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2023
MAY
- Courier services are essential for many of the country’s charities.
- Christchurch youth trust among 132 providers to lose funding from Oranga Tamariki
- Charities sitting on millions more in cash than a year ago
APRIL
- Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s Matching Fund open
- NGOs call for ‘urgent wellbeing and financial protection for family carers’
- Balance Sheets essential for Not-for-profit Groups
- Power your nonprofit with Microsoft 365 grants and discounts
- How do you inspire and motivate your non-profit team to achieve your vision?
MARCH
- Gaming machine profit surpasses $1b for the first time in nearly 20 years
- What do you do? A simple business question, yet some people overthink the simple
- Future shock: Should we be worried about the sudden arrival of ChatGPT? (Paywall)
- Is $41 million in savings worth the decimation of Auckland’s community and culture?
FEBRUARY
JANUARY
- Blind Low Vision NZ upheaval backed by inquiry; board worried by staff exodus
- The $1 million library that never really opened… appears to close for good
- Wellington Regional Kidney Society: The charity boss who helped himself to a house
- Investigator who conducted review for Arise Church left with $20k in legal bills
- David Byrne’s media project strikes cheerful note
- How Two Former Debt Collectors Made $6.7 Billion in Medical Debt Disappear
2022
DECEMBER
- Good job: why volunteering will boost your health
- Fundraising: Overcoming your fear of asking for money
- Is your raffle legal? Kiwi charity Good Bitches Baking pull sweepstake after learning surprise law
- Low-profile charity criticised for low donation rate despite $111m fund
- Cantabrians more generous this year despite the cost of living crisis, charity says
NOVEMBER
- The changing face of philanthropy: Giving time, not money
- Employers planning for hefty pay rises in 2023
- Clean-up of money laundering and financial terrorism battle after businesses called for reform
- One Good Kiwi: The app giving away $1.2 million a year in digital koha
- Gardening is beneficial for maintaining mental health and wellbeing – study
- Cyberattack hits not-for-profit sector (Australia)
- Dr Ashley Bloomfield dabbles in speaking engagements ahead of next career move
OCTOBER
- The Charities Amendment Bill – A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?
- Protecting your business with your domain name
- Regulator alleges Waipareira donation was ‘serious wrongdoing’
- Dawn of a trillion-dollar wealth transfer: Kiwi philanthropic donations keep on even during pandemic
- Million-dollar library never opens, yet claims small fortune in community funds
SEPTEMBER
- Charities regulator probes John Tamihere campaign funding
- More Transparency, Less Red-tape For Modernised Charities Sector – NZ Government
* Charities law changes to curb admin, boost transparency – Minister - ‘Get real’: Donors must demand transparency about the impact of charities
- Lottery grants system incoherent, biased and preserves status quo – review
- NZ one of the world’s most generous countries, report shows
- Chinese church congregation at war, legal action launched over fate of millions in donations
AUGUST
- Letter: Britain faces a ‘cost of doing charity’ crisis too
- Charity Services opens inquiry after damning Arise Church allegations
- We need to place more value on the not for profit sector
- Volunteering Bay Of Plenty Closing Its Doors
JULY
- What makes a charity a charity?
- Want to attract top talent? It’s time to get your values in line
- HDPA: Family First situation is nothing compared to bigger picture with charities
- Traditional values advocate Family First loses argument that it should be a registered charity
JUNE
- You can donate to charities without spending money – but what’s the catch?
- Government proposes changes to modernise the Charities Act
- Allegations put Arise $12m loan facility under microscope
- The evolution of corporate giving
MAY
- Sneak peek at charities law changes
- Fears charities law reform could be ‘colossal mistake’
- NEW ZEALAND’S WILLPOWER
- Cooking the Books podcast: How to make donations to charity go further
- St John humbled by Most Trusted Charity vote three years in a row
- WorkSafe inspectors to visit Gloriavale, charities regulator opens investigation
- New one-stop website for Hawke’s Bay community groups seeking funding
- You can donate to charities without spending money – but what’s the catch?
- The big business of giving
APRIL
- Norton Consumer Cyber Safety Pulse Report: Deception Scams On The Rise
- Executives jump ship from private to NGO sector in search of more meaning
- Former Gloriavale members renew bid to have trust charity status revoked
- The Funding Network NZ Provides Essential Support For Small Charity Sector With New Generosity Generator Programme.
- Community funding up for grabs (Bay of Plenty)
MARCH
- Amazon has reportedly cut back on AWS credits for charities
- Charities struggle to deliver humanitarian aid into Ukraine
- Australian charities locked into funding starvation mode
- NZ’s cashless society forcing charities to adapt online
FEBRUARY
- Future-proofing charities through digital transformation
- ‘Billboards for good’ initiative gives charities space and design support
- Destiny Church charities removed from register for failure to file annual returns
JANUARY
- How COVID-19 could transform non-profit organizations
- New Development Opportunities for Gift in Wills and In-Memory Fundraisers
- Digital inclusion and transformation – a critical priority for Australian charities