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Resources

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There’s a lot of information out there. Here are a few things we think will be helpful.

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FEATURED RESOURCES

Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for NZ

Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand (draft) is a national strategy that outlines how the government will prioritise support for our creative and cultural sectors to 2030.

Creativity Makes Us Auahatia!

When creativity moves us, we never forget how good it feels. When creativity mirrors us and reflects our humanity, we know it’s vital for our wellbeing. And when we draw on creativity to express ourselves, it makes us who we are.

Creative Australia - Advocacy & Research

Advocate for the social, cultural and economic value of the arts and creativity.
We conduct research and analysis that deepens understanding of the role and value of arts and creativity.

RESOURCE CATEGORIES:

>Strategy
>Marketing & Communications
>Governance
>Finance for Creatives
>Wellbeing for Creatives
>Evaluation & Impact
>Miscellaneous

>Strategy

An Innovative Approach to Strategy

Strategy is changing for organisations – from being burdensome, prescriptive, detailed – to setting direction and innovating the future as we head there. This session provides senior leaders wanting to rejuvenate their organisations with an innovative approach to strategy.
RESOURCE: Download Guide
RESOURCE: Link To Workshop Webinar (video)

Developing A Strategy For Your Organisation

A workbook that outlines the role of strategy in organisational planning and how to create an actionable strategy.
RESOURCE: Download Workbook

Strategic Plan Framework: A Guide For Arts Organisations

This document has been prepared as a guide for arts and cultural organisations where funders require them.
RESOURCE: Download Guide

Writing A Strategic Plan: A Guide For Independent Arts & Cultural Organisations

Intended to be a guide for arts and cultural organisations seeking grant funding, it provides information about how to approach building strategy and a template of what is typically included.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

>Marketing & Communications

Creating Content That Counts In A Changing World

A refresher on communicating your purpose and impact to current and potential supporters. Looks at the importance of ‘doing digital right’ and provides tips on how to create compelling content to get the attention of donors, funders, and the news media.
RESOURCES:
Link To Webinar (video)
Download Presentation
Useful Links
One Page Persona Worksheet
Social Media Planner
Social Media Performance Scorecard

Sharing Your Story

A workbook presenting key concepts to help organisations build a communication plan that supports their strategy
RESOURCE: Download Workbook

Marketing Checklist

Heaps of helpful and practical ideas in here and a step-by-step list to make it happen.
RESOURCE: Download Checklist

Social Media

A general toolkit for marketing, communications and social media for sports clubs has a lot of immediate crossover to arts organisations.
RESOURCE: Download Toolkit

>Governance

Board Resources: Ngā Rauemi

A suite of useful resources to help individuals on their governance journey and organisations engage in best practice governance.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Getting On Board: A Governance Resource For Arts Organisations

A resource to develop governance capability in the arts sector. This edition, while still including the fundamentals of good governance practice, has new material on a number of topics such as organisational learning, planning for effective board meetings and boardroom dynamics. (4th Edition, 2014).
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Nine Steps To Effective Governance

Originally created as a reference for the sport sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, it has been well received and proven useful across the wider non-profit sector here and around the world.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Governance Lite

A concise version of the ‘Nine Steps to Effective Governance’ Framework for Sport and Recreation in New Zealand, adapted for small and voluntary organisations and, recognising that the majority of staff are volunteers, aims to help improve governance functions ensuring that members get enjoyment and satisfaction from their efforts.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

>Finance For Creatives

Six Financial Practices Every Artist Needs

An article published for mainly visual artists selling their work with applications for any creative.
RESOURCE: Link To Article

Accounting For Non-Accountants

A resource designed for those in the sport sector, but applicable to creatives, to understand the basics of financial statements, budgeting and financial sustainability.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Financial Policies & Procedures

Financial policies reflecting current New Zealand legislation covering Financial Management, Risk, Tax, Investments, Operating expenditure and Payables, etc.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

>Wellbeing For Creatives

Creative Play, Everyday - Webinar hosted by Dr Jeremy Mayall

Exploring different pathways about how play and general creative curiosity be a useful process for everyone, even outside of the realms of artistic endeavour.
RESOURCE: Link To Webinar

Music Helps: Talk To Us

If you work in the NZ Arts Industry and need some personal wellbeing support, you are now able to use the MusicHelps Wellbeing Service. You get FREE counselling sessions with trained counsellors available 24/7.
You can contact them either on line or via phone tollfree 0508 MUSICHELPS.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Whariki Hauora Wellbeing

Reducing stigma and discrimination using best-practice, these guidelines give positive tips and considerations for reducing the stigma and discrimination associated with mental-health or addition problems.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Joy - Being, Being Together & Making Political Art - Webinar hosted by Jo Randerson

Members of the community, Barbarian team members, and other artists will join Jo in discussing how to create social and physical spaces for well-being, what arts and well-being means in practice to them and how they work at the intersection of social justice and well-being.
RESOURCE: Link To Webinar

>Evaluation & Impact

Evaluating Community Based Arts In Aotearoa: An Introductory Guide - Rachel Trotman & Amber Walls

A basic introductory-level resource for people new to evaluation, this tool aims to support artists and arts organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand to demonstrate the value of their work.
RESOURCE: Download Resource

Embedding Evaluation In Your Mahi

Embedding evaluative thinking and practice into your work, and taking a values-based, tikanga-led and evidence-informed approach to evaluating your mahi.
RESOURCES:
Link To Webinar
Download Guide

What Is Social Enterprise

A guide all about impact-led business and social enterprise. Use it to understand if social enterprise is the right approach for business ideas, and where social enterprise fits in the context of New Zealand’s economy.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Demonstrating Impact

A workbook containing useful tools to help organisations understand and demonstrate their impact.
RESOURCE: Download Workbook

>Miscellaneous

Community Arts Toolkit

A best-practice guide to community arts projects in Aotearoa New Zealand.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Volunteer Management Toolkit

A toolkit intended for use by boards, managers and co-ordinators to help attract, manage and retain volunteers.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Knowledge Hub Te Pūaho o te Ako & Kia Whiti Tonu - Online Capability & Capacity Building Resources

Funded by Foundation North in collaboration between the Centre for Social Impact, Hui E! Community Aotearoa, Philanthropy New Zealand, and Volunteering New Zealand covering a range of topics.
RESOURCE: Link To Page
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Te Ora Auaha Creative Wellbeing Alliance

Curated articles and resources from trusted arts and wellbeing community.
RESOURCE: Link To Website

Arts Access Aotearoa Putanga Toi Ki Aotearoa

Arts Access Aotearoa provides an information service and Information Hub, designed to support and build the capacity of stakeholders and networks around the country. They also promote the importance of access to the arts and encourage best practice in being accessible arts organisations and practitioners.
RESOURCE: Link To Website

Community Governance Ngā Rauemi

Supporting best practice governance of community organisations across Aotearoa.
RESOURCE: Link To Website

Kete Mātauranga

Kete Mātauranga is a knowledge hub for creative sector practice, advocacy, and capability building. The kete includes resources produced by Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi, and by the wider sector.
RESOURCE: Download Resource

Toolkit For Social Enterprises

RESOURCE: Link To Page

The Basement Theatre

Artist Base is provided for theatre practitioners using their space and has ended up being a valuable and practical collection of resources, templates and tools.
RESOURCE: Link To Website

Creative New Zealand Developments & Resources

Development and Resources provides published research-based reports for the sector or specific to artists and arts organisations applying for grants.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Sector Guidance

Sector Guidance supports sport organisations to manage the many aspects of their business processes, develop their leadership and people, shape policy and help ensure compliance. Best-practice tools are provided to help guide and develop organisations.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Create New Income Toolkit

In addition to practical advice and templates for their own fund seekers, their Create New Income Toolkit is a ‘how to’ approach that shows steps needed to grow and develop income streams through philanthropy, sponsorship, crowdfunding and new products.
RESOURCE: Link To Page

Australia Council For The Arts

Online Resources is a resource centre of case studies and evidence in topics such as mental wellbeing, artistic leadership and best practice governance.
RESOURCE: Link To Page
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