Webinars

SIA is hosting a series of webinars to give information about the Social Investment Fund.

February 2026: Social Investment Fund Round Two

Social Investment Fund New Investment Round Two: What to expect

Join Joe Fowler, Deputy Chief Executive Investment & Commissioning at the Social Investment Agency, for an online webinar to hear about the upcoming Round Two of the New Investment pathway.  

Webinar details: Tuesday 17 February 2026, 11:00am – 12:00pm

This is an opportunity for those who wish to apply for the ROI to hear from the Social Investment Fund team about the requirements for applying and an understanding of the assessment criteria

The one hour session will include:

Overview of Social Investment Fund - New Investment Pathway Round Two
A description of what we are looking for in an application and an explanation of the new cohort
A Q&A session where you have the opportunity to ask questions

This session will be recorded and made available on our website afterwards.

Register for the webinar(external link)

Please register by COB Monday 16 February. If you have questions about the webinar, contact info@sia.govt.nz.

August 2025: Social Investment Fund Round One

Social Investment Fund Round One webinar - 27 August 2025

Joe Fowler (DCE Investment and Commissioning) and Kylie Reiri (DCE Transformation, Technology and Enabling Services) from the Social Investment Agency discuss the Social Investment Fund and answer your questions.

They are joined by Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for Social Investment, who talks about the Government's commitment to the social investment approach.

View the recording below.

Webinar: Social Investment Fund Round One

June 2025: Social Investment Fund - What to expect

We held two webinars in June 2025 giving an overview of the Social Investment Fund for providers, peak bodies, iwi and organisations that support providers.

Chief Executive Andrew Coster and Interim Head of Commissioning Joe Fowler presented an overview of what the Fund will look like and laid out the next steps for those interested in applying. Each webinar included a live Q&A session. We have collated your questions and we will publish a full set of Q&As on our site soon.

View the recordings below.