International speaker Vu Le is bringing his equity funding message to Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Dunedin Community Builders, Hui E! Community Aotearoa and Volunteering NZ are pleased to be hosting this internationally renowned speaker and funding equity advocate on a national tour from late September. The tour will tackle the need for greater funding equity in our community sectors. Vu will speak at events in Ōtepoti, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tāmaki Makaurau from late September.

To open the tour, Vu will officially launch Be the Change: Funding and Equity, a resource produced by Dunedin Community Builders, that centres Ōtepoti experiences and stories in a discussion of ways the funding system can enact equity and change. Since being released in July, the resource has generated hugely positive national interest and attention. The event will include a deep conversation with community champions Hana Halalele, Suzanne Ellison and Dan Anderson followed by time for attendees to ask questions. Jeanette Wikaira will host the hui as MC.

Vu’s tour will continue with a Parliamentary event in Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara and more events in Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau.

Who is Vu Le?

Vu Le writes the hugely popular blog, NonprofitAF.com. He is the former executive director of Rainier Valley Corp, a non-profit in Seattle that promotes social justice by supporting leaders of colour, strengthening organisations led by communities of colour, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Vu is a founding board member of Community-Centric Fundraising, a movement that aims to ground fundraising practices in racial equity and social justice.

Vu was a popular, provocative and very memorable speaker at Philanthropy New Zealand’s Summit in 2019. He has extensive experience speaking about funding equity for marginalised communities.

Vu’s visit will elevate the contribution our non-profit organisations make to our nation’s hauora. It will also activate the need for funding innovation and change to ensure our flax-roots community groups are properly resourced for the mahi they do day in and day out.

It costs approximately $155 per attendee to create this event - your donation is appreciated if you can afford to make one.