Terms Used by J R McKenzie Trust
Changemakers, disrupters, influencers
Changemakers, disrupters and influencers
people who want to make a difference for their communities
have ideas about how they can do that
have the connections, skills, and commitment to put their ideas into action
A changemaker is someone who is taking creative action to solve a social problem by developing solutions. They are motivated to take action and drive change.
Similarly, a disrupter is someone who is taking action to solve a social problem – with a stronger focus on changing the current structures or behaviours that have created the problem in the first place.
An influencer is someone who is seeking to achieve change by shifting the way other people and organisations work and behave. Often, influencers are well known for their knowledge of an issue and their expertise gives them credibility that allows them to influence the way that others might approach this issue.
IN SIMPLE TERMS
Changemakers, disrupters and influencers
people who want to make a difference for their communities
have ideas about how they can do that
have the connections, skills, and commitment to put their ideas into action
Institutions
By institutions we mean large organisations that play important public roles – including political institutions (the Government, local authorities, Crown entities, state services), educational institutions (tertiary education providers, schools), banks, funding bodies and religious institutions etc.
By institutions we mean large organisations that play important public roles – including political institutions (the Government, local authorities, Crown entities, state services), educational institutions (tertiary education providers, schools), banks, funding bodies and religious institutions etc.
Known (Indigenous) solutions or practices
This is about respecting Māori and Pacific ways of thinking and finding solutions for their people.
Known solutions are ways of thinking, being and working that draw on long-established Indigenous knowledge, beliefs or protocols.
For our Māori and Pacific communities of interest in particular, resourcing ngā kaikōkiri to implement ‘known’ solutions is one way that we can support self-determining communities* (*see below for definition of self-determining communities).
IN SIMPLE TERMS
This is about respecting Māori and Pacific ways of thinking and finding solutions for their people.
Outcomes and impact
An outcome is a measurable change that happens because of your work towards a goal, for your community.
Every outcome helps move your community towards impact, which means making a difference for the long-term.
Outcomes describe the meaningful changes that happen as a direct result of an initiative – such as changes in knowledge, skills, behaviour, attitudes or environmental conditions. Outcome statements describe what changes as a result of the initiative, and who experiences this change.
Impact describes the broader changes that an initiative might contribute towards in the long-term. Often, there are other factors that may also contribute to that impact. This means that the link between the initiative and the impact is less direct and harder to measure than the shorter-term outcomes.
An example an outcome from a youth training programme might be increased youth employment.
A long-term impact of this programme and outcome might be increased quality of life as a result of secure employment and income. There is reasonable potential for this impact to happen, but it may take longer to see and be more difficult to track over time.
IN SIMPLE TERMS
An outcome is a measurable change that happens because of your work towards a goal, for your community.
Every outcome helps move your community towards impact, which means making a difference for the long-term.