(Updated) We were recently asked about the best way to manage conflicts of interest in a non-profit Board. The DIA Charities website has a helpful post on the subject including a template for a Conflict of Interest register. The post defines a conflict of interest as “any situation where a person’s Read more
Charities Services will be holding financial reporting clinics in Auckland on the 23rd and 24th of June. You are invited to come and talk to their accountants who will be available to answer questions you may have about: Performance Reports Financial Statements Audit requirements for your charity There are two Read more
Updated 13 April 2021 DIA Charities advise that “Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) is resuming targeted engagement with the charitable sector and other interested parties to inform advice to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector on detailed legislative amendments to the Charities Act.” Full Read more
Charities in New Zealand – A Legal Handbook ParryField Lawyers are active in the non-profit sector and have recently published a legal handbook for charities. The handbook has sections on: Establishing your charity Operating Your charity Other legal issues Appendices on Impact Investing and Social Enterprises The handbook complements other Read more
Steven Moe of ParryField Lawyers has published an article with the above title. It came out of a presentation he made at a “Religion and the Law” event last year. The article starts: In a gentle way, you can shake the world. – Mahatma Ghandi Governance for faith based organisations Read more
Updated 14 Feb 2021 Steven Moe of ParryField facilitated a discussion session on the topic of Fund Holding to gain perspectives and to then create a white paper on this topic explaining what the issues are, as well as the answers (we hope). The Situation: A group of people want to Read more
ParryField lawyers are well known in the charities field. On 1 December 2020, the new Privacy Act comes into force. One of the significant changes is the requirement to report serious breaches to the Privacy Commissioner and the affected individuals. Towards the end of last year they published a blog Read more
Steven Moe of ParryField Lawyers advises that 300 people attended the CLAARC 2020 Charity Law Conference “Responding to COVID-19 – how might we #buildbackbetter?” on 4 November, and the full 7 hours of audio has been released – the index below allows easy navigation to topics of interest. Link to Read more
In the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown, NFP Resource was engaged with the legal department at Companies Office over alternative arrangements for non-profits who were unable to meet. We were primarily concerned over annual accounts and returns but also about the legalities of meetings. We were able to respond with Read more
Dave Henderson and Sue Barker have been heavily involved in following proposed changes to the legislation on Charities and Incorporated Societies, keeping the sector updated, and being involved in discussions with government ministers and officials. At the end of February we received an update from them. With permission, and without Read more
A report into the future of governance for New Zealand’s 114,000 (NGOs), produced by the Centre for Social Impact in partnership with the Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business, has identified a need for considerable investment into NGO governance capabilities. The report, which drew on the experiences of fifteen Read more
As an officer of a registered charity your biggest responsibility is to act in the best interest of your charity, making sure it remains focused on its purpose and the benefit it provides to the public. This resource is a starting point to help you understand your role as an Read more