The Harvest Basket: Sharing Impact

What this means

Like a basket full of harvested kai, social impact is meant to be shared. This isn’t just about ticking off a report—it’s about telling stories that honour people, reflect values, and make your work visible in ways that connect.

Sharing impact is how we inspire, build trust, and invite others to be part of the journey.

Why it matters

• Brings your mahi to life for communities, partners, and funders
• Helps others learn from your experience
• Strengthens relationships and accountability
• Shows care for the people and places you’re working with

Key questions to reflect on

• Who are we sharing our impact with—and why?
• Are our stories authentic, respectful, and strengths-based?
• Are we using language and formats that people can connect with?
• How can we celebrate and share success, not just report it?
• What stories reveal how people’s lives are changing in ways that numbers might miss?

Practical tips

• Use a mix of formats: visual, written, spoken, creative
• Highlight community voices—not just organisational results
• Share challenges and learning—not just polished wins
• Align reporting with cultural values and lived realities

Resources

Check out the Toolshed for more practical tools

Links to examples

📎 The Aunties Impact Report The Aunties offer essentials like beds and clothing, but their deeper impact is relational—restoring dignity and supporting women and whānau to rebuild their lives. Through community-led storytelling, they show transformation as a shared journey of care, healing, and strength.

For guidance on how to apply visual storytelling methods, check out

📎 Inspiring Communities’ Learning & Adapting Toolkit.

📎 Local food rescue organisation Kaibosh used this visual to sum up their activities and outputs as part of their Annual reviews – Kaibosh Food Rescue

📎 Rātā Rangatahi — Common Unity produced a 60-second video featuring a participant explaining how your programme made a difference in their life, which can be incredibly powerful for social media.

Telling your impact story connects hearts, minds, and communities.