Tō Tātou Rautaki - Our Strategy • Foundation North Annual Report 2020/2021

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Our 15-year strategy, implemented from April 2018, gives our waka direction as we aim to achieve our vision | moemoeā of Enhanced Lives. Motivated by our purpose kaitiakitanga, i mua, aianei, a muri | guardianship past, present and future, we have sharpened our strategic intention onto four ngā hua | focus areas that direct our mahi for greater impact:

Increased Equity

Hāpai te ōritetanga

Equity means that everyone in society is valued the same and has the same access to opportunities. An equitable society is one that is fair, without bias and where all people can thrive on their own terms.

We want to improve equity in our communities now and for future generations.

We do this by supporting priority communities across our region to decide what they need, lead their own solutions and achieve their hopes and dreams.

Our priority communities are Māori and Pacific Peoples, as well as the wider communities of Northland and South Auckland. We also prioritise solutions that place children and young people at the centre.

We support activity that will lead to:

Thriving tamariki, rangatahi and whānau
Improved equity and wellbeing as Māori and as Pacific peoples
Communities leading their own solutions and changing systems
Tangata whenua as partners in decision making
Māori and Pacific languages and cultures thriving.

Social Inclusion

Whakauru mai

Social inclusion means that everyone feels valued and included as part of our society, can access opportunities and influence decisions that affect them.

We support approaches that reduce discrimination and racism and increase social inclusion. Former refugees, new migrants (fewer than five years in New Zealand), rainbow communities and people living with a disability are our priority.

We support activity that will lead to:

Greater sense of belonging, acceptance and inclusion
Inclusive laws and policies
Equal access to opportunity
Self-determination and influencing decision making

Regenerative Environment

Whakahou taiao

A regenerative environment approach supports a deeper understanding of the relationship between people and Te Taiao (the environment).

We support joined-up approaches to conserving, restoring, and renewing the environment so that Te Taiao and people can flourish together. Initiatives proposed by tangata whenua are our priority.

We support activity that will lead to:

Ecosystems and communities being renewed and regenerated
Mātauranga Māori (indigenous knowledge, practices, and approaches) being recognised, valued and implemented approaches
Tino rangatiratanga – community-led action for Te Taiao
Connection and access to Te Taiao.

Community Support

Hāpori awhina

Participation in positive activities improves community wellbeing.

We support activities that bring communities together and improve community wellbeing.

We will support activity that will lead to:

Communities coming together and social connection
Access to and participation in community activities and spaces
Increased skills and creativity
Community pride
Community resilience.

As Te Kaitiaki Pūtea ō Tāmaki ō Tai Tokerau in perpetuity, we are able to take an intergenerational view of the needs and aspirations of our rohe | region. Our size and scale allow us to support a broad range of community organisations and initiatives and to take risks and support innovative new solutions. More than just a grant maker, we work strategically and collaboratively with others, grow capacity and readiness and the potential for impact, prototype new approaches and ways of working, and focus on reflection and learning.

Our values of Kia kotahi te hoe | Paddling in unison, Whakamana | Enabling, uplifting, and reinforcing, Ako | Listening, learning and understanding and Me mahi i roto te tika, te pono, me te aroha | Doing the right thing with respect and care, guide our actions and behaviours and all our interactions.

Foundation North’s vision is one of enhanced lives. We seek to enhance the lives of the people of Auckland and Northland by being responsive to changing community needs and aspirations and focusing our mahi in order to have greater impact. Our funding approaches include:

Quick Response Grants

Designed to meet immediate needs easily, in a time-responsive way.

Community Grants

Helping community organisations with larger funding needs over the medium term.

Impact Funding

Supporting new solutions with potential to address significant challenges through grants or other funding mechanisms.