Investment helps beef up NGO capability
13 January 2014
Investment helps beef up
NGO capability
Social Development Minister Paula
Bennett today announced the latest injection of funding to
build muscle in the social sector.
The Capability Investment Resource (CIR) provides $31.65 million over four years to strengthen Ministry of Social Development-funded organisations.
“We’ve provided funding so they can
work independently or with specialist mentors, to build a
plan that will develop and strengthen their
organisations.”
“Community organisations are so busy
delivering services, it can be hard to step back and assess
what changes are needed to improve.”
“In the second
distribution round of the CIR, a funding injection has gone
to 176 non-government organisations around New Zealand,”
said Mrs Bennett.
Of those, 151 organisations received a
total of just over $1 million to work with capability
mentors who’ll help them review their organisation and
make a plan.
Another 25 organisations have received $1.36 million to allow them to implement the capability development plans they have worked up.
“Putting these
plans into practise is the next step and means organisations
can really grow and improve their ability to support New
Zealanders in need.”
“Just as this Government strives
to actively make a difference, then step back, assess
progress and make adjustments to move ahead; community
organisations need the resources to ensure they’re on
track.”
In the first year of the CIR we invested over
$8.6 million in more than 280 organisations to work with
capability mentors to review and plan for their own
capability development, or to put capability development
plans into action.
The feedback from organisations that
have received capability funding has been very
positive.
One organisation said, “we often don’t take the time to step back and take a big picture view of what’s happening in the organisation. Having an independent facilitator lead us through that process has been invaluable.”
By the middle of 2014 the Government
will have committed around $23 million in capability
development funding into the social sector through the
CIR.
For a full list of providers to receive funding go
to: http://www.msd.govt.nz/cir
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