THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED RSM Hayes Audit have announced a seminar on forthcoming changes for Incorporated Societies. The seminars are being held on 31 March 2015 in Auckland and 1 April in Wellington and are principally aimed at National Organisations although a review of the announcement indicates that the seminar Read more…
Readers may be interested in a book which looks at the management and governance of non-profits from a New Zealand perspective. The authors’ website – http://www.cgotransitions.co.nz/ – states: “Until now, there hasn’t been much New Zealand-specific literature available about the management, governance and leadership of not-for-profits. Stepping Through Transitions uses non-technical language Read more…
The NZ Association Resource Centre (NZARC) has recently published an article entitled “Board Recruitment Do’s and Don’ts” which contains good advice in the thorny issue of selecting members for your board, trust etc. <read it here>
An August 2014 decision by the Supreme Court has developed the law on what may qualify as a charitable purpose. The Department of Internal Affairs’ – Charities Services and the independent Charities Registration Board have reviewed their approach to assessing applications for registration in the light of the Supreme Court’s recent Read more…
Reporting workshops announced New reporting requirements for registered charities become mandatory from 1 April 2015. (See full details on the DIA Charities Services website here (updated 2 April 2015)) See also Helpful videos and booklet for Tier 4 charities (updated 12 April 2015) Building on the successful workshops held last year, DIA Charities Services is Read more…
We are a registered charity. When and where should our Charity Number be used? Your registration number (in the form CC12345) should be shown at least on letterheads, brochures, donation forms and anything which can be construed as seeking or accounting for funds. Charities Services recently published this advice: “Every registered Read more…
Searching for information on the new accounting requirements for Registered NZ Charities? Try these posts on this site: Helpful Videos New Statutory audit and review requirements Workshops in 2015
Charities Services have issued the following Alert: Two or more overdue Annual Returns? You are at risk of being removed from the Charities Register [Charities Services] have recently sent notices to charities that haven’t filed two or more Annual Returns – even after being sent overdue notices and reminders – to Read more…
Recent changes to the Charities Act 2005 create statutory audit and review requirements for medium and large Registered Charities from 1 April 2015. Read the full post on the Charities Services website Helpful videos and booklet for Tier 4 charities
Q: I am trying to determine if a non-profit is registered. Is there a list of ‘official’ not for profit organisations? A: There is no complete list of non-profit organisations in NZ. Not all non-profits are formally registered with a government department (and not all not for profit groups have to Read more…
Legacy consultant Richard Radcliffe tells delegates at the International Fundraising Congress that most charities ask people in their late 60’s for gifts, but wealthier people tend to make their wills a decade earlier .. <Read full article from Third Sector website>
Charities Services has produced three short videos about the new reporting standards for Tier 4 charities — that is, charities with annual operating payments under $125,000. The videos are based on workshops that began in early March and which will run until early June to help registered charities understand how to apply Read more…