Good practice in action
Overview of 'good practice in action'
These free seminars for public servants are organised by the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector. Good Practice in Action seminars help government agencies learn from one another. They are about information sharing, results-based learning, and acquiring knowledge and expertise built on the good practice of others. The seminars, which began in April 2005, reinforce the government’s commitment to "working together, breaking down silos and establishing co-ordinated, inter-sectoral policies and programmes."
Each seminar includes a keynote presentation followed by a discussion with government agencies that have achieved success in some aspect of managing their relationship with community and voluntary organisations. Output from the seminars is provided below, and selected content is then incorporated into the 'good practice' websites.
'Good practice in action' toolkits
These online toolkits are aimed at public servants.
- Good
practice participate.
This toolkit assists public servants to engage successfully with community, voluntary, iwi and Maori organisations when decisions are being made. - Good
practice funding.
This toolkit provides the funding principles and processes of government agencies in New Zealand and overseas.
'Good practice in action' seminars
OCVS has hosted these interactive seminars to promote the sharing of information and good practice to strengthen relationships with the community and voluntary sector. These seminars are part of a two-year programme, commencing in April 2005, to exchange ideas and problem-solving opportunities.
Each event includes a keynote presentation followed by a discussion with government agencies that have achieved success in some aspect of managing their relationship with community and voluntary organisations. Output from the seminars will be provided below, and then eventually incorporated into the 'good practice' websites.
2007 programme
16 March 2007
Outcomes and the community-government relationship: building the public policy framework
This seminar explored:
- an international perspective on relationships between the state and third sector
- the need for a whole-of-government approach to implementing the Statement of Government Intentions for an Improved Community Government Relationship
- the need to develop robust theoretical frameworks for the community relationship
- how to build a strong platform for government agency engagement in a June 2007 cross-sectoral forum with government.
» See the flier for more details on the presentations - Word - 73kb
Past events and presentations
Three events were held in 2006. Lead agencies included the State Services Commission, Inland Revenue, Ministry of Social Development (Work and Income ), and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. The venue for each event was the Overseas Terminal in Wellington.
» 2006 seminar programme brochure - PDF - 377kb
Seminar 6: 'Strengthening the Government-Volunteering Interface' – 24 November 2006
» Read more about this seminar and presenters
» Find out about volunteering and government.
Seminar 5: 'Managing Risk and Accountability' – 25 August 2006
This seminar examined the principles involved in the good management of public resources. Case studies explored issues of accountability, transparency, risk management, equity and fairness, while acknowledging Government’s expectations of relationships with the sector such as collaboration and partnership. Presentations and case studies were made by the Office for the Auditor-General, Ministry of Social Development, Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority and the State Services Commission.
» Find out about this seminar and copies of the presentations.
Seminar 4: 'Trusted State Servants' – 12 May 2006
In this first Good practice in action event for 2006, three government agencies presented their take on how and why they build trust with the community and voluntary sector.
Keynote presentations:
- 'I'm from the Government. Trust me!' Beith Atkinson, Programme Manager, Integrity and Conduct, State Services Commission PPT - 600kb.
- 'Who do you trust?' Justin McCready, Inland Revenue PPT - 2.08Mb.
- 'Trust with a trust:a public, private and non-profit relationship'
Graham Macpherson Regional Director Operations and Carol Barnett,
Labour Market Manager, Northern Region, Work and Income, Ministry
of Social Development.
Read a summary of this presentation - Word - 92kb
» Read more about Trusted State Servants - Word - 71kb
Seminar 3: Funding for results – Part 1, 11 November 2005.
» Brochure November 2005 PDF - 487kb.
Keynote presentations:
- Expectations of the Auditor General – Colleen Pilgrim, Sector Manager, Office of the Auditor-General PPT – 217kb.
- Palliative Care Services, a case study in co-operation – Dr Sharon Kletchko, Director of Planning and Service Development, Planning and Funding Group, Bay of Plenty District Health Board; Faye Ryan, Manager, Population Health Improvement, Bay of Plenty District Health Board PPT – 599kb.
- The Nga Puna Wai o Hokianga pilot project: a “hands-off” approach
to collaboration – Dr Michael Taylor, Senior Advisor (Environment
Team), Environmental Health, Communicable Disease and Environment
Health Policy, Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health; Jeff
Foote, Senior Systems Scientist, ESR, Christchurch; Mike Anderson
and Maryanne Marino, Whirinaki Water Board.
» Download the Hokianga Health Enterprises presentation PPT - 677kb.
» Download the Whirinaki Water Board presentation PPT - 126kb.
» Download the Whirinaki Water project evaluation report (from ESR) PDF - 222kb.
» Download the full summary of the Whirinaki Water project Word - 85kb.
Seminar 2: Why are we engaging with NGOs? – 24 June 2005.
» Brochure June 2005 PDF - 247kb.
Keynote presentations:
- Why does government engage with NGOs? - Hugh Lawrence, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector Word – 58kb.
- Building the culture of a trusting relationship – Don Clarke, Global Director, NZAID, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Mike Hartfield, Communications Manager, Council for International Development (CID); Peter Zwart, International Programmes Manager, Caritas Aotearoa Word – 37kb.
Seminar 1: Building strong relationships – partnerships that work – 22 April 2005.
» Brochure March 2005 PDF - 880kb.
Keynote presentations:
- Conservation with Communities Strategy - Nicola Patrick, Manager Conservation Awareness, Department of Conservation Word – 48kb.
- Strategies with Kids: Information for Parents - Gael Surgenor, Manager SKIP Programme, Family and Community Services Word – 47kb.
For more information contact Hugh Lawrence.