We are ANCAD.
Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
ANCAD is an Incorporated Society (since 1979) governed by a board, that has been supporting the local and wider community, since 1974.
ANCAD’s mission is to educate, engage and enable resilient, safe and connected communities, through an approach to: Incubate. Accelerate. Innovate.
Our charity hub supports grassroots groups and start-ups with affordable training and tailored services to turn vision into strategy, build strong foundations, become funder-ready, and grow into capable, thriving organisations and projects.
To continually invest in and build the capability of organisations to respond effectively to emerging issues and challenges and to accelerate and grow, through training and customised support, peer networks and mentoring.
To strengthen, refresh and reignite community organisations to thrive in a changing socio-economic environment and respond to emerging needs by providing inspiration, resources, training, networking and mentoring, to ensure that their work is impactful and sustainable.
Our methods include: coaching, specialist short-term consultancy engagements, drop-in sessions, workshops, meeting and network facilitation, mentoring, presentations, digital and print resources, external referral.
Our programmes include: LiiFT Aotearoa capability training, Community Accounting, Safe Spaces, Safer Whānau, LiiFT Pasifika capability training, Foundations for Success, Pathways to Growth.
My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective
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Find what you need from ANCAD’s library of resources.
In this section you will be able to discover a range of useful resources that we have made available to you to either download (PDF) or purchase. This is also the place to grab your copy of the ANCAD Community Connections monthly magazine and enjoy a good read.
ANCAD’s AGM is 8 July 2026: You are warmly invited!
We warmly invite you to join us for the ANCAD Annual General Meeting 2026, as we reflect on the past year, celebrate the impact made across our communities, and look ahead to the future. ...
