Pretty much everyone is online these days so it’s vital you’re making the most of online tools to attract and interact with members. The good people at website developers CustomD have worked alongside a variety of organisations and in doing so have gained some valuable insights on how digital technology Read more
“Social enterprises are businesses with a positive social or environmental impact. They aren’t “business-like” companies. They aren’t charities that make some money. They are businesses, period.” Louise Aitken – the Ākina Foundation. NFP Resource receives a number of enquiries about Social Enterprises (see this earlier post) and it is apparent Read more
From time to time, NFP Resource receives offers (etc) which we feel may be of interest to the NonProfit community. One such offer is detailed below. NFP Resource has no connection with the author or the program. From Jacki Rowles “I have been working with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Read more
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Community Foundations are relatively new in New Zealand, so what are they, and how do they work?
Council funding available for community organisations Rotorua Lakes Council is encouraging not-for-profit community groups to apply for the next round of community grants and partnership agreements. These funds are available once every three years and provide recipients with guaranteed annual funding for three years. Community grants are for small to Read more
April 10 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the loss of TEV WAHINE at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. The Auckland Seafarers Centre is holding a commemorative service in their chapel at 11.30am <details> and in Wellington the Wahine 50 Trust is holding a number of events commencing with a Read more
Here at NFP Resource, we are always on the lookout for useful and interesting articles which we believe will be of help to the Nonprofit community. One that came across our desk recently was entitled: “Choices, Future & Communities: An honest reflection on the role of the Board in modern Read more
The results of a survey of 385 not-for-profit organisations in Australia and New Zealand identified a significant under-investment in IT, with many organisations using systems that aren’t working well enough to provide efficient services. Highlights from the survey include: Each year, non-profits spend $3,400 per full time employee on digital Read more
There has been a lot of discussion about recent changes to the news feed on Facebook. We have received a number of enquiries about this subject and how the changes may affect non-profit groups such as charities. As none of us can be classed as FB experts, we have been researching Read more
The CAGTR (Centre for Governance Accounting and Taxation Research, Victoria University, Wellington) in association with the XRB are running a Seminar on Thursday, 8 February 2018 from 5.30 – 7.00pm. The seminar is entitled: “Not-For-Profit Accounting: The International Challenge – New Zealand’s Response” “International constituents have, for many years, been Read more
UPDATED A question frequently asked is “how many charities are there in NZ?” The enquirer is usually using the term ‘charity’ to include all manner of non-profit entities and it appears that no-one knows the answer for certain! The Charities Services website shows an updated count of the number of registered Read more