we need to replace with ‘social adaptable humans’. To

demonstrate how unreasonable the ‘rational economic man’ assumption

is, she quotes a Wikipedia page that lists 160 cognitive biases. The fourth

principle is that we need to ‘get savvy with systems’, and appreciate that

the real economy doesn’t comply with the supply-demand equilibrium but

is instead embedded in dynamic complexity. The fifth and sixth are ‘design

to distribute’ and ‘create to regenerate’, as she claims that the assumption

that growth reduces inequality and facilitates environmental improve-

ments is false. Finally, the seventh recommendation is that we should be

‘agnostic about growth’.

Not surprisingly, three of the seven principles claim that growth doesn’t

lead to redistribution of wealth or environmental regeneration and is over-

all not a helpful goal, which is why she suggests we should rather be

redistributive and regenerative by design.

She criticises economists and politicians for debating ‘economic efficiency,

productivity, and growth while hesitating to speak of justice, fairness, and

rights’, and without providing tangible policy recommendations.

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She calls for bringing ‘humanity back at the heart of economic thought’.

Raworth. K, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-

Century Economist’. (2017)

Those of us working in the community and faced with the impact of

inequality on a daily basis will find Kate Raworth’s thinking not just

plausible, but necessary. It gives us a new language and vision of where

to head and a sense that things can be fixed that are so obviously broken!

The Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries (2017):

Yvonne Powley

CEO Auckland North Community and Development Inc

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Auckland Region Network Meeting

19th September 2018

1 2 - 2 p m ( l u n c h p r o v i d e d )

Channel View Lounge, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna

G u e s t S p e a k e r : T o b e c o n f i r m e d .

L o o k o u t f o r o u r w e e k l y E - n e w s f o r m o r e d e t a i l s .

R S V P : i n f o @ a n c a d . o r g . n z

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125th Anniversary of

Women’s Suffrage in

Aotearoa / New Zealand

2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Aotearoa /

New Zealand. On 19 September 1893 the Electoral Act 1893 was passed, giving

all women in New Zealand the right to vote. As a result of this landmark

legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in

which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Key dates are:

19 September, anniversary of when all New Zealand women

over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote.

28 November, anniversary of when New Zealand women voted

for first time.

Visit the NZHistory website to view a database listing the names that

appeared on the main suffrage petition submitted to

Parliament in 1893.

Visit the Suffrage 125 facebook page here.

The above item is taken from - NZHistory's web feature about women, the vote and activism.

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Suffrage 125 aims to:

develop a commemorative programme that is relevant,

meaningful and attractive to a diverse range of New Zealanders;

highlight previously untold stories of people who contributed to achieving

suffrage in NZ – particularly stories from Māori, Pacific, and Chinese

communities;

celebrate game-changing individuals of a range of ages and

cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, who do extraordinary things

to create positive social change for women and New Zealand; and,

create a forum for conversations about our future and the

importance of civic engagement and participation.

Suffrage 125 pins can be purchased through

the National Council of Women, the National

Library of New Zealand's gift shop and

also Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

properties Visit the Ministry for

Women's Suffrage 125 events page for more

details. You can also submit information

about your Suffrage 125 event here.

Related resources: Archives New Zealand – Women’s suffrage Digital NZ – Women’s suffrage He Tohu – Women’s Suffrage Petition NZHistory – New Zealand and the vote NZ On Screen – Pioneering women Te Ara – Votes for women Our Wahine (Instagram)

For more information on Suffrage 125

and how to get involved

contact: [email protected]

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Are We There Yet? From now - 31ST OCTOBER 2018 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS HALL, FREE WITH MUSEUM ENTRY

Are We There Yet? celebrates the 125th anniversary of women ’s suffrage in Aotearoa / New Zealand. But how far has New Zealand really come since women gained the vote?

This contemporary exhibition uses the historic anniversary as a spring-board to examine the successes and speed-bumps of gender equality so far, and where to next. Equal pay, reproductive rights, gendered violence, online trolling, legal rights and body image are all up for discussion and interrogation.

Photographs of trailblazers, ground-breaking marches, and posters and publications from the Museum’s collection will be on display, including rarely-shown photography by Gil Hanly, Emily Lear and Robin Morrison.

A short-film directed by renowned filmmaker Gaylene Preston has been created especially for Are We There Yet?

Share your experiences and thoughts in this participatory exhibition.

www.aucklandmuseum.com

Women's rights and human rights, 21 January

2017. Photographed by Emily Lear.

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‘All that separates, whether of race, class, creed or sex, is inhuman, and must be

overcome'

- Kate Sheppard, suffragist and social activist, 1893

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www.girlbossawards.co.nz

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Takapuna Grammar School: The Eclectic Collective

OPENING // ALL WELCOME:

September 8 @ 2:00 – 3.30PM

2018 Takapuna Grammar School

International Baccalaureate and senior

NCEA Art students showcase mixed

media works from personal, global and

political perspectives. The Visual Arts

International Baccalaureate (IB)

programme is the dual curriculum that

Takapuna Grammar school uses in conjunction with the NCEA Art programme.

Bibliohub September 28 @ 5:30 pm -

October 3 @ 4:30 pm

BiblioHub brings together local

booksellers, book makers,

book writers of all genre, and

book lovers. BiblioHub events

will include a book launch,

book swap; meet the writers,

and a mini zine festival.

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Māori Archaeology of Takapuna

Tēnā Koutou Katoa. On 31st July 2018, the Channel View Lounge at the Mary

Thomas Centre, in Takapuna was overflowing with more than 100 people interested

in learning about archaeology and pre-colonial Māori history on the

Devonport – Takapuna peninsula.

Nau mai, Haere mai… welcome one and all! This event was open to the public with

people coming from across Te Raki Paewhenua, North Shore and as far afield as

Papakura and Manurewa.

The hui was hosted by Auckland North Community and Development (ANCAD) with

support from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board through their community

funded programme.

The event opened with mihi and karakia by Otene Reweti from Te Waka Anga Mua

ki Uta (Auckland Council’s Māori Strategy and Relations Department). Otene also

closed the hui with a karakia.

(Photo below: Dave Veart Historian and Archaeologist)

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Zella Morrison the previous strategic broker of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

provided an overview of the programme. The hui was arranged as part of her

previous role which was to support local community organisations improve their

understanding of Māori knowledge.

She explained the meaning of some Māori names such as:

Kia Ora – to be well, Mana – to have prestige and respect, Whenua – the earth, land,

mountains oceans and rivers, Mana Whenua – relates to being born of the land that

holds tribal status.

Taka - puna is a name that originated in Hawaiki. “Taka” meaning knoll and “puna”

is a spring where it is believed fresh water flowed from North Head (Maungauika) to

Takapuna.

Zella also explained the meaning of Tāmaki Makaurau - aptly described as ‘desired

by many’ because of its plentiful resources, food, coastal access and maunga which

were occupied by Māori.

The Devonport- Takapuna Local Board area consists of twelve mana whenua

groupings and 19 iwi across the wider Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland region.

Zella’s presentation also included learning a little waiata. Following this

introduction we stopped for kai, which was preceded by karakia given by Otene

Reweti.

The second part of the day was a presentation given by historian and archaeologist,

Dave Veart of Devonport. Dave’s own family has been in Aotearoa for seven

generations, he lives in the same house that his grand-parents lived in. Dave feels a

deep and strong bond with the Devonport community because everywhere he goes

he can see something which has a family connection.

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“The house I live in now is the house my father grew up in and in the Friendly

Societies Hall my grandfather is recorded as the treasurer of the Ancient Order of

Foresters. I still have photographs of him in full regalia.” (Excerpt taken from ‘My

Story, Your Story - Together builds community’, Published by ANCAD, 2015

Dave’s presentation focussed on the archaeological sites of the Devonport –

Takapuna peninsula, of which there are hundreds. When Pākeha began to settle in

the Devonport area, settlers lived side by side with local hapu who had stone

walled gardens expanding up and down the entire peninsula. The volcanic soil was

ideal for growing many crops including kumara and peach trees!

Ferdinand von Hochstetter was a European geologist, who in the 1850s traversed

the peninsula and recorded the scope of Māori settlement; including the crops

grown, kai moana (sea food), and the overall landscape.

‘It was not until we approached the lake and arrived upon volcanic soil, that both land and vegetation assumed a different character. Taller shrubbery intermixed

with peach-trees made its appearance; a Maori hamlet with some twenty huts lay there, surrounded with fields and meadows, and the New Zealand flax-plant -- its tall and luxuriant growth being always indicative of fertile soil -- stood in powerful

bushes by the way-side. We had arrived at the foot of a gently sloping hill.‘ Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 1859

Dave also talked of what the flora

and fauna would have been like

1000 years ago. Could we imagine

walking outside of the Mary Thomas

Centre and spotting three types of

moa wandering around, and huge

podocarp trees running the length of

the peninsula? Lake Pupuke — 1911

Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1 -W1274

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The day concluded with parting karakia from Kuia Rangi Davis (a member of the

ANCAD board). Rangi is of Ngāti te Ara Ngāti Kopaki and Ngāti Hine hapu of

Moerewa, Northland. Rangi has been part of the staff/whānau of Hato Petera

College – based in Northcote for many years.

Parting gifts were presented by Yvonne Powley, ANCAD CEO.

For the team at ANCAD reflections on the day included:

‘I don’t recall anything like this ever being presented in the Takapuna area. It was

great to see the huge interest in this topic! There was a lot of respect from the

speakers for all iwi in this area. The workshop was a very positive introduction to

the history. We are keen to host further events like this, given the amount of

interest.’ – Yvonne Powley, ANCAD CEO.

‘What a great success. I’m sure people learnt a lot from the two presentations, and

the shared korero between hosts and audience. As a historian myself, I found the

day was full of great wairua and mana. My imagination went wild when I heard

Dave’s presentation – trying to imagine what this area was like at the time of the

arrival of the first waka.

… Then also trying to imagine what the area looked like with Māori and Pākeha

living side by side and peach trees going everywhere along with many cultivated

gardens. I live in one of the oldest houses in Devonport (from 1860) so for me I now

feel quite connected after today’s event to an incredible story about this peninsula.’

– Ruth Greenaway.

‘I found Dave’s presentation really informative and stimulating – so much so, that I

went home to read more about the early settlement of New Zealand!’

- Geoff Andrews.

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‘The event was made really special by having such a wide range of people

attending, who all (I am sure) got something different out of the event. For me

personally, learning about the history not just of the place but also of the people

who have settled in this area at different points in its history, made me feel much

more connected to the land. I have lived on the North Shore (Te Rake Paewhenua)

for over 20 years but this is the first time I have really learnt anything about its

history. I often hear people describe themselves as Tangata Whenua but have

always felt that this does not describe my relationship to Te Rake Paewhenua and

was really interested to learn that I can refer to myself instead as Mataawaka,

which feels so much more comfortable for me.’ – Susan Moyle.

‘It was a really special occasion. We had fascinating kōrero about kaupapa Māori

for Takapuna and Dave’s presentation on the history of local Māori settlement was

phenomenal. I hope this is the first of a series of such hui. The interest and

enthusiasm from the 100 people who came along would suggest there’s definitely

appetite for more.’ – Steve McLuckie.

© Article written and compiled by Ruth Greenaway, Communications Coordinator

for Auckland North Community and Development Inc. August 2018

Photo left to right: Zella Morrison, Dave Veart, Yvonne Powley, Otene

Reweti and Steve McLuckie at the Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna.

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‘I have always found ANCAD training – whether it is

about NFP leadership, Governance development,

or even First Aid courses to be consistently high

quality, relevant, targeted to my needs and very

reasonably priced. I would recommend ANCAD

training to anyone in, or aspiring to be in, NFP,

leadership, management or governance.’

Andrew Connolly, Director

Counselling Creatively Ltd (Helensville)

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FIVE GOOD IDEAS: September Update Hello everyone, I will be putting together our programme

for 2019 in October. If you have any topic that you would

really like to see in the programme please let us know.

New seminars we had this year included: DIY Smart phone video,

Collaboration for community organisations, Community workers toolkit,

Strengths-based leadership and Kick start your marketing. The standards

such as: Legal Responsibilities for Boards, Governance and Management:

Roles and Responsibilities, Being a good Chair-person are ones that we can

continue to deliver. Other related topics we’ve had in the past have

included: Fundraising, Developing Organisational Budgets, Financial literacy,

Peer Mentoring, Group Facilitation, Communications, Conflict Resolution;

and The Voice of leadership.

Some possible new topics could

include: Putting values at the centre

of Leadership, Achieving greater

strategic clarity for your organisation,

Nurturing government and key

stakeholder relations; or Succession

Planning.

If any of these are topics that you would like to see in our programme for

2019 please email Ruth Greenaway and let her know: [email protected]

All of our current seminars and workshops are listed on our website. There

you can register and pay online. The website generates an invoice and

registration confirmation for you. www.ancad.org.nz/events

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U p c o m i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l

d e v e l o p m e n t Collaboration for Community Organisations. Have to? Want to? Need to?

Much is currently being said about organisations needing to collaborate, and evidence certainly demonstrates together we can achieve more. In practice, however, this is not straightforward and requires careful consideration.

Creating and maintaining lasting collaborative partnerships requires attention to process, resources, relationships, and outcomes. This workshop will provide you with a fresh perspective on collaboration. You will explore the collaboration landscape and identify where your organisations and your current and potential partners are place on the continuum of collaborations.

You will use a framework for collaborating effectively to ensure you maximise your efforts, to achieve more with your partners. Finally, you will apply tools to support you in your collaboration journey.

5th September—Helensville War Memorial Hall 26th September—Estuary Arts Centre, OREWA 12-2pm (includes lunch) Seminar: $30 Register: [email protected] Presenter: Sandy Thompson LEAD, Centre for Not for Profit Leadership www.lead.org.nz

NOTE: Cancellation for training courses. Please be aware that we require two working days’ notice if you wish to cancel your registration. If you cancel after this time payment is still required. We may (at our discretion) provide a credit note to be used for other training courses within twelve months of the original course. a n c a d . o r g . n z / f i v e - g o o d - i d e a s - p r o f e s s i o n a l -d e v e l o p m e n t

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How often should Chairs and Managers meet?

You are absolutely right to be concerned about the importance of a good

Chair/Manager relationship. However, this needs to be part of system that

has a clear and mutually agreed allocation of roles (who is responsible for

what between the Manager and the Board as a whole). It also needs to be

part of a culture of mutual trust and respect between the Manager and the

Board (as a whole).

I have started out by emphasising the role of the Board as a whole, as we

sometimes dump too many responsibilities on the Chair, and let other

board members ‘off the hook’ as mere passive authorisers (or not) of

propositions put to them by someone else, but which they had no part in

the formulating nor even much thinking about. In particular, it is always

worth keeping in mind that a Chair has no legal authority to make decisions

about anything on her/his own (unless your constitution or equivalent gives

a specific power to the Chair). It is always possible for a Board to delegate

specific decisions or powers to any particular member (including a Chair),

but the ultimate responsibility (and power) remains with the Board as a

whole.

Having said that, the Chair is a crucial ‘conduit’ between the whole Board

and the Manager. Though it is worth keeping that at the front of our minds

that the Chair is a conduit for the whole Board, not an individual ‘manager’

of the Manager (which is an easy trap to fall into - especially if the Chair's

day-job is a Manager!)

Like all great questions, this does not have a simple answer. I have seen

different effective Chair/Manager relationships, where the frequency of

meeting together has varied from weekly to monthly. Where the Manager

has been used to pretty much running the show on his / her own, it may be

necessary to meet more often to start with.

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Obviously, this is better presented as your need to feel comfortable with

being “on top” of things, rather than their need to be reigned in! On the

other hand if the Manager has previously been micro-managed out of

taking any initiative, it may be worth making sure you do not meet too

frequently to begin with.

It is always useful to get back to thinking about purpose. What are both

the Chair and the Manager hoping to achieve by meeting? It never hurts

to start off the first meeting with this question, and even if you have been

meeting for a long time, it's never too late to ask!. I am really clear that

the purpose of the Chair/Manager meeting should never be to replace or

repeat the full Board meeting - and definitely never to make decisions that

should be made by the full Board. At the full Board meeting, Managers are

generally expected to provide reports to: Keep board members up-dated

on what is happening; Provide key information board members need for

their decision-making; and, Enable board members to monitor progress

towards strategic goals.

You don’t want your Manager to be doing this twice (once to the Chair

and then repeated to the whole Board). So I work on the assumption that

the key purposes of the Manager/Chair meetings are different, for

example, to:

1. Support and supervise the Manager in ways or on issues that can’t be

readily done in a larger group,

2. Assist the Manager, where needed, in how to deal with the Board -

e.g. what reports to provide, what decisions need to come to Board,

etc, and

3. Provide a channel for the Manager to raise issues about how the

whole Board, including the Chair, is working with the Manager, for

issues that may be difficult to raise (at least initially) in the larger

group. As a result, these Chair / Manager meetings can be short.

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The Chair may have a couple of key questions/prompts to start the

conversation around support & supervision (Purpose 1), and then

check from either point of view if there is anything to raise under

Purposes 2 or 3. (Purpose 2 can include a mutual discussion on how

best to deal with an item at an up-coming board meeting, whether it

needs to go to the board, what background info board members might

need to properly discuss this, and so on.)

Some times, people want to add a ‘no surprises’ role to these meetings.

But even here I would suggest this should not replace (or duplicate) the

whole Board’s ‘no surprises’ expectations. It could legitimately be a

discussion of ‘does this come under our no-surprises rule?’, or ‘is it

important enough to inform board members before our next regular

meeting?’ and so on. This is the kind of process discussion that often

comes up under Purpose 2). In some rare circumstances, privacy

concerns, for example, may mean that it is better to share the details of

a matter with as few people as possible, but this should be the

exception rather than the rule, and when the Chair reports that the

Manager has shared certain other details but they cannot be passed

on, the Chair should be ready to justify the reasons these other details

should not be shared with the whole board.

And don’t forget to make it as easy as possible for a Manager to raise

something under Purpose 3 - perhaps with a pro-active, open-ended

question like, 'what would make you happier with how I am chairing

meetings?' or 'what things could I do to improve?' or 'is there anything

that would make your job easier?' or 'how are you feeling about board

members' participation in the meetings?' or 'anything else on your

mind about the board as a whole or individual board members?'

etc etc.

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I tend to prefer informal meetings, where everyone is more relaxed -

over coffee, in a relaxed setting. But be careful (if you go to a coffee

shop or other public place, or even if it is in a non-private area of the

organisation’s own premises) that you have adequate confidentially

so both parties can say what’s exactly on their mind. This can still be

a regular time, to make sure it happens.

These meetings tend to (and often need to) get more formal when

significant differences or conflicts or concerns begin to arise. As an

extreme example, if a Chair were formally disciplining a Manager, they

would want to make sure there was a record of the meeting and any

warnings etc. But there are also times well before it reaches this

extreme, when the formality helps to ‘make it less personal’ in dealing

a difference.

Written by Garth Nowland-Foreman ‘Governance Guru’

Readers can send questions to Garth at [email protected]

LEAD, Centre for Not for Profit Leadership

www.lead.org.nz

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St. Anne’s Room Capacity 60-80 people

$ 12.00 + G.S.T. per hour (for up to 5 hours)

$ 70.00 + G.S.T. (for 6-8 hours)

$ 140.00 + G.S.T. (for a full day)

There is a kitchenette in St. Anne’s room , a large shared kitchen

and toilets, Wi-Fi access are among the other facilities available.

Wynn Williams Room Capacity 20-30 people

$ 10.00 + G.S.T. per hour (for up to 5 hours)

$ 50.00 + G.S.T. (for 6-8 hours)

$ 120.00 + G.S.T. (for a full day)

The whole building is completely accessible and paid and unpaid parking

is available nearby. The rooms are available for hire and ANCAD is also

looking for committed partnerships with community organisations to

maximise the potential of this beautiful space.

We are open to suggestions and ideas for what can be made available

at the Hub. If you have a great programme or service that you would

like to make available to families and children, please

contact: [email protected]

https://ancad.org.nz/takapuna-community-hub-kotahitanga

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Are you a member of ANCAD and want to advertise

with us? Email: [email protected] This is a FREE service.

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FREE one to one confidential financial mentoring

to help you budget and manage finances

We help with:

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Start by calling us on 09 486 6206

0800 283 238

0800 BUDADVICE

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S T R E E T A P P E A L

Friday 07 September 2018 to Saturday 08 September 2018

Charlotte has joined us on a 16 week internship to support our

very own Kirsty in making this year’s Street Appeal the best Street

Appeal yet.

Street Appeal dates this year are Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of September. If you can spare two hours or more, or if you would like to organise a collection at your workplace or in your neighbourhood they would love to hear from you.

Email: [email protected]

Donations also can be made on the MS Auckland website: www.msakl.org.nz

Your support of people affected by multiple sclerosis is greatly

appreciated.

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Some of the Appeal Days happening in September 2018: 1 Cancer Society – All Locations

7— 8 MS Auckland Street Appeal—Auckland

14 Muscular Dystrophy Association- All Locations

15 – 16 CanTeen- All Locations

21 Arthritis NZ – All Locations

28 – 29 Red Nose Appeal Day

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Funding closing dates - SEPTEMBER 2018

Oxford Sports Trust Inc - 5 September

North Shore Presbyterian Hospital Trust – 7 September

Pub Charity – 7 September

Trillian Trust – 10 September

Blue Sky Community Trust – 10 September

Blue Waters Community Trust – 10 September

Dragon Community Trust Limited – 10 September

The Trusts Community Foundation – 10 September

First Sovereign Trust Ltd – 10 September

Air Rescue Services Ltd – 13 September

Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate – 15 September

New Zealand Community Trust – 15 September

Akarana Community Trust Ltd – 23 September

Mazda Foundation – 30 September

Just click on the hyperlink to go to the website for each of these funders

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NOW only $25 plus postage = $28 in total Email your order to: [email protected]

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You can now download a copy from our website: https://ancad.org.nz/annual-reports/annual-report

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Me he korokoru Tui,

Tau atu ki te Kaupapa

Like the Tui,

Stand on the highest branch and

Let your song be heard

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