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  1. Costs that can’t be funded

    The types of costs that can't be funded include: ongoing administration and service costs (such as salaries) that aren’t related to a specific project travel for individuals or groups to attend events, presentations or shows outside t...
  2. Advising applicants and receiving applications

    The Application Form You must post the CCS Application Guide and CCS Application Form on your website, and send it out to any applicants who ask for it.  You will have to adapt the CCS Application Form, eg inserting your logo, contact details, c...
  3. Options for managing the assessment process

    You have three options for managing the administration of the Creative Communities Scheme: Doing it “in-house” – You can administer the scheme itself. Using a third party – You can contract a community arts council or other suitably qualif...
  4. Record-keeping by local councils

    All councils are subject to the Public Records Act 2005. CCS records should be kept according to your council’s Retention and Disposal Schedule. You will need to discuss this with your council’s information manager. The records that will need to be...
  5. CCS Administrators Guide

    This online guide is designed to support local administrators of the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS). This online guide is exactly the same as the pdf version, which can you download here: > >  CCS Administrator Guide 2016-19 Updated June 2017...
  6. Glossary - General terms

    Arts: all forms of creative and interpretative expression (from the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014, section 4). Artform: one of various forms of arts practice. Community: a community may be based around a place, a cultural...
  7. Glossary - Arts activities

    Craft/Object art: includes traditional and contemporary applied arts practices of all the peoples of Aotearoa/ New Zealand, including Māori and Pasifika peoples and the diverse cultures of people living in Aotearoa/ New Zealand today. Genres inclu...
  8. CCS Assessors Guide

    This guide outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) assessment committees. This online guide is exactly the same as the pdf version, which can you download here: > >  CCS Assessors Guide 2016-19 Up...
  9. Reporting

    All CCS administrators are required to file a report within 8 weeks of the closing date of each local funding round.  This report captures key information about each application and allows you to update us on which projects have been success...