To do some of the activities in your work programme, you may need funding to cover expenses. Once you have worked out how much money you need, it is possible to generate funding from different sources.
You may wish to pay for your Māori language activities from within your existing resources.
Alternatively, you could apply for the various grants available from the Lotteries Grants Board, local community trusts and from other sources. The Department of Internal Affairs has produced a book called The Link Guide to Community Funding: A guide to funding for community organisations from Government agencies and the Lottery Grants Board (1995)
This is available from Link Centres in larger towns, or from writing to the Department of Internal Affairs, P.O. Box 805, Wellington.
You may also wish to approach some local businesses you have good relations with, to discuss sponsorship of some Māori language activities. If you are looking for sponsorship, know how much money you are looking for, and what for, and think about what you can offer the sponsor in return.
He Taonga Te Reo in 1995 showed that there are many different kinds of funding available to support te reo among our communities. You can get more information about the funding sources of He Taonga Te Reo from the:
Annual Report of the Māori Language Commission 1995-96.
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori,.
Wellington.
