What can you do to help trigger a course change?
Many hands make light work.
Proverb
Page sections:
- Help establish an organisation to facilitate and coordinate the action plan
- Help develop collaborations and ideas for quickly mobilising Team Humanity
- Acknowledgements
Note: This manifesto page will be updated as phases progress.
| Phase | Planned period |
|---|---|
| Pre-establishment | Completion of the Manifesto during November 2025 |
| Establishment (including legal registration as a charitable organisation) | Approximately three months (subject to establishment funding) |
| Operational | To be determined |
1. Help establish an organisation to facilitate and coordinate the action plan
Thank you for your interest in supporting this bold public-good initiative.
Five ways you can help during the pre-establishment phase
| How you can help | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Register for update notifications | Click here to go to a secure Typeform page where you can enter your name and email address. |
| Notify others about the initiative | Share this website address: samepagefoundation.org. |
| Review the 90-day organisation establishment program to determine if you can help | See directly below this table. |
| Let Simon know you want to help | Let me know by email or by messaging me through LinkedIn. In addition to the tasks listed in the three Target outcomes tables below, I also need help with: – visual design, graphics – translating the manifesto – initial fundraising – securing a physical space in Auckland |
| Help Simon financially | See the personal note at the bottom of this page. |
Target outcomes for the 90-day organisation establishment program
Please review the target outcomes and associated tasks below. If you can help with any element of this program of work, please let Simon know by email.
| Enable and gain funding |
|---|
| Establish the Same Page Foundation in New Zealand as a global charitable organisation so it can seek philanthropic funding* |
| Complete basic organisation and identity design |
| Complete a basic website design and build* |
| Secure at least six months of funding |
* Organisations have already been identified to perform these two key tasks
| Gain capability and develop strategy |
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| Identify and recruit trustees and establishment staff (or shared or seconded resources) to perform critical strategic planning for: – fundraising – collaborations – governance – technology needs and partnerships – social media – making it easy for anyone to help grow the movement |
| Attract and engage establishment volunteers |
| Start collaborating |
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| Engage with already-identified organisations and individuals |
| Review and process feedback, ideas, and collaboration proposals |
| Begin the C1 Mobilise Team Humanity collaboration by producing a preliminary design for the global membership campaign |
2. Help develop collaborations and ideas for quickly mobilising Team Humanity
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3. Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge an outstanding group of people who are already playing their part. I am immensely grateful for their efforts.
- My deeply supportive (and patient!) family and closest confidantes (Ana L, David E, Jeroen tB, Mark D, and Michael J)
- Chris Wolf and Lucy Player from UK web design firm Made for the World, who have set up and hosted this web site
- Gareth Hughes from the exemplary change-making organisation Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa (WEAll Aotearoa), who has provided invaluable counsel and encouragement
- Steven Moe from New Zealand law firm Parry Field Lawyers, who has already provided invaluable advice about the legal establishment of the proposed Same Page Foundation
If you are considering helping Simon financially
A personal message from Same Page creator, Simon Hertnon
Photo credit: Sean D’Souza
Like so many people who are dedicated to helping society, asking for help is something I struggle with. However, after three years working on this vital initiative alone and without funding, I need help.
MY GIVEALITTLE PAGE
Now that the manifesto summary (on the homepage) provides something of value for me to share, I have setup a Givealittle page to enable others to support my work to complete the full manifesto.
If you’re thinking a small contribution won’t make a difference, I can assure you it will. Firstly, a bunch of $5 donations add up. But most importantly (because I will see this through, no matter the cost) every donation tells me I am not doing this on my own.
🙏
Important note: The above is a personal fundraising campaign. Fundraising for the proposed charitable organisation will begin as soon as the manifesto is complete, through a pledge-style campaign to raise NZ$10,000 to fund legal registration as a charity. This registration is needed to enable sustainable philanthropic funding.
Notifications
If you haven’t already, you can easily sign-up for announcements and publication notifications. Just click the Notify me button on the homepage.