“I feel that Hui E! provides a voice for organisations to say the things that feel too risky to say directly to funders, and that’s vital.”...

“Thank you for making us feel seen and sharing our common challenges and self-doubt and encouraging us to raise our voice! We will make noise! We will occupy the spaces to help and represent our communities. Ngā mihi nui e hoa mā!” ...

“Hui E! has established robust and genuine connections with community groups across Aotearoa, which gives them the ability to advocate effectively and exert strategic influence at a government level.”...

“Hui E! has opened up the funding space for us. As Māori and Pacific providers it is hard for us to find support in the system to help us get on our feet.”...

“The problem that we have is that we don’t have the capability within our team to write those funding documents ourselves, and Hui E! was able to connect us with providers who could help.  They [Hui E!] also offered us the opportunity to be a part of their wider services…...

“The Hui E! programme is really awesome.  The funding process was really challenging to get my head around at first, with lots of back and forth, but I felt really supported …  I’m not afraid now to apply for funding again when I need it.  I’ve got a much better…...

“In signing up for Hui E!’s network and regular newsletters, I realised the importance of collaboration and of knowing what is going on elsewhere in Aotearoa … They [Hui E!] treat the people in their network and their mahi as both valuable and valued, and they’re always ready and willing…...

“I don’t know anything about funding, so I knew I needed help with some grant writing assistance.  Hui E! connected me with a volunteer grant writer who walked me through all the applications, bit by bit.”...

“We ended up attending some of Hui E!’s webinars. We were able to clarify some of our thinking, set ourselves up for successful funding applications and connect with others who support us and love what we’re doing”....

“What I like particularly about Hui E!’s involvement is the ability to enter a room with skills at multiple levels; you don’t have to be an experienced person to access those networks and participate.  You can come in absolutely green – which is how I felt when I arrived –…...