Ghost enterprises: How the government penalises companies who do good
Social enterprises don’t get tax advantages and can’t get the same kind of funding as businesses. This needs to change, says the co-author of a new report.
Louise Aitken introducing “Structuring for Impact” a new research report on the Future of Business and Social Enterprise in New Zealand
Louise is the CEO of the Ākina Foundation and she spoke this morning in Wellington at the launch of the major new report: “Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Business…
Full conference audio: “Future Prospects for Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation” held 11-12 April 2019 at Te Papa
Yes, this is a very long episode! Have a listen to short intro to understand more but it is all the audio of more than 10 sessions at the two…
Dr Carolyn Cordery on a History of Financial Reporting – recorded live at Te Papa for ‘Future prospects for Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation’ conference on 12 April 2019
Carolyn is an expert on the history of financial reporting – in this interview we spoke in front of a live audience of almost 200 at a conference held at…
Impact and Social Enterprise, a live panel discussion at Te Papa moderated by Steven Moe with Louise Aitken, Dana Brakman Reiser, Holly Norton, Kaye Maree Dunn and Andrew Phillips
This bonus episode is all about impact and social enterprise in New Zealand. It was recorded on Friday 12 April 2019 as a live panel discussion at Te Papa. …
Session 8: Social Enterprise
Session 8: Social Enterprise – this is also being released on Seeds Podcast at www.theseeds.nz Note: Audio of all sessions is being released on seeds podcast at www.theseeds.nz From the…
Legal structures + fundraising for social enterprises in New Zealand
Legal structures + fundraising for social enterprises recorded April 2019. Many thanks to Ākina Foundation for hosting this and check out their resources at This session had Steven Moe…
Wil McLellan on co-founding EPIC Innovation centre in Christchurch
Wil co-founded EPIC (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) a unique building which houses many start-ups and tech companies in central Christchurch. As one of the first buildings to go up…
John Page on Focus for Boards
John Page is a governance expert at BoardWorks. He is also the writer of a major research report “True to Label” looking at how value is measured in the non-profit…
Peter Beck on love and ‘thin places’
Peter was the Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral at the time of the earthquakes in 2011. I chose to air this interview now because we talk about love and acceptance…
Thin Places
Inspired by Peter Beck. The thinnest of barriersseparates us from wonder.From an understanding of love, waiting. As paper cannot be seen throughyet we know it is so thin.Shine a light…
Matthew Goldsworthy on Youth Arts New Zealand
Matthew founded Youth Arts New Zealand to empower youth to creatively express themselves. We talk about his life and what led him to start this, the value of collaboration across…
