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“I will never underestimate the art of listening to our community — it has helped us achieve a great deal with a small team in a short time.” — Emilie de Rosenroll, Group CEO, South Island Prosperity Seven years ago, South Island Prosperity Partnership began with just two employees working out of a shared space at Ogden Point. We had a passion for regional economic development and a bold vision from the start, supported by a powerful coalition of 29 public and private stakeholders — municipalities, First Na
Since those Ogden Point days, SIPP has expanded our membership to 70+ and our team has doubled in size in just this last year alone. We’ve also hired three executive directors, launched two new major arms — the Indigenous Prosperity Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) — and earned international awards for our work.
Back then, we couldn’t have imagined where we would be today because we didn’t have a specific end goal in mind — we followed a meaningful process to engage with people to set our future direction. SIPP’s growth has been organic, focusing on emerging needs and opportunities. This has led to a collaboratively-designed model that is achieving genuine impact.
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