Welcome to Leading Change, the platform for community activist Becs Amundsen!
As a passionate and relentless advocate for positive change in the community, Becs is committed to inspiring and empowering others to create a better world.
Whether through her work as a community organiser, her volunteer activities, or her advocacy efforts, Becs is always looking for new and innovative ways to make a difference.
In time on the Leading Change website, you’ll find resources, tools and inspiration to help you make change in your community. From inspiring blog posts and videos to in-depth guides and actionable tips, this site will be your go-to source for everything you need to know about leading change. Whether you’re a seasoned activist or just starting out, this website will help you develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to create real, lasting change.

Becs skills and experience include:

• • community engagement specialist with over ten years of experience in mobilizing and empowering communities to drive sustainable change
  • a deep understanding of community-led development principles and a passion for community-based solutions
  • a proven track record of facilitating meaningful and impactful engagement with diverse communities
  • strong interpersonal skills and leadership abilities enable me to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and drive collaborative initiatives that result in positive outcomes for communities
  • advocate for participatory democracy to give citizens a greater voice in the political process and increase civic engagement and political empowerment for citizens
  • experienced in both local government and community governance and able to navigate successfully between the two
  • many years experience in community governance, leadership and strategic planning
  • experienced facilitator 
    

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Becs’ approach starts with community and people at the centre. She has a deep understanding of community and uses that understanding to bridge the gap with other sectors. Navigating these different paradigms is a skill Becs has developed through her years of experience and is underpinned by her study of social anthropology. Becs guiding principles include authenticity, leading by example, being relentless in the pursuit of making a difference, and valuing people and relationships so communities reach their full potential. She believes that anything is possible with the right approach and attitude, and is committed to finding solutions to complex problems. Leading change is what she does.

Through her company TASK Becs can support community organisations, local government, business and communication teams with a range of services.

With nine years experience as an elected member for the Invercargill City Council including 2.5 years as Deputy Mayor and a decade plus working in the community sector she has a deep understanding of both bureaucracy and community. This gives her a unique insight into the workings of both sides which informs the work she does.

Becs’ unique experience and expertise make her well placed to be able to support community organisations with any of their organisational and planning needs.

These services include:

• • Developing and understanding community leadership in a bureaucratic world
  • Specialised NFP workshops on good governance
  • Facilitating strategic vision development and planning
  • How to be a great organisation including troubleshooting
  • Community engagement assessment, planning, training, implementation, advice and facilitation
  • Research, desktop reviews and feasibility studies
  • Navigating local government and bureaucracy workshop
  • Community-led development training, planning, implementation and advice
  • Mentoring support

TASK provides a range of services to ensure your business understand and respond to the community sector to build successful relationships. This is becoming more and more important as decision making and direction is being led by communities at the flaxroots, rather than the top down.

If you have a project you would like community feedback on, or you want to understand the community sector and how it is different from your way of operating, or you want to hear from the community and get their input, or you want to work out how to work alongside the community, then Becs’ unique set of skills and understanding are what you need.

How we can help you:

• • Workshop on understanding community leadership and governance
  • Training in community engagement
  • Developing community engagement plans and implementing them
  • Assessment of engagement plans
  • Facilitation of community engagement
  • Working alongside your communications team to ensure engagement is genuine and effective
  • Unpacking community-led development and what it means for your organization
  • Navigating community and bureaucracy

For Comms Teams & Companies:

There is strong alignment between communications and community engagement. However there are specialist elements to community engagement that can easily be overlooked that effect its success. Rebecca Amundsen is a specialist in community engagement with a range of skills and experience to support and work alongside your communications team or organisation to undertake successful and genuine community engagement.

We can help you to:

• • Develop a comprehensive community engagement plan
  • Assess your community engagement plan and provide advice
  • Provide training in community engagement including unpacking community and bureaucracy
  • Work alongside you to undertake successful and genuine community engagement

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Becs has a Certificate in Public Participation (IAP2) but also has years of experience working with and engaging communities of all kinds. Her experience in local government means she has a unique skill set to ensure genuine and effective community engagement.

We invite you to contact us by email at rebecca.amundsen@leadingchange.co.nz to find out more about our services and how we can help you to make a positive impact in your community. If you have any questions or would like to discuss your requirements, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Leading Change starts with Task Consulting. Let us help you to make a difference.