Growing strategic agents of change

Summary

  • Aotearoa New Zealand is facing serious challenges – social, environmental, economic and cultural – many of which are complex, embedded, fractured and ‘stuck’
  • Isolated projects, programmes and organisations struggle to make a difference
  • Working directly and flexibly with for-purpose leaders – in an authentic and safe way – can develop new ways of seeing, connecting and operating
  • The NEXT Fellows initiative aims to catalyse potential, through a strategic philanthropy model that includes financial support; professional development; and building of community
  • Cohorts are assembled around NEXT priority areas of environment, education and strategic philanthropy. While still early days, much learning and success has been achieved
  • NEXT acknowledges the mana of all of the Fellows and their heart to make a difference for Aotearoa

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