Administration
What is a Community Foundation?
Community Foundations are relatively new in New Zealand, so what are they, and how do they work?
Accounting
Donee organisations and application of funds overseas
Until now, non-profit organisations which have donee status with the IRD (where receipts for donations made to the organisation can be claimed for tax credits) have been permitted to expend up to 50% of their funds overseas. (Some organisations such as World Vision or Mercy Ships NZ have legislated approval Read more…
Administration
Do YOU spam?
Following some suggestions and requests, Not-for-profit recently commenced a monthly newsletter. One of the questions that we asked was how widely we should go in adding email addresses to the distribution. We get a large amount of spam and know how much time it takes to weed out and delete (our Read more…
Accounting
Free Accounting Mentoring
In a recent update, ANCAD (Auckland North Community and Development), advise that in partnership with the School of Accountancy at Massey University, ANCAD is developing a new FREE initiative to support local charities and other not-for-profit organisations in Auckland with their accounting needs. This initiative, Community Accounting, involves providing free accounting mentoring, Read more…
Accounting
Global Trends in Giving Report
The 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is now available. The first edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report is now available. Stated as being “An annual report that examines the impact of technology, gender, generation, and ideology upon giving worldwide” the report is produced by Nonprofit Tech for Read more…
Accounting
Free accounting assistance for registered charities in your area
This offer has now closed. See this allied post
Administration
Charities Services webinar: Introduction to the Statement of Service Performance
“The Statement of Service Performance is a non-financial statement required under the new financial reporting standards and it’s important that you know how to use it well. In this webinar we will explain: · how to make the Statement of Service Performance work for your charity; · what outputs and outcomes are; and · how you can use the Read more…
Administration
How are Charities going with the New Accounting Requirements?
Craig Fisher, RSM Chairman, is a frequent commentator on non-profit matters. Following recent comment from DIA Charities and others about how NZ not for profits are coping with the new standards, Craig has provided a detailed and though-provoking comment. Entitled “How are Charities going with the New Accounting Requirements? And what Read more…
Administration
Beyond the Sausage Sizzle: Five Fundraising Tips For Kiwi Charities
“One of the best things about New Zealand is the generosity and egalitarian spirit of our people. New Zealand is the second most charitable country in the world, according to a recent report by the Charities Aid Foundation. Around 400,000 New Zealanders give in some way every week, with more than Read more…
Administration
Concerned about complying with new XRB Accounting standards?
(Submitted Content) (Note: prices were as current at time of submission) With the recent introduction of accounting standards by the XRB many Not for Profits may be struggling to comply and the end of the financial year is fast approaching. As a proud sponsor of Mercy Ships NZ, Inspired Org Read more…
Administration
Opportunity Shops – New Accounting Standards …
RSM Hayes Audit have recently published an article looking at some of the accounting complexities that organisations running Opportunity Shops may experience under the new Financial Reporting Standards. How do you account for donated goods under the new standard? Using the difference between accounting for a donated new car (where the Read more…
Audits and Finance
FINZ – 360 Degree Not-for-Profit Training Days 2015
THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED View calendar of fundraising events for 2016 These Training Days aim to help smaller nonprofits and community organisations with limited budgets up-skill at a highly affordable rate. “These one-day events will help you learn the essentials of nonprofit knowledge necessary to perform your job Read more…