OutLine Aotearoa

Please join us in welcoming Zoe Findlay into the Volunteer Coordinator role at OutLine Aotearoa! Zoe first joined the OutLine whānau in 2023 as our Fundraising and Finance Coordinator. With their strong interest in community work and rainbow mental health, they were a natural fit to move into the Volunteer Coordinator role when it became available this year. As Volunteer Coordinator, Zoe is responsible for training and providing ongoing supervision and support to our amazing phone and chat support service volunteers. Zoe is a nonbinary person with a background in outdoor education, youth development, advocacy and management. They have lived in Taupō and Tāmaki Makaurau, and currently live in Ōtautahi. In their spare time, Zoe is active, mostly mountain biking and running. To learn more about volunteering at OutLine, please visit https://lnkd.in/gfdJZKF Or to make a donation to support our mahi, visit www.outline.org.nz/donate

At OutLine Aotearoa, we’re committed to celebrating queer excellence and uplifting Rainbow, Takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ voices. That’s why we thrilled to announce that Jenn Tamati has been appointed as our new Operations Manager – a role that will be vital as we undertake changes to the way we uphold our values and deliver support services to our communities. Jenn joined OutLine in 2021 as our first fulltime Volunteer Coordinator. In that role, Jenn was pivotal in bringing volunteer training in-house, as well as strengthening our processes and volunteer supervision. As Operations Manager, Jenn brings a compassionate approach to supporting our kaimahi and the day-to-day running of OutLine. Her attention to detail, passion for statistics, and people-centred leadership will be invaluable as OutLine goes through its current period of significant growth and change. Jenn (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino o Te Arawa) has a long history of volunteer work, and pursued studies in Psychology and Politics. They live in Tāmaki Makaurau and have previously lived in Poland, Germany and Ireland. When not in the OutLine offices, catch Jenn sipping coffees on Karangahape Road or selecting tunes on the airwaves of 95bFM. Please join us in congratulating Jenn on the well-deserved promotion and wishing her all the best in her new role!

WE ARE HIRING 🌈🚀

Yesterday was the end of an era for OutLine Aotearoa, as we said haere rā to our contract counselling team. OutLine has been providing Rainbow specialist counselling services to our communities for the better part of a decade. However, we recently decided to put this service on hold while we work on bringing counselling in-house as a core service. OutLine’s contract counselling service was established by Hayden Oswin, who remained a pillar of the service to its end. We thank Hayden for his years of service and wish him all the best. We’d also like to say a huge thank you and haere rā to the rest of the contract counselling team – Tommy Hamilton, Jacqui Ivankovich, Tabby Besley, Olivia Campbell and Vicky Clothier. OutLine is excited to be bringing our Rainbow specialist counselling service in-house, and we look forward to sharing updates as we get the new service up and running. We appreciate the pause in service may be difficult for our communities, and we thank you for your patience. To learn more about why we’re making these changes, and where to find help in the meantime, visit https://lnkd.in/gKiD86UW

Striding with pride 🌈 Yesterday staff, friends, allies, and Pride folks from Bank of New Zealand, ASB Bank, The Co-operative Bank, Kiwibank, and Westpac New Zealand joined together for a 21-minute walk to support Sweat with Pride Aotearoa. These walking events took place right across the country, and were an opportunity to show solidarity and collective care for our vibrant Pride communities. We’re proud to be in a banking sector that embraces diversity and inclusion. Sweat with Pride’s fundraising supports organisations like Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, RainbowYOUTH, OutLine Aotearoa, and InsideOUT Kōaro. They do amazing mahi for the Pride community, including counselling, education, advocacy, and peer support. Our walk together symbolised our collective support for our rainbow friends, family, and colleagues. 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

Walking together with Pride 🌈💚 Our Kiwibank kaimahi joined forces with ASB Bank, Bank of New Zealand, Westpac New Zealand and The Co-operative Bank teams this week to support Sweat with Pride.   The walking events throughout NZ were a show of support across our industry, and we’re incredibly proud to be in a banking sector that embraces diversity and inclusion.   Fundraising efforts for Sweat with Pride directly support the health and wellbeing of our Kiwi Rainbow and Takatāpui communities through the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, RainbowYOUTH, OutLine Aotearoa, and InsideOUT. 💚 #ThisIsKiwi #SweatWithPride

I’ve just finished my third week of Sweat With Pride, which only leaves just over one more week - and what a week this one was! This is totally beyond me, but I've managed to so far raise an incredible $3947! Out of over 4300 competitors across New Zealand, I'm sitting at top 6 on the main leaderboard. It's honestly been very overwhelming for me - I didn't go into this thinking I could achieve that. Like so many in our rainbow communities, I haven't always had a lot of support in my own life, and times where I have been totally alone. I don't like talking about it because I still get scared of being seen as lesser, weaker, broken, not good enough - all of those intrusive thoughts and fears many of us face. It's a pretty grim reality sometimes, and many of us, very sadly, still don't have it great. Pride Month in particular is about being proud of who we are, and that's because the world has continuously told us we shouldn't be. The support I've had around me while I've been raising money for my own communities has been so phenomenal, from both others in my communities and allies. I feel my absolute strongest when I'm surrounded by others who believe in me and celebrate me, and I can use that strength to make change. I want a world where we can all be proud of who we are, and truly believe in ourselves. I want a world where everybody is celebrated for their differences, unique strengths and perspectives, and nobody has to compromise their identity. That goes beyond just our rainbow communities too. Thanks again Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, RainbowYOUTH, OutLine Aotearoa, and InsideOUT Kōaro - your mahi inspires me and so many others. Thanks so much to everyone who has donated too - this cause is so important to me, and can really change lives for many in the LGBTTQIA+ communities. You're making a difference! This isn't really a post to ask for donations either, but you are more than welcome to! I'm doing pretty intensive exercise until the end of June. https://lnkd.in/gTbQ99Y9

The power of celebrating together!🌈💚 Yesterday, the Pride network group & the Allies across Kiwibank ASB Bank Bank of New Zealand Westpac New Zealand and The Co-operative Bank joined forces and walked together to support Sweat with Pride Aotearoa!! 🏳🌈🏳️⚧️ Funds raised through Sweat with Pride supports health and well-being services provided to rainbow and Takatāpui communities via RainbowYOUTH , Burnett Foundation Aotearoa , OutLine Aotearoa & InsideOUT Kōaro !! Massive thank you to Rebecca Powell for bringing all of us bank folks together for this great cause! 🙌 And big thank you to Hayley Beattie Claudia Cook (She/Her) Jared Pilkington-Flinn Heather Meredith Michelle Huang for your involvement in the discussions leading upto the day! 🎉 #BetterTogether #Thisisus #SweatwithPride Pics credits: Fabulous Kel Neighbours!! 💚

I had the pleasure of organising and being part of two Sweat With Pride Events at Salesforce Aotearoa / New Zealand today. We started the day with a Boxing class run by Coach Tristan Mondala. And then there was a small but mighty crew who braved the wind, rain and a few crazy drivers for a midday hīkoi along the waterfront in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. This concludes the planned events from Salesforce Aotearoa / New Zealand for Sweat With Pride 2024. I am proud of how everyone across the motu who has embraced this volunteering and fundraising effort for another year. Whether it is the people sweating, those who have donated, those who have amplified the message, or those who have been active allies to the LGBTQIA+ communities in Aotearoa / New Zealand. There is still time to take part in Sweat With Pride. Feel free to donate to Salesforce Aotearoa / New Zealand, or any other individual, team, or workplace, and support the hard work of the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa. If you want to support the Salesforce Aotearoa / New Zealand Team then head to: https://lnkd.in/g_dPiqSx The Burnett Foundation Aotearoa provides tests, free counselling, HIV prevention & research. They aim to prevent HIV transmission, reduce stigma, and maximise people's wellbeing. Sweat With Pride is a fundraiser for the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa which also funds projects in partnership with RainbowYOUTH, OutLine Aotearoa, and InsideOUT to improve the mental and physical health of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s Rainbow communities! Rudian Ahmad Chris Penney Tim Penton Nikki Bruschi Thandi K. Peadar Collins Emma Becker Renee Hinson Kimberley Gough Anirudh Maniath Daphne Liang Hamish Miles

“It was our aim this year to make the Sweat with Pride Aotearoa top 10 workplace leaderboard and raise at least $10,000. With pride month 2024 almost over, I feel proud knowing we’ve achieved both these goals. This is our third year taking part in Sweat with Pride and it's really built a stronger sense of whanaungatanga for our Rainbow Network. It’s been inspiring to see the team get creative with their fundraising and have a bit of fun and healthy competition! Being Rainbow Tick certified and having the full support of Tower to awhi events like Sweat with Pride in Aotearoa and across the Pacific, shows that our business genuinely cares about making a difference in our communities. As an employee, it allows me to feel safe being my true, colourful self at work. I hope that it inspires others to feel the same. Happy Pride Month from the Tower team, to yours!” – Tower People & Culture Consultant Dylan Somerville. 🌈 Pictured from left: Kirstie Taplin, Dylan, Sage Tugaga and Chloe Spyksma, after yesterday’s Zumba Sweat with Pride fundraiser at Tower’s head office🌈 #TowerNZ #TowerPacific #Pridemonth24 #sweatwithpride #insurance Burnett Foundation Aotearoa RainbowYOUTH OutLine Aotearoa InsideOUT 🌈