Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where all children and whānau flourish. Where each and every childhood is full of opportunity.

Funding Systems Change: What We've Learnt

Here are some of the key reflections from our journey so far – in the hope that they spark recognition, reflection or questions of your own.

Reflecting on systems change and our PMP journey

Our PMP team has been reflecting on our developing understanding of systems change and our PMP journey.

The move to participatory philanthropy and the evaluative questions it raises

When PMP started, the Committee wanted to fund initiatives with innovative ideas designed to attack the systems holding child poverty in place.

Kia whai wāhi mai te tini tangata ki te tukuoha

Moving to a participatory philanthropic approach

In 2021, ngā Kaikōkiri and the PMP Committee gathered to discuss whether there was interest in moving towards a participatory model of philanthropy, and if so, what a model might look like.