Creating an Impact Management Approach with Ministry for the Environment
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Working with Ākina, the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has adopted an impact management approach with their Community Investment Funds.
MfE invests these funds to build the capability and capacity of the local organisations, iwi and community groups delivering environmental projects in their region, ranging from riparian planting initiatives to freshwater restoration projects.
With MfE’s support these organisations are able to expand the scope and scale of their projects and contribute to MfE’s broader strategic goals.
“This impact management project has equipped these groups to identify organisational priorities into the future, other potential funding avenues, and a path forward to achieving greater financial resiliency. Ministry staff were excited to see the work happening in this space and found the financial sustainability workshop particularly interesting. Ākina’s professionalism and positive attitude meant the project was well structured and was completed within a challenging time frame.”
The model draws on the respective strengths of government and community entities and it allows for the alignment of government strategy and policy objectives with the local knowledge and networks of regional and community groups.
This important project has helped ensure MfE funding has real impact, helping these groups to continue achieving social and environmental outcomes into the future and benefiting all of Aotearoa.