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Lottery Grants Board's 2010/11 annual report is now available

24 November 2011

The Lottery Grants Board's annual report for 2010/11 is now available to download on the Lottery Grants Board publications page.

 

Internal Affairs champions Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord

22 November 2011

The Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord was signed by government and community members in August 2011. It is an important symbol of commitment between government and communities, setting out principles for how communities and government can work together.

The Department of Internal Affairs is one of seven government agencies that are championing the Accord by promoting collaboration and brokering relationships between government and communities, and by promoting emerging good practice and making a practical difference to the way they carry out their business.

Read more about the Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord.

 

Fresh look for Lottery Grants Board logo

7 November 2011

logo-lgb.JPGThe Lottery Grants Board is rolling out a new logo.  The new logo provides a fresh look and is more legible at different sizes than the old one.

In order to minimise waste, we will be using up our existing stock of letterhead paper and other collateral featuring the old logo before ordering any new stock – so you won’t see the old logo disappear overnight.

Any Lottery grant recipients who want to use the new logo in their publicity material or websites in order to acknowledge support from the Lottery Grants Board can download it from dia.brandfm.com.

Instructions for accessing the logos managed by Internal Affairs are available at: www.dia.govt.nz/About-us-Logos-Index.

 

Christchurch office no longer accepting paper applications

3 November 2011

Our Christchurch office is no longer accepting paper applications.  Any funding documents that need to be sent to the Christchurch office should be sent by email (scanned, Word document or PDF) to christchurchdiafunding@dia.govt.nz.

 

Lottery Community introduces multi-year funding

13 October 2011

Lottery Community committees will soon accept multi-year grant applications from organisations with an established track record of delivering services and activities that address community needs.

Multi-year grants will be made available to applicants applying to the Lottery Regional Community Committee meetings in June 2012 (closing date 29 February 2012), and the National Community Committee meeting in October 2012 (closing date 2 May 2012). 

The multi-year grants will be made for either ongoing operational costs or one-off project costs. 

A multi-year grant, for up to three years, must contribute to the delivery of an activity, project or service that provides a community benefit that would otherwise not be possible with only one year’s funding.

More information about multi-year funding is available on the Lottery Community multi-year grants page.

 

Changes to Lottery closing and meeting dates in 2012/13

13 October 2011

Lottery committee closing and meeting dates for 2012/13 have been announced and include changes for several committees:

  • Health Research applications will now close in September
  • Community Sector Research applications will now close in August
  • Environment and Heritage will hold two funding rounds per year, with applications closing in November and May
  • National Community will hold two funding rounds per year, with applications closing in May and October
  • Regional Community Committees will hold two funding rounds per year from 2013/14, with applications closing in March and November.  Three funding rounds will be held in 2012, to help applicants transition to the new schedule.

These changes have been implemented to help the Lottery Grants Board ensure the sustainability of Lottery funding for future years.

You can view the full list of Lottery committee closing and meeting dates on the closing and meeting dates page.

 

New appointments to Lottery committees

1 September 2011

Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has today announced appointments to the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities, Environment and Heritage, Health Research, Community Facilities, Significant Projects,  National Community and Outdoor Safety distribution committees.

Biographical information about the appointees is available in the following document:

 

Community organisations invited to sign Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord

3 August 2011

The Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) is inviting community members and groups to sign the Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord online and at regional events in Auckland, Gisborne and Dunedin.

The Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord is an important symbol of commitment between government and communities to build strong relationships.

Information about the Kia Tūtahi Relationship Accord, and the regional events, is available on the OCVS website.

 

New issue of Community Matters out now

15 July 2011

Issue 38 of the Community Matters magazine is out now.  Community Matters features stories about Internal Affairs' community funding work and the community groups it supports.

 

2011/12 Lottery Grants Board allocations announced

6 July 2011

Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has today announced the 2011/12 Lottery Grants Board allocations, including $6 million to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

 

 New Appointments to Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 

5 July 2011

Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia has announced three appointments to the Board of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, each for a period of six years from 1 July 2011.

 

Changes to Lottery supporting financial documentation requirements

21 June 2011

The requirements for supporting financial documentation for Lottery applications have been changed.  Details of the new requirements can be found on the Lottery supporting financial documentation page.

 

COGS Christchurch arrangements

21 June 2011

Community organisations and volunteers in Canterbury are still feeling the strain from the earthquakes, so the processing of COGS applications has been streamlined.

A temporary COGS committee has been formed and will meet 29-30 September to assess Canterbury Rural and Christchurch City/Banks Peninsula applications. 

Groups in these regions will not be contacted by a COGS committee member this year. 

They are asked to apply online through Grants Online but not to send in hard-copy applications.

The funding priority for these regions is organisations providing services and earthquake recovery support.

After applying online, Canterbury Rural and Christchurch City/Banks Peninsula organisations are asked to send the required supporting documents (signed applicant declaration form, annual financial accounts and a recent bank statement) by email (scanned, Word document or PDF) to  christchurchdiafunding@dia.govt.nz. Faxing is not an option as the Christchurch office no longer has a fax machine.

Applications to Aoraki and Chatham Islands committees will be accepted as usual but will be administered by Dunedin DIA staff and Nelson DIA staff respectively.

Applicants unable to provide documents because of the earthquakes should phone COGS Advisor Liz Stephenson on 0272 263 694.

 

Tell us what you think about communitymatters.govt.nz

21 June 2011

Welcome to the new communitymatters.govt.nz website.  This new site is designed to enable you to easily understand what services and grants we offer and how to access them. 

We have conducted online usability tests with hundreds of people to ensure that the new site is easy to navigate and users can easily locate the information they require.

However, we still want to know what you think about communitymatters.govt.nz so we can continue to make the site better for users.  Please tell us what you like, what you don't like, what is and isn't working for you. 

Email us at community.matters@dia.govt.nz