Charities Services publish a series of blogs. The first dealt with Conflicts of Interest and Related Parties, the second looks at Conflicts of Interest in more detail. Follow the links above to read them on the Charities Services website.
(Press release 4 April 2017) New Zealand tech startup Donation Manager is launching software which slashes the end-of-financial-year administrative burden for charities. The cloud-based software launches tomorrow (April 5th) and can save charities thousands of bookkeeping hours every year. It’s been designed by former Xero employees and integrates seamlessly with Read more
Governance New Zealand advise that Nominations for the 2017 Women in Governance Awards have been extended and now close 18 April “The national Women in Governance Awards programme recognises and celebrates innovation, excellence, creativity and commitment to diversity by both organisations and individuals.” Announcement of the winners will be made at Read more
“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
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
LIANZA (Library and Information Services Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) is running a series of social media classes around the country. Member rates (see below) are offered to those who work for NFP’s. For details email ju***@********rg.nz Event details including dates / locations: http://lianza.org.nz/event/social-media-dk Social Media Fundamentals Presentation (maximum 40 Read more
Oxfam has claimed that the world spends three times as much on ice cream as it does on humanitarian aid. Can this be true? The BBC Programme “More or Less” investigates the veracity of this claim. Listen to the podcast here
“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
An article published in the Better Board website poses the above question. The article by Brodie Woodland “starts: “As a board, the time spent together in meetings is scarce and managing it well is important for your productivity, director engagement and governance effectiveness. You only have a few hours together a Read more
“To celebrate Infoxchange’s recent expansion in Auckland, TechSoup New Zealand are partnering with them as they offer Auckland-based not-for-profit organisations a free hour of strategic IT advice … ” Open only to NFPs based in Auckland and only available until 28 October 2016 <Details>
Our consultant recently tried to download a charity’s constitution (in pdf format) from the DIA Charities Services website. The document was unreadable:This problem had not previously been experienced and pdf’s from other sources (including government websites) download without any problems. The problem was repeatable on a smartphone and a laptop running Read more
The publishing of the press release on this page does not represent endorsement (or otherwise) of any views expressed. The copyright of the publisher and sites to which we link is acknowledged. NFPs’ funding concerns increase: report Grant Thornton Press Release: 26 July 2016 The Not for Profit sector in Read more