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Social investment funding

Every year Council dedicates funding to support not-for-profit organisations, iwi and hapū to deliver important community outcomes and emerging issues.

This year we have three funds:

  • Social Impact Grants – a one-off grant open to all Kāpiti-based not-for-profit organisations (including Ōtaki)
  • Ōtaki Social Impact Grants – a one-off grant open to Ōtaki-based not-for-profit organisations
  • Social Investment Fund – annual funding over three years.
Expressions of interest closed

Expressions of interest for social investment funding closed at 5pm on Friday 20 May 2022. 

Timeline | Social Investment Fund | Evaluation Panel | ​Social Impact Grants | Media releases | Related links 

Timeline

Date

Action

20 April 2022

Opening of Social Investment Fund expressions of interest.

5pm, 20 May 

Closing of Social Investment Fund expressions of interest. 

Early June

Independent panel assesses expressions of interest

30 June

Council considers panel's recommendations, and selects organisations to be invited to submit proposals 

1–31 July

Invited organisations submit detailed proposals

Early August

Independent panel assesses proposals

25 August

Council considers panel's recommendations, and makes final funding decisions

From September 2022

Council staff work with successful organisations to develop contracts


Social Investment Fund

The Social Investment Fund term matches Council’s three-yearly long-term plan cycle, and funding is allocated to organisations that support the social investment principles.

Details | How to apply |

Details

Funds available:

$345,000 is available annually for the next three years to fund not-for-profit organisations for initiatives that contribute to the social investment priorities, which include:

  • Connected communities: our people are connected, empowered and feel part of the community.
  • Safe communities: our communities are safe places and community and neighbourhood safety is strategic and joined up.
  • A capable sector: our community and social sector is capable, effective and resilient.

Requests for funding should range between $30,000–80,000/year over three years. We will consider other amounts, depending on the:

  • initiative
  • degree of need in the community
  • potential positive impact.

To fund:

We’re looking for initiatives that:

  • contribute to our social investment priorities
  • reflect our social investment principles.

Read more in our eligibility criteria [PDF 141 KB].

Fund open to:

Not-for-profit organisations, iwi and hapū. 

Projects to take place

October 2022–June 2025

Exclusions

The following are not eligible for this funding:

  • funding of retrospective projects
  • funding for emergency transport and life saving
  • commercial ventures or activities that intend to generate profit
  • endowments, capital funds and other trust funds
  • core healthcare services, including primary and secondary health services
  • individuals, including scholarships and organisations that provide individual scholarships
  • promotion of a religious or political message.

 

Requirements:

Any organisation awarded Social Investment Funds by Council must meet the following core requirements, which should be addressed in your expression of interest:

  • be an incorporated and registered charitable trust
  • be up to date with information and reporting requirements for Charities Services
  • demonstrate effective governance including having a governance board in place which lessens liabilities and maximises assets
  • demonstrate proven ability in providing services of the type proposed
  • demonstrate good stewardship of other funds provided to the organisation
  • provide two referees.

 

How to apply

To apply for the Social Investment Fund:

  1. Complete the online Expression of Interest or printable Expression of Interest application form.
  2. Include as much information as you can about your organisation and intiative. 
  1. Submit your application by:
  • clicking the submit button (online application form only)
  • scanning and emailing hard copy form to [email protected]
  • posting to:

    Social Investment Expressions of Interest
    c/- Connected Communities Team
    Kāpiti Coast District Council
    175 Rimu Road
    Private Bag 60601
    Paraparaumu 5254

  • hand delivering to any of our service centres.

We need to receive your Expression of Interest application form no later than 5pm, Friday 20 May 2022.

Expressions of interest will be reviewed by an independent evaluation panel, who will make recommendations to Council.  Elected Members will decide which expressions of interest are invited to submit proposals.


Evaluation Panel

We are seeking expressions of interest from people to be part of a five member panel to evaluate applications received for the Council’s Social Investment Fund.

Do you have a range of experience and expertise to assist with the allocation of funding to contribute to positive outcomes to the community? We are looking for people with good local knowledge of Kāpiti and a range of expertise and experience to assess applications to Council for funding from not-for-profit social service organisations.

Applications close on 16 May 2022, and the Panel will be appointed by Council member.  

Read more and apply today.


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Social investment priorities

The social investment fund term matches Council’s three-yearly long-term plan cycle, and funding is allocated to organisations that support the following social investment priorities:

  • connected communities
  • safe communities
  • a capable sector.

Connected communities

We want our people to be connected, empowered and feel part of a community.

Under this priority, we support activities that build our communities’ ability to maximise their strengths, address local needs and enhance wellbeing through:

  • strong and resilient Māori communities
  • leveraging community resources and assets to support important services that meet the needs of our communities
  • meeting the unmet needs of our most vulnerable people (clusters, whānau and individuals) so everyone can benefit from participating and feeling
  • increasing community health and wellbeing with people feeling valued, connected worthwhile and cared for
  • resilient communities that can adapt and respond to change by working together and focussing on solutions.

Safe communities

Our vision is that our communities are safe places, and community and neighbourhood safety is strategic and joined up.

This priority supports strategic collaborations and partnerships that grow community belonging and safety through:

  • people feeling safe in their community
  • community-led collaborations to increase connections and public safety
  • strong social capital that builds a feeling of safety and connectedness in communities
  • communities and public space are safe, welcoming and promote social interaction.

Capable sector

This priority focusses on supporting our community and social sector to be capable, effective and resilient, with priority outcomes that:

  • Kāpiti has resilient and financially sustainable organisations delivering community and social services
  • the not-for-profit sector is adaptive and responsive to the changing needs of our district
  • more people, with a wide range of skills, are involved in volunteering
  • local not-for-profits share knowledge with others and come together to collaborate
  • more social enterprises are developed to increase local social impact.
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Social investment guiding principles

Our guiding principles for investing in positive social impacts are:

  • Sustainability – organisations and initiatives encourage innovation and work towards becoming sustainable in all respects, including environmentally.
  • Equity – organisations and initiatives create pathways for all members of our diverse communities, with a particular focus on those who need a hand up.
  • Te Tiriti – organisations and initiatives put Te Tiriti into action.
  • Iwi prosperity – initiatives and organisations put tino rangatiratanga into action through iwi-led initiatives and projects that achieve mana whenua aspirations.
  • Valuing community and volunteer contributions – initiatives and organisations put volunteering at the heart of activities, recognising this valuable community resource.
  • Partnership and collaboration – initiatives and organisations look to partner for strong local communities through social innovation for collective impact.

Read more in Guiding principles and supporting information. 

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Previous social investment funding recipients

Recipient

Project

Years

Kapiti Youth Support

Funding for the He Kākano mentoring programme which aims to empower young people to increase their knowledge, develop skills and build confidence so that they are better able to problem solve, build social competence and resources to manage their relationship with peers, family and community. 

2018–21

Energise Ōtaki

Funding for capacity development of Energise Ōtaki for initiatives that address energy poverty, food to waste energy project and other community-led initiatives that deliver social outcomes for the Ōtaki community.

2018–21

Māoriland Charitable Trust

Funding for tikanga Māori based, community led activities which enhance community connectedness and social entrepreneurship opportunities that enable people to positively change their lives.

2018–21

Age Concern Kāpiti

Funding for the development and delivery of an action plan and programme to address social isolation.

2018–21

Ngā Hapu o Ōtaki
(umbrella organisation: Raukawa Marae Management Committee)

Funding for capacity development of Ngā Hapu o Ōtaki to re-establish Te Ringa Manaaki ō Taaringaroa as a community hub which will enrich, support and deliver a host of community-led activities by and for whānau/ families, hapū and iwi with wider benefits to the community of Ōtaki.

2018–21

Kāpiti Women’s Centre and Kāpiti Living Without Violence

Funding to provide a joint service to reduce family violence and crime through crisis counselling and working holistically together to reach outcomes.

2018–21

Volunteer Kāpiti and Kāpiti Impact Trust (KIT)

Joint funding for the development and implementation of a specific programme to build the capacity of the sector.

 

2018–21

Challenge 4 Change (umbrella organisation: KIT)

Funding for an early intervention, strengths based mentoring programme for 9–13 year olds.

2018–21

 

 Funding levels 2018–21 recipients

Proposal

Recommended funding

Year 1
2018/19

Year 2
2019/20

Year 3
2020/21

Total
2018–21

Kapiti Youth Support

$50,000

$47,000

$47,000

$144,000

Energise Ōtaki

$40,000

$47,000

$47,000

$134,000

Māoriland Charitable Trust

$50,000

$47,000

$47,000

$144,000

Age Concern Kāpiti

$45,000

$42,000

$42,000

$129,000

Ngā Hapu o Ōtaki

$30,000

$27,000

$27,000

$84,000

Kāpiti Women’s Centre & Kāpiti Living Without Violence

$30,000

$30,000

$30,000

$90,000

Volunteer Kāpiti and Kāpiti Impact Trust

$65,000

$70,000 

$70,000

$205,000

Kāpiti Impact Trust (Challenge 4 Change)

$15,000

$20,000

$20,000

$55,000

Funding allocation

$325,000

$330,000

$330,000

$985,000


​Social Impact Grants

The Social Impact Grants were offered as a one-off fund in 2022. These grants provided immediate, one-off funding to organisations to support their community work during the COVID-19 response. The districtwide Social Impact Grant was open to organisations across Kāpiti, including Ōtaki; the Ōtaki Social Impact Grant was open to Ōtaki-based organisations.

This fund was separate from the Social Investment Fund, which provides annual funding over three years.

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    About the Social Impact Grants

    The Social Impact Grants and Ōtaki Social Impact Grants opened on 10 December. Details are:

    Fund

    $ available

    Individual grant range

    Applications open

    Applications close

    Duration

    Social Impact Grant

    $320,000

    $10,000–30,000

    10 December 2021

    23 February 2022

    One off

    Ōtaki Social Impact Grant

    $50,000

    $5,000–10,000

    10 December 2021

    23 February 2022

    One off

     

    Funds available:

    $320,000 was available to fund not-for-profit organisations for initiatives that:

    • support our diverse Kāpiti communities
    • address community priorities
    • address emerging issues
    • respond to COVID-19 impacts.

    The fund range was $10,000–30,000.

    $50,000 was available to fund Ōtaki-based not-for-profit organisations, for initiatives that address:

    • community priorities
    • emerging issues
    • COVID-19 community responsiveness.

    The fund range was $5,000–10,000. Organisations applying for the Ōtaki fund were also eligible for the districtwide fund.

    To fund:

    We looked to fund initiatives that:

    • were not current business-as-usual services
    • were innovative and respond to an immediate community need
    • were collaborative (in design and delivery)
    • reflected our social investment principles.

    This included initiatives that were:

    • implementing community COVID-19 responsiveness plans
    • iwi, hapū, community hubs and collaborative impact initiatives
    • supporting and strengthening social cohesion, and generating positive impacts for our communities
    • supporting and promoting communities to support emerging issues
    • seeding and pilot initiatives addressing community priorities.

    Fund open to:

    Not-for-profit organisations, iwi and hapū can apply for this round of Social Impact Grants.

    Projects to take place

    March–December 2022

    Exclusions

    The following were not eligible for this funding:

    • funding of retrospective projects
    • commercial ventures or activities that intend to generate profit
    • endowments, capital funds and other trust funds
    • core healthcare services, including primary and secondary health services
    • individuals, including scholarships and organisations that provide individual scholarships
    • promotion of a religious or political message.

     

    Requirements:

    Organisations awarded Social Impact Grants by Council were required to meet the following core requirements:

    • be an incorporated and registered charitable trust
    • be up to date with information and reporting requirements for Charities Services
    • demonstrate effective governance including having a governance board in place which lessens liabilities and maximises assets
    • demonstrate proven ability in providing services of the type proposed
    • demonstrate good stewardship of other funds provided to the organisation
    • provide two referees.

     

    Application should include

    The following were required to be included in applications:

    • completed application form – addressing the criteria stated
    • your budget for the initiative and any plans for sourcing other funding 
    • a statement of your organisation’s current financial position
    • governance arrangements for your organisation including names of your trustees
    • names and contact details for two referees (these referees should have knowledge of your organisation’s activities in the community and can comment on your organisation’s track record of delivery and strengths within the area you are seeking funding; they could be other funders, a community organisation you work with or alongside, a stakeholder or community leader).

     

    How to apply

    Applications for Social Impact Grants are currently closed. If you would like to know more about our social investment funding programme email [email protected]

      Social Impact Grant recipients

      We're excited to announce the recipients of the Social Impact Grants. Council has awarded grants to a wide range of projects and initiatives.

      Districtwide Social Impact Grants

      Recipient
      Project
      Amount granted

      Age Concern Kāpiti Coast Incorporated

      Companion Walking Service

      $15,000.00

      Dementia Wellington Charitable Trust

      Living Well with Dementia

      $15,000.00

      Energise Ōtaki

      Bright Futures

      $14,810.00

      English Language Partners

      Provision of online English classes

      $11,000.00

      Greater Wellington Neighbourhood Support

      Reinvigoration of neighbourhood support in Kāpiti

      $25,000.00

      He Tangata Village

      He Tangata Village Fruit Forest

      $2,310.34

      Kāpiti Impact Trust

      LIFELink Project

      $15,000.00

      Kāpiti Vaulting Club Incorporated

      Resilience and inclusiveness

      $20,000.00

      Kidz Need Dadz

      Kidz Need Dadz Kāpiti Social Impact Initiative 2022

      $10,354.00

      KYS One Stop Shop Trust / Kāpiti Youth Support

      Transitional Housing Scoping Project

      $20,000.00

      Manaaki Kāpiti – Atiawa ki Whakarongotai

      Manaaki Kāpiti Response

      $20,000.00

      Māoriland Charitable Trust

      Te Kai Kollective

      $15,000.00

      Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki

      Connecting to whānau

      $25,000.00

      Ōtaki Waka Hoe Charitable Trust

      Waka Ora

      $30,000.00

      Paekākāriki Station Precinct Trust

      Paekākāriki’s Future

      $20,000.00

      Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki

      He kai he rongoā, he rongoā he kai

      $15,000.00

      The Shed Project

      The Shed Project Programmes Initiatives

      $21,525.66

      Volunteer Kāpiti

      Supported volunteering in Kāpiti

      $5,000.00

      Work Ready Kāpiti

      Work Ready Kāpiti Community Hub

      $20,000.00

      Ōtaki Social Impact Grants

      Recipient
      Project
      Amount granted

      Age Concern Kāpiti Coast Incorporated

      Steady As You Go – Ōtaki

      $2,700.00

      Energise Ōtaki

      Warm Up Ōtaki Housing – Stage 2

      $9,640.00

      Māoriland Charitable Trust

      Te Kai Kollective

      $10,000.00

      Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki

      Connecting to whānau

      $10,000.00

      Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki

      Hunga Rangatahi mahi ora

      $10,000.00

      Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki

      Support immediate response to COVID-19 pandemic

      $7,660.00

      Media releases
      • Social Impact Grants recipients announced (13 Apr 2022)
      • Social Impact Grants now open (10 Dec 2021)
      Related links
      • Public notice: Social Investment Fund now open

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