Structuring for Impact in Nelson, a day of free events presented by Steven Moe (Parry Field Lawyers) on 10th June 2021

Kia Ora Nelson!  

My name is Steven Moe and I am a lawyer focussed on empowering impact across Aotearoa New Zealand.  A bio with background is here but in summary I help people get legal structures right, particularly those focused on impact.  I also host seeds podcast with 250+ interviews of inspiring people and 110k listens.   

I'll be in Nelson on Thursday 10th June for a day focused on how we maximise our impact across a variety of structures.  With a number of events scheduled you can pick and choose what you want to attend.  Just the Impact Lunch?  Sure.  Combined with the session on business and social enterprise?  Absolutely.  Come back to talk start-ups and fundraising?  Why not.  

So why come?  Well the day will run like this and an explanation of each event is below - choose a ticket for what you would like to attend.  It is all free except for lunch:

· Session 1: 10am-11am, Free session for NFP, Charities, Churches, religious groups and others on legal structure options.  Sharing mainly on concepts in this guide and resource for charities/NFP

· Session 2: 11am – 12, Free session for business and social enterprise on legal structure options.  Sharing mainly on concepts in this book on this topic as well as this report on legal structures.

· Session 3: Lunch: 12:15-1:30pm, “Impact Lunch” with each person paying $20 to share a great tasting lunch and chance to network too – have run more than a dozen of these in Christchurch, they are described here: https://theseeds.nz/impact-lunches/

· Session 4: 2pm – 3pm: Free session for Entrepreneurs and start-ups: Key things to know when raising money and structuring your start-up for growth.  Sharing in particular about key points in this guide for start-ups:

· Session 5: 3pm – 4pm: Free session on Impact Investing.  Sharing mainly about impact investing and concepts in this recent report written with CSI.  Will also share experience as Chair of Community Finance which has raised more than $40m for social housing in last year described here.

All of these events will take place at The Habitat Hub - address below.

Supported by Social Impact Nelson Tasman, Habitat for Humanity Nelson, Be Collective, Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, Golden Bay/Mohua Affordable Housing Project, Mosaic Community Church. 

Look forward to seeing some of you there! 

Steven

stevenmoe@parryfield.com
021 761 292

Examples of stories from the lunches held in Christchurch

A story of impact, fun to hear!: “At an impact lunch I sat next to am amazing young woman called Bel. We got to talking, shared their stories and decided to share their details. The following weekend we bumped into each other at a charity event and talked about seeing if we could work together on something. Bel was one of the first people I contacted after the events of the 15th of March when I was feeling compelled to make something of an idea for an initiative I had which is now called ‘Giving Seeds of Love’. Since then we have worked together on many aspects of the initiative from setting up the core values, running a workshop for Jane Goodall, handing out Seeded hearts alongside Who is Hussain? at the second school strike for climate, running a workshop and soccer skills session at Al Noor Mosque, to helping at the botanic gardens in order to get the plastic wrappers for the unity artwork. Giving Seeds of Love is a testament to the opportunities that the work that Steven and the Seeds Impact lunches has and what can grow from them.” 
Rebekah Parnham of Krama & Co

Comment by Lan Pham: Thanks so much again for such a wonderful evening with such a great mix of inspiring people! I can honestly say I didn’t know what to expect from the event but I left feeling inspired, re-energised and hopeful for the future (for so many various reasons thanks to the various people I met!). I felt your framing and questions of the evening set it up so well – thank you for the obvious time thought and energy you put into the evening.

And from Jemma Penelope: Thanks for encouraging me along to the dinner. I had a really great time. Aside from the truly brilliant food, I felt the event was special because everyone was so willing to talk about making a change and doing good things and dreaming big dreams. Everyone was so welcoming. It was much easier than a business networking event where you almost feel like ‘on show’. Your event had a beautiful genuine atmosphere which was wonderful. I look forward to the next one!