Charities Amendment Act 2023
The Charities Amendment Act 2023 comes into force on Thursday 5 October 2023. Sue Barker of Charities Law has produced a booklet […]
Context of Older People in Aotearoa New Zealand
BAF has a long history of supporting projects that focus on keeping older people connected to their communities and preventing social isolation. […]
Everyone connected: It shouldn’t be a privilege to have power
BAF continues to explore ways to ensure communities can access affordable energy. We’re excited to endorse the Everyone Connected research and campaign […]
Homeshare scoping project
Homeshare arrangements already play an important role globally in delivering viable, affordable and sustainable housing options. For instance keyworkers like nurses and […]
2022 Bashford-Nicholls scholarship awards
The Bashford-Nicholls Trust scholarships are managed by The Bishop’s Action Foundation. One scholarship round is provided each year supporting undergraduate and post-graduate […]
Farming to Flourish – a PIVOT innovation research award
In 2019 the Farm Next Door project was awarded the inaugural $100,000 PIVOT Award for a research project that set out to […]
Inequality in Rural New Zealand
Continuing to build on the research seeking to develop a current picture of the lived reality of rural New Zealand catalysed by […]
Spiritual care in Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare
As part of our exploration of spirituality and wellbeing we continue to engage with research associated with aspects of this space. Dr Richard […]
Faith-Based Organisations Contributing to Social Change in Aotearoa New Zealand
This research was originally conducted in 2013 for the Bishop’s Action Foundation (BAF) through the Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University […]
Collaboration
As a catalyst for change The Bishop’s Action Foundation often creates, leads or supports collaborative responses. In this action research paper we […]
Rural Research Centre
We’ve been working with a range of partners to better understand the socio-economic, cultural, environmental and spiritual issues that impact the wellbeing […]
Poverty in Rural Communities
Poverty has been an intractable issue in Aotearoa New Zealand throughout this century, particularly for families/whanau with children. The tentacles of poverty […]