Empowering Community Groups in Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes
Discover a comprehensive resource hub designed to support and empower community groups, charitable organisations and networks. Access valuable tools, mentorship and information to help your organisation thrive.
LEARN ABOUT HUDDL
Who we are
huddl is here to make life easier for community groups, charities, non-profits and community stakeholders by connecting you with what you need when you need it. Specifically designed to support all of the fantastic groups in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago, we provide access to resources and templates that have been tailored to our communities. huddl also offers mentor programmes, workshops and provides up-to-date information to help take the uncertainty out of running your local group or organisation, understand some of the tricky stuff or help you find the right people to talk to.
How we can help
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Resources and Tools
huddl provides all sorts of helpful information from fact sheets, templates and links to valuable resources. Not sure how to run an event? What legal info do I need to be across? Want to know what web-based tools are available to help make your life easier?
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Leadership and Governance
Effective board and committee members can help you achieve your goals and ensure your organisation runs smoothly. Good governance is about providing strategic direction, leadership and managing risk. We have some resources to help you on your governance journey.
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Upskilling and Connections
huddl wants to help you grow and succeed so we provide access to training, seminars, webinars and some fantastic mentors to help keep your mission on target and help you level up your skills. We also provide opportunities for networking and collaboration to help you build connections, share skills and become even stronger together.
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Funding Assistance
Community groups and charities play a vital role in creating strong and vibrant communities. However, we get that you need funding to help deliver your service or awesome initiative. We have some helpful resources on funding to help head you in the right direction.
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Resources and Tools
Welcome to our Resource Library, a comprehensive hub designed to support and empower not-for-profits, community organisations, and social enterprises. Here, you will find a wealth of information, tools, and templates to help you effectively manage your operations, enhance your impact, and achieve your mission.

Funding
Funding Fundamentals
Funding Fundamentals is a 2.5-hour workshop facilitated by funding strategist Fi McPhee and Anna Mathieson of Revolutionise. Together they will provide a practical plan for identifying funding sources, the tools you need to pursue funding and grant fundraising, exploring four key areas;
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Governance
Do you have the right skill set on your board?
Looking at what skills you have on your board is a good way to assess your strengths as an organisation and help with succession planning. It is also a good exercise to identify gaps to help with board recruitment and see where you might need some external help.
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Board Assessment Tools
A board assessment is an important step in good governance to help identify areas you need to work on as an organisation.
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Governance
Governance Webinars
There are some great webinars available to help you upskill and learn from governance experts. BoardPro have a number of webinars available (many of them free) that you can access here with topics ranging from building confidence, how to be a good chair and creating a strategic board culture.
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Project lead
Fiona Reeve
huddl is here to help with any questions or information you might need. Feel free to drop a line to Fiona our huddl Project Lead and let us know how we can best assist you.
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