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Social Investment Fund
The Social Investment Fund helps demonstrate what works, what needs to change, and how better investment can produce stronger outcomes.
It will:
- invest early to help New Zealanders overcome a range of challenges to achieve their goals
- enable us to test and scale the social investment approach
- work in partnership with social sector organisations, iwi and other agencies.
The Fund works with organisations, communities, iwi partners, government agencies and individuals to tackle persistent social challenges and support thousands of children, young people and families. By investing earlier and in approaches that work, it aims to build resilience, reduce the need for crisis and intervention services, and save the government tens of millions of dollars in future costs.
View performance highlights from the first year of the Fund on the Social Investment Fund Highlights page.
Pathways to funding
There are four Social Investment Fund pathways available to the sector.
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Pathway One: New Investment
For new investments in initiatives that focus on priority cohorts and outcomes and strongly demonstrate the social investment approach. -
Pathway Two: Contract Consolidation
Consolidation of existing contracts held by social sector or community organisations with one or more government agencies into a single outcomes-based agreement. -
Pathway Three: Community-led Commissioning
A model where decision-making authority for social service investment is transferred to local leaders, empowering communities to tailor solutions to their specific needs. -
Pathway Four: Co-investment and Innovation
Collaborating with philanthropic, iwi, community, private and academic partners to jointly fund and further evaluate high potential initiatives.
Pathway updates
Pathway One: New Investment
- Read more about the Round One selected initiatives on the New Investment Selected Initiatives(external link) page.
- Round Two has now closed.
Pathway Two: Contract Consolidation
- The selected initiatives for Round One of the Contract Consolidation pathway have been announced. See the Contract Consolidation Selected Initiatives page for details.
Pathway Three: Community-led Commissioning
- Following an EOI phase, three local groups have been selected to work with the Fund in the Design and Discovery phase. See the Pathway Three: Community-led Commissioning page for details.
Pathway Four: Co-investment and Innovation
- This pathway is currently under development. Subscribe to the SIA e-newsletter to get the latest updates.
Read more
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Fund Highlights
Quarterly and annual updates on the performance of the Social Investment Fund. -
Feedback from Organisations
Feedback received from organisations that have taken part in Social Investment Fund funding rounds. -
Demonstration Initiatives
These initiatives will provide tangible examples of the social investment approach.
Funded initiatives
Information about initiatives funded by the Social Investment Fund.
Information for Fund participants
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Outcomes Agreement Guidance for Organisations
Information for organisations that have, or will soon have, a social outcome agreement with the Fund. -
Quick Guides
Information on specific aspects of the selection criteria for New Investment. -
Fund FAQs
Read answers to frequently asked questions about the Social Investment Fund. -
New Investment Application Information
Includes links to the Fund Portal, Priority Cohort Data Explorer and Draft Social Outcomes Agreement Templates -
Webinars
View recordings of webinars and information sessions hosted by the Social Investment Agency.
About the Social Investment Fund
The Social Investment Fund will primarily make new investments in organisations that have the infrastructure and capacity to help us test and scale the social investment approach at pace. This work will pave the way for changes that will benefit the wider social sector.
Who can apply to the Social Investment Fund?
We partner with organisations delivering health and social services across New Zealand. This includes:
- Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations
- Iwi and Māori organisations
- Whānau Ora providers
- Pacific organisations
- Community groups and trusts
- Social enterprises focused on health and social outcomes
- Other organisations with a primary purpose of delivering health and social services
To be eligible, organisations must be legally registered entities in New Zealand that can enter into contracts and have systems to safely collect and share participant information. We're committed to working with organisations at different stages of capability and we will support successful applicants to meet our data and evaluation requirements.
More information
Quick Guides
Refer to the Social Investment Fund Quick Guides(external link) for more information on specific aspects of the selection criteria for Pathway One: New Investment.
FAQs
Got questions about the Fund, application process, or social investment? Read answers to frequently asked questions on the Social Investment Fund FAQs(external link) page.
Webinars
View information about upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars on the Webinars(external link) page.
Factsheets
- Factsheet: What is social investment? [PDF, 199 KB]
- Factsheet: About the Social Investment Agency [PDF, 279 KB]
- Factsheet: Demonstration initiatives [PDF, 168 KB]