Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi
With your basket and my basket we will sustain the people

Our places, Our people, Our future - Better together

Inspiring Communities is about unleashing the ingenuity and creative solutions within communities. It is about people working together from all corners and sectors - residents, business, Iwi, councils and government, community organisations and funders - to build neighbourhoods, foster community connections, grow local economies, solve problems and achieve community goals together.

We think it is vital to learn from experience and share what is learned in order to accelerate development and reduce 'reinventing the wheel'.

Download our two-page Inspiring Communities pamphlet PDF for an overview of what we do.

Inspiring Communities started operating in June 2008 with people from several place-based initiatives deciding to learn together. Key to this was developing an Exchange to swap learning, develop knowledge and contribute to a national community-led development movement.

Inspiring Communities supports communities of place to achieve their vision and goals by:

• Promoting the power of working together across sectors
• Supporting leadership and learning for community-led development
• Linking people, projects and places
• Developing and sharing resources, tools and new knowledge
• Being a catalyst for change in communities of place

We publicly share the vision, learning and practice of place-based, community-led development. See our "Share and Share Alike" copyright protocol. We invite you to participate. We look forward to exchanging ideas with you and hearing your suggestions, examples, stories and case studies. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Community-led development offers a great opportunity for business, philanthropy and government agencies to support
local residents in making their own communities even better places to live."
Stephen Tindall, The Tindall Foundation

Inspiring Communities appreciates the funding support it receives from The Tindall Foundation and The Todd Foundation and our ongoing relationships with the Foundations.

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