Applications Open for JR McKenzie Trust Grant Program (New Zealand)
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Deadline: 12-Aug-20
The JR McKenzie Trust is seeking applications to fund groups who can address these needs in one or more of the three focus areas for funding:
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Disadvantaged Children and their whanau: those disproportionately affected by poverty and exclusion
Maori Development: Maori-led and supported activities, by Maori for Maori
Issues of Social Justice and Inclusion: marginalised people and unpopular causes
If a project fits within one of the funding focus areas, then the kinds of activities they are interested in funding include:
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT – activities that strengthen leadership, participation, community skills and resources
Leadership – skills in social innovation and enterprise, governance, management, community engagement, collaboration and sector leadership, etc.
Participation – engaging users and communities as participants and decision makers; diverse groups working together; participation of citizens in iwi/hapu, communities and civic affairs, etc.
Community skills – training for staff, volunteers and members in community organisations; developing and disseminating resources on what works, developing communities’ leadership and self reliance
MAORI DEVELOPMENT – Tino Rangatiratanga, self-determined development activities
Supporting the wellbeing and aspirations of whanau, hapu, iwi and communities
‘by Maori and for Maori’ and utilising a kaupapa Maori approach
Ensuring Maori participation in decision-making
Maori economic development and provision for long-term sustainability of outcomes
SOCIAL CHANGE – advocacy and other work towards social and systemic change
Systemic change – increasing opportunity for the least well off and reducing the need for social services in the long term
Advocacy – ‘voice’ for people or groups whose ability to influence systems is limited
Social change activity based on evidence
The Trust funds
Social development projects
Scaling or evaluating a project
Resource development or digitisation
Events that are part of a project
Skills training or professional development opportunities
Maori-led projects ‘for Maori, by Maori’
Activities that have financial sustainability goals
Advocacy or systems change projects where people affected by policies are given a chance to have their voices heard
Innovative projects that have long term goals to improve people’s lives
The Trust does NOT fund
Provision and delivery of services in the health and education sectors
Individuals or advocacy for individuals
Sporting groups
Schools, early childhood centres and other academic institutions
Out-of-school care and arts programmes
Rest homes and hospitals
Environmental groups
Disaster relief organisations
Uniformed youth groups
The purchase of land, buildings, equipment or vehicles
The promotion of religion
Building construction and alterations
Overseas travel
Projects already completed
Conference or event costs where income could be derived to recover what they would fund
For more information, visit https://www.jrmckenzie.org.nz/apply/