What's On

Attending training courses, workshops or network meetings, can be a useful means of learning and development.

There are many opportunities across our regions. Check-in here regularly to find out what’s on.

Until Thursday 25 June
Community Event

Sport Canterbury Present - Tour de Canterbury

Tour de Canterbury is brought to you by Sport Canterbury and in partnership with We Are Canterbury. Due to the countries lock down restrictions we thought we needed to bring our region a new challenge!
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Tuesday 16th of June, 11:00 - 12:30 PM
Governance

Institute of Directors NZ Present - The Future For Charities and NFPs

This talk looks at impacts, trends, threats, and opportunities for this important sector in New Zealand. COVID-19 has supercharged a landscape change for many sectors. What will this mean for charities and NFPs in New Zealand? And what are the likely implications for those who govern them?
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Wednesday 17th of June, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Community Event

OPSCO Present - Raukaha! Connect Hui #7

Facilitated by Kirstin Dingwall-Okoye Elder Care Canterbury Coordinator Enliven, join our panel discussion to meet Simon Templeton Chief Executive Age Concern Canterbury & Cate Broadfoot a senior manager with MSD and hear about how COVID-19 has been affecting older people, and what the priorities and opportunities for the elder sector are moving forward.
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Tuesday 23rd of June, 9:00 - 1:00 PM
Training

MHERC Presents- Understanding Professional Boundaries and Ethics in Health and Community Services

Those who work in the mental health and other health sectors are drawn to this work for a myriad of reasons. Due to the complex nature of the work, staff may be hired from a wide range of backgrounds which can include a combination of training or experience or both. Coming from such diverse backgrounds means that when staff begin working in the system they often have no common language or understanding of professional boundaries and ethics.
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Tuesday 23rd of June, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Community Event

SEWN Presents - Funding in the not-for-profit sector

An opportunity for a discussion for those in the not-for-profit sector who are concerned about our future funding.
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Friday 26th of June, 9:30 - 12:30 PM
Training

The Collaborative Trust Presents - Workshop on gender diversity in the workplace

This fun interactive online workshop compliments the understanding gender diversity workshop from The Collaborative.
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Thursday 2nd of July, 5:15 - 7:00 PM
Governance

Volunteering Canterbury Presents - Governance Bites #8: Helping the Wrong People Overboard

Governance Bites are a series of free after-five events offering practical development opportunities in bite-sized pieces for 'time poor' and cash-strapped community leaders involved in non-profit boards in Canterbury, served up with pizza.
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Tuesday 7th of July, 5:15 - 7:15 PM
Governance

LEAD Presents - Governance Roundtables: The Power of Policies

Why are policies useful for boards and not just more paperwork? What actually is a policy, makes a good policy, and what policies do boards need?
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Capacity building

Inspiring Communities Community Building Block Free session

This online session is designed to strengthen your community-led development (CLD) practice through exploring community-focused ways of responding to this recent crisis, building on the foundations of community-led action to strengthen resilience in your place.
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Saturday 17th of October, 9:30 - 4:00 PM
Community Event

BRAIDED – Te Awa Whiria

Spirituality matters because it’s about people making meaning, purpose and connections. This hui is about continuing the conversations already underway in Ōtautahi and looking towards how we make spiritual health promotion an integral and valued part of our community.
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Monday 2nd of November, 9:00 - 5:00 PM
Training

Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation Conference 2020: Sustainability of charities and their work

Building on the success of New Zealand's first multi-disciplinary conference on charities accounting, law and regulation, the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, and the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand, with support from the Department of Internal Affairs - Chartres Services Ngā Ratonga Kaupapa Atawhai, are excited to bring you the 2020 conference.
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Tuesday 3rd of November, 8:30 - 4:30 PM
Capacity building

Brokering Better Partnerships

For the people who make partnerships and collaborations happen: Here is a rare opportunity for people and organisations who want to build and sustain more effective collaborations between communities, businesses and organisations across all sectors.
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