OfficeMax is donating more than 200,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to charities across New Zealand ahead of the cold and flu season, equal to more than $1.9 million at retail value and the equivalent of 115 metric tonnes. What began Read more…
Charities Services will be holding financial reporting clinics in Auckland on the 23rd and 24th of June. You are invited to come and talk to their accountants who will be available to answer questions you may have about: Performance Reports Read more…
Not-for-profit Focus There are many small non-profits of various types which impress us here at NFP Resource. In this series we feature some of them. NFP Resource recently encountered a charity whose principal purpose is to help other charities. As Read more…
PwC On Board is a programme which “encourages our partners and staff to seek opportunities … to use their professional skills to give back to the community, broaden their governance knowledge and networks and contribute towards building more sustainable organisations Read more…
Update May 2021 Banks phasing out cheques: Final dates that cheques will be accepted: ANZ – 31 May Cooperative Bank – 1 June TSB – 25 June WESTPAC – 25 June RABOBANK – 25 June BNZ – 30 Read more…
Updated 19 May 2021 Garth Rowland-Foreman, a Director of LEAD, has penned a detailed and useful blog on the LEAD website “A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE NEW INCORPORATED SOCIETIES BILL” . The blog post commences: “At the risk of sounding Read more…
You may be thoroughly sick of hearing about climate change in the media. You may be deep into the issue and have already devoured and be planning to comment on the Climate Change Commission’s recent report. You may be underway Read more…
Applications for the NZ Post community programme are now live! Applications are being accepted until 5pm on the 30th of April 2021 Through this programme, NZ Post will be giving away up to 34,000 free deliveries (worth roughly $240,000) to around ten organisations working on projects to improve Read more…
Updated 13 April 2021 DIA Charities advise that “Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) is resuming targeted engagement with the charitable sector and other interested parties to inform advice to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Read more…
The Incorporated Societies Bill had its first reading on 6 April and has been referred to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee. Submissions are called for: Incorporated Societies Bill – New Zealand Parliament (www.parliament.nz) and close on 28 May Read more…
Charities in New Zealand – A Legal Handbook ParryField Lawyers are active in the non-profit sector and have recently published a legal handbook for charities. The handbook has sections on: Establishing your charity Operating Your charity Other legal issues Appendices Read more…
Applications for Catapult Community Leaders Scholarship now open How do you create a bold and exciting vision for your not for profit? How do you align and inspire people to that vision? How do you influence people within and outside your Read more…