As we eagerly await the announcement of the winners of Fund for Good, we are excited to share some of the incredible things that Manawanui Fund for Good previous recipients Bradley is doing. Bradley is a Southland Entrepreneur who received a Manawanui Fund for Good grant back in 2020. He loves to bake and launched his business Bradley’s K9 Munchies where he sells homemade dog treats online, across the country and locally in Invercargill. This business is important to Bradley

As we eagerly await the announcement of the winners of Fund for Good, we are excited to share some of the incredible things that previous Manawanui Fund for Good recipient Connor is doing.  Connor is a motoring enthusiast who loves trucks and heavy vehicles. He received a Fund for Good grant in 2018 which helped him get his class-4 truck license.  Growing up while being on the Autism Spectrum, Connor struggled to complete qualifications at school and felt let down by the educ

Manawanui wanted to understand the myriad impacts Individualised Funding (IF) has on the user, their family/whanau and wider community. So, we commissioned Impact Lab - leaders in measuring the social value of organisations through a data driven ‘Good Measure’ calculation - to identify and calculate the social benefit or value of IF. This in-depth process measured the often hard to quantify benefits Individualised Funding has on the physical and mental wellbeing of participan

The New Zealand Initiative, an independent Thinktank, recently undertook a deep study into Individualised Funding (IF) - and we thought you’d find their results interesting. Combining previously published research from around the world and in New Zealand, coupled with interviews with IF clients and providers (including Manawanui staff and clients), The New Zealand Initiative concluded IF provides a very positive experience – for the client, their family and their support work

Alex is a happy and outgoing 9-year-old boy with Angelman Syndrome which means he is unable to walk long distances independently. This can be quite frustrating when you want to keep up with your brother and join in with family adventures outside. While Alex does use a wheelchair, it limits him to short trips to places with smooth flat surfaces.   With the help of the Fund for Good, Alex now has a new all-terrain stroller that is able to travel over woodchips, gravel and grass

Michelle overcomes her fear of individualised funding For years the thought of individualised funding scared Michelle Smith. In August last year, she finally decided to take the plunge. She shares her journey with In Touch Magazine.  When I was first approached by my needs assessor Kelly about individualised funding nearly four years ago, I immediately said no. The thought of it scared me. I had spoken to people about it in the past, but the idea of employing staff, dealing w