Q: Social Investment has been in the news since the topic was raised in the budget this year, but what is it? A: Simply put, Social Investment bridges the gap between financial markets and social good and refers to the use of repayable finance to help organizations achieve a social Read more…
ImpactLab have published a report with insights into the Charitable sector in New Zealand. The report explores the “Social Return” on investment in the sector across NZ. The Executive Summary of the Report starts: “Funders and charities across Aotearoa have diverse interests, backgrounds and approaches. But they share a common 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…
Not-for-profit Focus There are many small non-profits of various types which impress us here at NFP Resource. In this series we feature some of them. The Re-Creators Type of Organisation: Incorporated Charitable Trust with associated Limited Liability Company (Social Enterprise) Website/Facebook etc: https://therecreators.co.nz// The ReCreators | Facebook Contact: he**@th***********.nz https://therecreators.co.nz/pages/contact-us Founded Read more…
Asking “What is the “best” legal structure for a non-profit organisation” may be seen as the ‘how long is a piece of string’ type of question as the answer is far from straightforward and is dependent upon a number of factors. Indeed, in some cases, a not-for-profit organisation doesn’t even need Read more…
(Updated) “Social enterprises are businesses with a positive social or environmental impact. They aren’t “business-like” companies. They aren’t charities that make some money. They are businesses, period.” – Louise Aitken Akina Foundation We recently fielded a couple of questions about Social Enterprises. This is not an area in which we Read more…
There is a lot of interest in Social Enterprises, but there are many questions. Social Enterprise Auckland are running a 5-part series of events between August and December 2018 to examine the topic of Social Enterprises. Their information post starts: “Social Enterprise Auckland’s new event series examines the ‘how Read more…
“Social enterprises are businesses with a positive social or environmental impact. They aren’t “business-like” companies. They aren’t charities that make some money. They are businesses, period.” Louise Aitken – the Ākina Foundation. NFP Resource receives a number of enquiries about Social Enterprises (see this earlier post) and it is apparent Read more…