The following is taken from a media-release issued by Seed the Change | He Kākano Hāpai on 3 October 2023. We are publishing it here as the information is of general interest/importance to NZ Charities. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not those of NFP Resource. The main Read more…
The Charities Amendment Bill was passed on 5 July 2023. See this post. Prior to the passing of the Bill, NFP Resource posted some comment: NFP Resource has received two media releases from Sue Barker. In the interests of debate and for the information of our readers we are pleased Read more…
More than half of the adult population in New Zealand are volunteers, and the majority are motivated by a desire to give back to the community. Michelle Kitney, Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand says 5 December, International Volunteer Day, is an opportunity to recognise the value volunteers bring to Read more…
Read our 2021/2022 Annual Review here. Highlights from the report: 1,192 new charities were registered in the last year Based on their last annual returns, charities spend $20.40 billion a year on their charitable purposes More than 208,000 volunteers contribute approximately 1.7 million hours every week to charities This Annual Review Read more…
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The following information has been received from the Fundraising Institute of NZ 6 September 2022: “Notification to all Charities with donors who use Mastercard to contribute regular recurring gifts. Mastercard has announced changes to the requirements on charities who receive recurring donation payments via their Mastercard credit or debit Read more…
NFP Resource readers recently participated in a survey of the NFP Sector. The results have recently been published by Grant Thornton. (Thanks to Barry Baker of Grant Thornton) The Executive Summary reads: “The 2022 Not for Profit sector report paints a picture of an agile industry bending with the winds Read more…
Sue Barker, Director of SUE BARKER CHARITIES LAW www.charitieslaw.co recently issued the following message: “You will no doubt have seen the Minister’s proposals for charities law reform released last week: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/charities-act-changes-benefit-nz-communities I personally believe they are an insult to the sector – they will do nothing to benefit New Zealand’s Read more…
16 May 2022 The Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand is hosting a webinar about the research/report (details below) on Thursday 19 May at 3pm – please see the following link: https://claanz.org.au/events. All are welcome and there is no charge to attend 1 May 2022 The 2019 New Read more…
Our friend Steven Moe (Parry Field Lawyers & Seeds Podcast) will be in an on-line lunchtime Conversation with Matthew Luxon (Localised) on 27 April, 12:00pm to 1:00pm. All welcome. <Free Registration> About this event Take a moment to think about some of the bigger-picture fundamentals of community enterprise. A growing number of Read more…
Updated 6 April 2022 The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 5 April 2022 and came into force on 6 April. See this post SEE ALSO THE FOLLOWING POSTS ON THIS SITE: What is the difference between a Charitable Trust and an Incorporated Society? Annual Returns for Read more…
New Zealand’s Lumo Digital Outdoor is teaming up with Canva, which provides a global visual-design platform, to supply charities with free outdoor inventory and creative support. New Zealand-based charities can apply for a free awareness campaign using Lumo inventory across LED screens in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Christchurch and Wellington, along Read more…