Author and scholar Karen Armstrong, founder of Charter of Compassion, launched the Charter for Compassion with this 2008 TED Talk, which she gave after winning the TED Prize for her groundbreaking work.

Elinor Ostrom – design principles for community ownership management. Noble prize for economics

Dr Robin Youngson is a Raglan-based former anaesthetist who has actively campaigned for a more compassionate health system, and now promotes the use of a touch-therapy called havening to help heal trauma.

Charter for Compassion is an international movement in which participants make a commitment to lead an ethical life, acting with compassion and practicing endless acts of kindness.

Mana Whānau takes a whānau-led approach to helping tamariki and their whānau stay together. An evaluation of the first two years of Mana Whānau found that 78 tamariki from 35 whānau were able to live safely together with their parents.

Partners for Change Outcomes Management System (PCOMS) is a simple, powerful resource that enables whānau be in control of their healing journey. Wesley Community Action uses PCOMs to guide the Good Cents courses.

Telling More of the Story is a reflective evaluation of New Zealand P-Pull, a whānau-led movement to disrupt the pull of methamphetamine/meth. Whānau gather together and share the skills and knowledge they need to lead the way to a meth-free future for themselves and their communities.

A fair Chance for All: Breaking the Cycles of Persistent Disadvantage, published by the Productivity Commission in June 2023, explores the importance of engaging with communities to break cycles of disadvantage.

Inspiring Communities helps harness the power of community by connecting, mentoring and supporting individuals, organisations and communities across Aotearoa so they can shape their own futures.

ProSocial World explores the importance of coming together in groups and communities to bring about positive change.

Te Roopu Tiakai Rangatahi (TRTR) is a youth-led development programme that grows youth wellbeing and resilience among young people in Porirua. It takes a holistic approach to youth development by empowering young leaders to identify local needs and service response.

The Relational Work of Systems Change, published by Stanford Social Innovation Review, looks at the importance of building relationships and harnessing the power of community to find systemic solutions to social problems. Among those interviewed is our director David Hanna.

Towards a Wellbeing Economy in Porirua, Aotearoa New Zealand looks at how harnessing the power of the Porirua community has helped change the dynamics of the local economy.

The Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University provides information about the importance of compassion, and runs training courses on how to develop and practice compassion, altruism and empathy.