Items from the Auckland Regional Council – 2 items on funding
Hi there,
Some updates that may interest you for your work supporting communities:
1. Engage your Community – Conference: Using blogs, YouTube, and other cool tools to achieve your group’s goals aims to help tangata whenua, community and voluntary organisations.
Tuesday 22 April, 2008, 8.30am- 5pm, Waikato Management School, Hamilton. http://webguide.net.nz/2008/blogs-wikis-learn-to-use-new-internet-based-tools/
2. Environmental FUNDERS for Auckland: Attached is the list updated by ARC’s Courtney Miller: funding sources for community groups, schools and individuals who are working to support, sustain and improve the Auckland region’s environment. She’s also created a Google calendar of environmental funds – for further information check out: http://www.arc.govt.nz/environment/funding–awards/environmental-funding-for-community-groups/environmental-funders.cfm.
3. Funding expo: Eastern Manukau – invitation for stalls, and free for communities: 23 May 2008, 9.00- 1.00pm, Haseler Hall, All Saints Church, Howick.
Contact Alison Dyer of MECOSS, 09 533 3685, mecoss@gmail.com.
4. Fragile World website: Human rights and environmental activism. A new website to raise public awareness and generate action through the work of organisations who are trying to make a positive difference in our fragile world. Just started this week! http://www.fragileworld.org.nz/. They welcome any interest and suggestions.
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If you’d like to be added or removed from this list, or if we need to change your details, please let us know by reply email. For more information, contact the network coordinator, Caren Shrubshall, ARC, Ph 366 2000 x7018. caren.shrubshall@arc.govt.nz. Thanks!
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Caren Shrubshall
Eco Care Coordinator
Enabling communities in action for the environment
Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt St, Private Bag 92-012, Auckland, NZ
Ph 09 366 2000 x7018; Fax 09 366 2155
www.manawa.org.nz;
www.arc.govt.nz
