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BUILD CAPABILITY. GROW WITH CONFIDENCE.
LiiFT Aotearoa is ANCAD’s capability-building framework for community and not-for-profit organisations.
Organisations grow and change over time and the challenges they face change with them. What matters in the early stages is different from what matters when governance becomes more complex, funding pressures increase, or long-term sustainability comes into focus.
LiiFT recognises this reality. It supports organisations to build capability across their lifecycle, providing the right support at the right time in ways that are practical, relevant, and grounded in the realities of community work in Aotearoa New Zealand.
LiiFT is not a single programme or a fixed pathway. Organisations can engage at any stage, focus on what matters most right now, and draw on learning, facilitation, advice, and resources that work together as part of a coherent framework.
The LiiFT framework is organised around four common stages of organisational development. These are:
Foundations | Strengthen | Sustain & Scale | Renew & Reimagine
These stages reflect patterns of need that organisations often experience as they grow, become more complex, and respond to change.
Explore the stages to see what typically matters at each point in the lifecycle, and how LiiFT support aligns to strengthen organisations over time.
CAPABILITY BUILDING
LEARNING & PATHWAYS
These ten core capability areas reflect the foundations that support strong, effective not-for-profit organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Select an area to explore learning opportunities and support aligned to that capability.
LiiFT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Strategic grant seeking and writing workshop.
Financial leadership for NFPs and a practical guide to the Treasurer's role.
Navigating governance: Essential skills for NFP leaders.
New to applying for grants? Here are the first steps to take.
Introduction to community-led development.
“Without ANCAD’s programme of learning and support, I would be at a greater loss as I try to navigate the various relevant websites, regulations, tool kits, and would have struggled even more to learn how to do my role, let alone support other community leaders on what they should or should not be doing. In my humble opinion, ANCAD’s training was like a beacon of light for someone new into the charitable community, and a necessary place for those who have been supporting the community for a long time to continue their professional development and keep themselves up to date with the current best practices and regulations.”
TESSIE CHEN | COMMUNITY FACILITATOR, NORTH SHORE CHINESE COMMUNITY NETWORK TRUST
MEET YOUR HOST | Simon Ritchie
Simon joined ANCAD with a background as a trainer, school teacher and school principal, having dedicated 15 years in the classroom helping students from primary through to secondary school level to flourish and succeed. With a stint as Auckland Regional Manager for a Levin-based marketing company, followed by time in the real estate industry helping families to move on with the next chapter in their housing lives, Simon turned his hand toward giving community groups a helping hand and completed a one year, time-away overseas, in a voluntary capacity, working with various charitable groups to advance the needs of the poor in the area. Now living on the North Shore, Simon relishes the role of assisting with capability building, communications and partnerships at ANCAD.
