We have frequently been called upon to assist small charities who are struggling with the complexity of the XRB reporting format required to comply with the DIA Charities Annual Report. A Tier 4 charity is one which: has annual operating payments under $125,000 has no public accountability uses cash based Read more…
We recently came across a Kiwi-led social enterprise offering a digital service that provides a quick and effortless way for your donors to access donation rebate funds. Although we have no personal experience with the service offered, we feel it may be worth at least investigating! “Through Supergenerous, your donors Read more…
Thanks to Barry Baker of Grant Thornton who has provided information about a new guide entitled “Your Guide to creating a Plain English NFP Reserves Policy” Not for Profit organisations need reserves to fund organisational change and improvements, and to provide a buffer for potential events that will adversely affect Read more…
APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED. This post is retained for reference Are you part of a Hamilton-based not-for-profit community organisation? Applications are now open for Hamilton City Council’s Single-Year Community Grants. If your organisation needs a bit of extra funding to keep up the mahi, make sure you get your application Read more…
This is an updated version of an earlier post Q: I would be grateful for information about any legal requirements that must be met with respect to the period of time that a trust must retain any documents, such as minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence, etc A: We visited Read more…
This year Catapult is delighted to be offering some scholarships to the Not for Profit sector on the 2022 Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP). This programme gives you the skills, confidence and connections for your organisation, community and planet to thrive now and into the future. Australasia’s most comprehensive sustainability leadership Read more…
Guest Post – By Barry Baker, Partner, GrantThornton NZ In my line of work, I have come to realise most people feel more comfortable and confident talking about illness and medical conditions than they do about finance and accounting matters. I also know that my chosen profession has a poor Read more…
In October the Council for International Development (CID) released its annual survey of the aid sector. According to the report, New Zealanders contributed $196million to aid charities in 2020-2021. This is less than the high of $215million in 2016 but similar to the amount given in the year before Covid. Read more…
NFP Resource was recently asked for advice about CRM Systems. We asked Megan Cunningham-Adams of Onion CRM , an expert in this area, to help us: Finding a good CRM system for your charity or NFP is more important than ever in these challenging business times, especially as our teams Read more…
Steven Moe has published a series of essays ‘reimagining better businesses’. A number of the essays espouse principles related to non-profit management and government. It is available as a free download and audiobook and can be purchased as a printed book. (click on the image for more details) “Using Law, Read more…
There is a vast resource of on-line courses and training available for nonprofits here in New Zealand. We feature a number of them here. An amazing number of podcasts are available on the internet with content for nonprofits, mainly from overseas but some also from NZ. We have been listening Read more…