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The meaning of true charity – 20 April 2018
SAFE to remain on the Charities Register – 20 April 2018
Non-traditional fundraising methods from One Percent Collective pulls in millennials – 12 April 2018
Internal Affairs investigating charity behind bizarre artificial intelligence system – 5 April 2018
Hamilton charity fraudster avoids jail after filing fake tax credits – 5 April 2018
What is a Charity? – 3 April 2018
Rebates scheme benefits charities and business – 22 March 2018
Charities board denies Greenpeace charity status – 21 March 2018
The Charities Registration Board has again declined Greenpeace New Zealand’s application to be registered as a charity, saying the organisation does not advance exclusively charitable purposes. – 21 March 2018
Social media campaigns secure $1million for Kiwi charities – 15 March 2018
‘Comprehensive’ review of Charities Act now underway, minister Peeni Henare says, as calls to change tax treatment of religious charities grow – 7 March 2018 See also
Opinion: The Flying Spaghetti Monster speaks – time to review our religious charity laws – 5 March 2018
Four-Day Working Week Trial – 4 March 2018
Applications open for new member of the Charities Registration Board – 21 February 2018
Two hundred million dollars going unclaimed by Kiwis – 21 February 2018
New Zealand aid charities have zero tolerance for abuse – 20 February 2018
Good in the Hood – Applications now open – 1 February 2018
Social Investment: A New Zealand Policy Experiment (media release) – 30 January 2018
Charity fraudster wrote own ‘thank you’ letters for donations – 24 January 2018
Nonprofits Are Bracing For Facebook’s New News Feed – 18 January 2018 (see also this post on this site)
Warning to NZ Trustees Association Charitable Trust – 17 January 2018 (see also this earlier post on this site) and this comment quoting our principal
Cashless donation system set to help local charities – 9 January 2018
Whangarei Art Museum Trust has reporting exemption revoked – 6 January 2018
Bid to make Whanganui NZ’s social enterprise capital – 3 January 2018
Josie Pagani: Misplaced generosity hampers aid efforts – 2 January 2018
Just So Festival at Kaitoke just two months away – 21 December 2017
Destiny Church to fight Charities Commission in High Court – 20 December 2017
Hype about tinned tomatoes has raised the debate on giving – 19 December 2017
Comments rejecting tinned tomatoes ‘ill-judged’ – 15 December 2017
Supermarket chain makes sure no food goes to waste – 10 December 2017
See also
Destiny Church charities deregistered
Destiny Church charities caught out by 2015 law change – 22 November 2017
Charities Services Update
Beauty plays part in charity – 20 November 2017
A Crowdfunded Chocolate Factory: Let’s Remake the Economy! – 18 November 2017
Bank interested in Whanganui-designed charity app – 11 November 2017
Cause Film Festival calling for submissions – 10 November 2017
Youthquest Kapiti into voluntary liquidation – 3 November 2017
Independent panel to decide whether Destiny Church charities stay tax-free – 2 November 2017
Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) have produced the first in a series of 3-5 minute Internet videos promoting the merits of disabled employees – 1 November 2017
Charities’ funding allocation rules under consideration – 1 November 2017
Governing for good: The joy and pain of not-for-profit governance – 31 October 2017
SafeStack offers free ‘Security Big Day Out’ for Wellington not-for-profits – 31 October 2017 (See also) IRD reviews tax rebates for school donations – 25 October 2017
A new social enterprise sets sights on Christmas – 22 October 2017
Fundraising’s creativity teaches marketers a thing or two – 17 October 2017
Simon Draper: the power of social enterprise – 9 October 2017
Funding is not enough – charities need to empower people – 9 October 2017
Auckland community groups needing financial help get a hand from accounting students – 6 October 2017 <See Also>
Destiny Church confident charities won’t be stripped of tax privileges over late filing – 3 October 2017
Investigation into charity trust supporting Maori King sharpens focus – 30 September 2017
‘Charity companies’ may seek new legal status and tax breaks for social enterprises – 26 September 2017
When charity does more harm than good – 21 September 2017
$1.6m stolen from church to fund gambling habit – 20 September 2017
(Editor’s Note: The final part of the article reads ‘SFO director Julie Read said Papu had full responsibility for the church’s bank accounts. “That authority to record transactions and reconcile bank statements allowed her to manipulate the church’s financial records and disguise her theft. The absence of any segregation of duties or oversight in respect of Ms Papu’s role created the opportunity for her to misappropriate the church’s funds.” ‘
Trustees/Board members of charities and other non-profit organisations must ensure that there are checks and balances in all financial dealing)
How some New Zealand business make billions and pay no tax – 17 september 2017
Family First stripped of charity status – 21 August 2017
Family First To Charities Board – See You Back In Court
Family First launches High Court appeal against being stripped of charitable status – 26 September 2017
Tax refund rejections ‘a bit strange’ – 15 August 2017
Emma Espiner: NZ’s double standard on doing good – 10 August 2017
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Judith Collins – 22 July 2017
No plans to make churches pay tax on business activities – Collins (video) – 22 July 2017
New Zealand is not collecting enough tax – which is widening the income gap between rich and poor, a new report says – 17 July 2017
Destiny Church doing ‘pretty poorly’ in filing annual returns as Charities Services considers new approach – 17 July 2017
Exclusive: Charities watchdog may sharpen teeth as Destiny Church lags with annual financial returns – 17 July 2017
Destiny Church founders move into new ‘resort’ home – 24 October 2017
Popular Thank You campaign is coming to New Zealand – 17 July 2017
“Don’t Panic!” – Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – 14 July 2017
Local Charities Encouraged to Apply for Share of $1 Million – 13 July 2017 The Trusts million dollar fund is back again
Charities look to blockchain to track aid – 12 July 2017
New Zealanders give generously – almost $3 billion a year – but rarely talk about it – 10 July 2017
Brethren charities worth $300m under investigation – 8 July 2017