Q: Our chairman is not transparent and makes decisions without even discussing with the other board members. Is this in line with the role of the chair? A: We cannot comment on specific cases, but the role of the chairman 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. Read more…
LEAD – Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership is currently undertaking a survey of NFP and community organisations’ Boards seeking to find out what good governance looks like in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about the survey here: 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 Read more…
The Charities Services 2019/2020 Annual Review includes the following statistics: 27,864 Registered NZ Charities 108,244 charity officers 200 groups 140,000 people work in the charity sector (5% of NZ workforce) 235,000 volunteers, 1.6 million hrs/year Sector has $65.03 billion in Read more…
DIA Charities Services have published their 2019/2020 Annual Review. “It outlines the work we’ve done this year and our key priorities for the year ahead. We also showcase information about the charitable sector, highlighting the important mahi (work) charities do.” Read more…
NFP Resource recently received an enquiry regarding COGS funding criteria changes. Although NFP Resource is not primarily focussed on fundraising, it was not a change that we were aware of, and our correspondent suggested that the changes seem to have been Read more…
A report on research by Craig Fisher (RSM) and Darren Ward (Direct Impact Group) on the International NGOs operating out of NZ has recently been published by the Council for International Development (CID). While specifically considering INGOs, many findings also Read more…
Our friends at Australian Charity Guide have launched two new initiatives to help charities in Australia and New Zealand to connect and collaborate in these changing Covid times. NFP Fundraising and Marketing Connect – “Bringing NFP Fundraisers and Marketers together”. Read more…
Q: We are an incorporated trust which is also a Registered NZ Charity. How do we register changes to our deed? 1.To amend your deed, you first have to take action in accordance with the requirements of your deed (basically, Read more…
The NFP Website was recently updated to WordPress version 5.5. In endeavouring to update some of the content it became apparent that while the website was apparently running well, the updating process was damaged. Fortunately we stumbled across a blog Read more…
Engage a FREE University Student Team to Create Your 2021 Marketing Strategy The Australian Charity Guide advises of a “Fantastic Opportunity Open to all Australian and NZ Charities/NFP’s” – applications close 1 December 2020 The Global Scope is a student Read more…