We’re comms people volunteering our time to help community organisations communicate better.
From communications directors to recent graduates, we’re experts in writing, editing, social media, web usability, strategy, internal communications, media, stakeholder relations, marketing communications, change communications, branding and more.
Some of us work full-time, others part-time. Some of us contract, some of us are studying. Others are taking a career break or at home with kids. One thing we have in common is that we all want to give some of our time – even just a little – to help boost the efforts of the amazing organisations working in our communities.
You can see a list some of our volunteers in Collective good and more on the work they’ve done in Case studies.
Getting to the heart of the matter…
Our vision:
Connected communities for a stronger Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our mission:
Volunteering our skills and time to help the community sector communicate more effectively.
Our values:
Give a boost | Step up | Keep it simple | Have fun
Founders, trustees and matchmakers
Gail Marshall and Sue McCabe set up the Community Comms Collective in Wellington in 2013, hoping to harness the generosity of communications people and achieve more than they could through their individual efforts. They are the founding trustees of the Community Comms Collective Charitable Trust. In 2017, Louise Lum, who founded the collective’s website usability service, joined the Trust Board, along with Lynne Le Gros in 2023.
We’ve been 100 per cent volunteer-led and operated since we started in 2013 and are a registered charity. Day to day, our services are managed by a team of volunteers who match make and organise our workshops.