Poutiri Ao o Tane
Collaborative ecological and social restoration programme brings back its beating heart to community
Creating an exceptional environment is part of a thriving community. Poutiri Ao o Tane – Embracing the Sacred Knowledge of Tane (Poutiri) is a bold project for the future of conservation in Hawke’s Bay. It is a collaborative ecological and social restoration programme on the Maungaharuru-Tutira catchment that will generate significant ecological benefits for Hawke’s Bay.
It is a project that Giblin Group really care about, and are delighted to be part of the process by working on a Revenue Generation Strategy and a Community Engagement Strategy.
The Revenue Generation Strategy takes the perspective of looking at the big picture, identifying a range of diverse funding streams, and establishing a tailored strategy to coordinate and secure revenue for the project. It is built on four key components, each critical to the overall success of the Poutiri project. These are community engagement, corporate sponsorship, trust funding (community, private, gaming) and community fundraising.
By the nature of the project, the key to its success is ensuring the community take ownership of Poutiri. Without meaningful community engagement, corporate sponsors cannot leverage benefits, and gaming and private trusts will not meet their mandate through funding the project.
The Poutiri project endeavours to reach across and provide value to all of the community from the school student who is learning about the environment to companies who are aware of their social and community responsibility; from the dedicated conservationist to the community volunteer, who wants to contribute to the community in some way. Similarly, the Revenue Generation Strategy takes the same approach of reaching across the community, and looks to coordinate and connect across multiple revenue sources to maximise all opportunities to fund the Poutiri project.
“Jenni did a fantastic job in helping us to secure critical partnerships and funding support for our internationally significant Len Lye Centre project – what’s more we really enjoyed working with her.”
“Giblin Group’s work on the Better Business Case process contributed to the development of a compelling piece of work. This project has created a considerable step change framework for the future of our City.”
“Giblin Group’s knowledge of government practices and procedures on a national and local level is invaluable, and I often find that they are well connected with staff and officials on all levels of Government. Giblin Group scopes their assignments well, provides accurate cost estimates for their services, delivers within the agreed timeframes and always deliver excellent quality work – no project manager can really ask for more!”
“The work that the Giblin Group completed, in collaboration with our staff, was instrumental in the success the project has had in securing significant funding to this key City initiative. In particular we have found the experience of the Giblin Group to been invaluable in seeking funding from a variety of sources in an increasingly challenging environment.”