This Friday the 27th of September, Ākina will join tens of thousands of New Zealanders in striking to demand more action on climate change.
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Read our submission to the Venture Capital Fund Bill consultation process, which was submitted on September 20 2019.
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Applications for the 2019 Impact Investment Readiness Grants programme are now open. We’re looking for social enterprises that need additional support to unlock the investment they need to grow.
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Ākina Director of Invest Jackson Rowland dives into impact investing frameworks, How do they determine which investments count as ‘impact investing’?
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For the fourth year running Ākina have teamed up with two Rotary clubs to offer seed-funding grants to the most promising emerging social enterprises in the North Island.
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9Wire is a brand new innovation programme focusing on environmental impact – because it’s pretty clear that our old-fashioned kiwi ‘number 8 wire’ mentality just won’t do the job anymore.
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Ākina Foundation CE Louise Aitken welcomes Poto Williams to the position of Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector.
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Our submission includes points on moving to strength-based charitable purposes, increasing capability for understanding and measuring impact, as well as accepting and encouraging charitable organisations trading for impact.
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Twelve of New Zealand’s leading public and private sector organisations have joined forces to harness the potential of social procurement.
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Restrictions in New Zealand’s legal structures are holding back impact-driven business says a new report, enabled by the Law Foundation and released as part of the Social Enterprise Sector Development Programme, a partnership between Ākina and the New Zealand Government.
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Ākina CEO Louise Aitken takes a moment to reflect on three things that are key to making change this year. How can your organisation keep positive social and environmental impact at the heart of everything you do?
On October 31st Social Procurement took a leap forward at an event in Auckland with the official launch of New Zealand’s first online social procurement platform.
Te Puoho (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Whātua) brings fresh thought and perspective to Ākina governance and its mission to grow the social enterprise sector in New Zealand.
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New Zealand gains another voice on the world stage following this week’s announcement that the Impact Investing National Advisory Board Aotearoa New Zealand will become a member of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing.
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The concept of social enterprise can be confusing. Our CEO Louise Aitken reflects on what it means to be a social enterprise, and why Akina operates with a ‘working definition’.
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Following a four month co-design period, the team at Ākina are truly excited to be kicking off a three year programme of work to grow the social enterprise sector across New Zealand, starting with the launch of a brand new online platform: The Impact Initiative.
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