Department of Internal Affairs

Community Development Advisers are based in 17 regional centres. All services are free of charge.

Advisors work to facilitate access for community groups to the skills and resources they need to create positive changes and social development within the communities in which they are based - either geographical or communities of interest.

They are particularly, though not exclusively, concerned with groups and communities experiencing social and economic exclusion.

Advisors provide advice, training and information directly to community groups on areas such as:

• Project planning and management
• Evaluation and monitoring
• Training needs
• Financial and other management processes
• Consultation
• Needs assessment
• Conflict resolution
• Legal structures
• Funding

New Training Resources for Community Groups

Legal Structures for Community Groups

This training kit provides a process to assist community groups to establish a legal structure. It outlines the different structures, provides information on choices and a step by step process for dealing with the documentation needed.

This training kit provides a process to assist community groups to establish a legal structure. It outlines the different structures, provides information on choices and a step by step process for dealing with the documentation needed.

83 pages - $32.00

Are you Ready for Funding?

This training kit helps groups assess their readiness to receive and manage funding, how and where to apply, and suggests simple systems to reduce the time and effort spent on funding applications.

60 pages - $32.00

Ideas into Action: Planning Community Projects

This training kit goes through the steps involved in taking a project from idea to action. It introduces simple planning monitoring and evaluation methods for community projects, programmes or other activities.

57 pages - $32.00

Training Kit Companion

The Training Kit Companion has been produced to assist people with a limited background in training who find themselves taking workshops, seminars and training courses in their communities. There is a section on the needs of adult learners, some suggested activities and exercises, and a resource section.

41 pages - $32.00

Community Development Resource Kit

The Community Development Resource Kit is a comprehensive tool kit for community workers and other people working alongside community organisations. It covers the processes and information needed to set up and run community projects and groups.

226 pages - $35.00

Send order and payment to:

Facilities Information, Department of Internal Affairs

Te Tari Taiwhenua

PO Box 805, Wellington

Ph: 04-495 7200

F: 04-495 7222

(Include $5.00 for postage and packaging).

Contact:
http://www.dia.govt.nz/  or look up "Internal Affairs (Department of)" in the Government section of your local phone book for your regional branch.