(Updated) In our discussions with those thinking about establishing a not-for-profit organization, it is apparent that there is still a lot of confusion about the terms ‘non-profit’, ‘not for profit’ etc. The various terms are used imprecisely and interchangeably, though the term ‘Registered Charity’ is used to refer to an organisation Read more…
Silos or Jigsaws? Ian Leader, MD of Local Works Ltd recently wrote a thoughtful article which we are pleased to share here … “Thinking about society as a jigsaw of interconnected players, rather than a series of silos, changes the frame and focus for relationships between business and community. In silo mode, Read more…
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…
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…
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…
Can online systems really make a difference to the efficiency of grant-making organisations? Website developers CustomD believe so! A website and state-of-the-art online application form and review system was recently developed by the company for Inspire Foundation. CustomD say that “in doing this project they have noticed that by Read more…
DIA Charities Services advise that under the new reporting standards, Tier 3 and Tier 4 charities are required to produce a Performance Report every year as part of the Annual Return process. Charities Services advise that they are holding a series of webinars for Tier 3 and Tier 4 charities which Read more…
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…