Administration
The Covid-19 lockdown made us work from home… ready or not!
Working from home has been important for business and charities/non-profit organisations alike during this time of Covid.
Non-profit FAQs
List of non-profits and charities in New Zealand
Updated Post A frequent enquiry we receive at NFP Resource is “Do you have a list of NZ Non-profits?” We do not know of any composite list of all not-for-profit organisations in New Zealand. However, a listing of all Registered Read more
Covid-19
Information on COVID-19 for Non-Profits (Updated 10 May 2020)
Parry Field Lawyers have published the “Covid-19 Legal Handbook”. It is available for free download See also Parry Field: Covid-19 Key Legal Issues for Charities -o0o- DIA Charities Services have published information on Covid-19 for Registered Charities and intend to Read more
Administration
Legal Structure for Charities and other Nonprofit organisations
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. Read more
Administration
Definition of ‘non-profit’, ‘not for profit organisation’, or ‘charity’ – what’s the difference?
Q: Can you define a not for profit organisation? “There is no single agreed term that fully describes the nonprofit sector in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Rather, a number of terms are commonly used that refer to all or part of it. Read more
Administration
NZ Charity Sector Response to Covid-19
Steven Moe of Parry Field has helpfully provided a link to a record of a discussion between 60 sector practitioners. “In this video recorded Friday 27 March 2020 we have a korero with about 60 of us joining in on Read more
Covid-19
Prepared for Good – Covid-19 panel discussions (Updated)
DO GOOD JOBS are running a “series of free Facebook LIVE conversations and Q&A with panels of experts focused on helping do-good organisations (charities + social enterprises) get through COVID-19. The aim is to help you and your organisation in Read more
Non-profit FAQs
Updated non-profit data released by Statistics NZ
STATS NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa advise that the 2018 Non Profit Institutions Satellite Account (NPISA) was released on 27 March 2020. <Access the Report> The publication includes the first release of 2020 data for the non profit sector in New Zealand as Read more
Administration
Meeting Expectations?
As we approach (for most charities) the time to prepare annual reports, we felt that this article (first published by NZARCT) would be pertinent. A statement by Dan Dorset sums it up nicely: “I only donate to charities that demonstrate Read more
Charities Act 2005
Reviews of the Charities and the Incorporated Societies Legislation
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 Read more
charity focus
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Events
Northland Councils offer Free Community Expos
The Funding Managers from Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara District Councils are arranging a series of Community Expos aiming to provide advice, opportunity to meet funders and others (including NFP Resource!) to discuss funding, volunteer resources, compliance and registration, and Read more