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Received an invoice by the NZ Trustees Association?
<Updated> Our consultant has received a number of enquiries about an invoice by the NZ Trustees Association (NZTA) that a number of his clients have received. Last year the NZ Trustees Association embarked upon a programme to increase membership by offering complimentary Read more
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LIANZA Announces Social Media Masterclasses
LIANZA (Library and Information Services Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) is running a series of social media classes around the country. Member rates (see below) are offered to those who work for NFP’s. For details email ju***@********rg.nz Event details Read more
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Ice Cream and Humanitarian Aid
Oxfam has claimed that the world spends three times as much on ice cream as it does on humanitarian aid. Can this be true? The BBC Programme “More or Less” investigates the veracity of this claim. Listen to the podcast here Read more
Donee Organisations
Why are we donating millions to the taxman?
Opinion – In the bible, Jesus is reported as saying “… Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s …” (Matthew 22:21). This is indeed a tenet that is applicable in this modern world – though for ‘Caesar’ read government (in Read more
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Beyond the Sausage Sizzle: Five Fundraising Tips For Kiwi Charities
“One of the best things about New Zealand is the generosity and egalitarian spirit of our people. New Zealand is the second most charitable country in the world, according to a recent report by the Charities Aid Foundation. Around 400,000 New Read more
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How Well Is Your Board Managing its Scarcest Resource?
An article published in the Better Board website poses the above question. The article by Brodie Woodland “starts: “As a board, the time spent together in meetings is scarce and managing it well is important for your productivity, director engagement and Read more
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Free IT advice for Auckland not-for-profits
“To celebrate Infoxchange’s recent expansion in Auckland, TechSoup New Zealand are partnering with them as they offer Auckland-based not-for-profit organisations a free hour of strategic IT advice … ” Open only to NFPs based in Auckland and only available until Read more
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Having trouble downloading documents from Charities Services’ website?
Our consultant recently tried to download a charity’s constitution (in pdf format) from the DIA Charities Services website. The document was unreadable:This problem had not previously been experienced and pdf’s from other sources (including government websites) download without any problems. The Read more
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NFPs’ funding concerns increase
The publishing of the press release on this page does not represent endorsement (or otherwise) of any views expressed. The copyright of the publisher and sites to which we link is acknowledged. NFPs’ funding concerns increase: report Grant Thornton Press Read more
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NZTA asks: Is XRB Reporting suffocating smaller Charities?
The NZ Trustees Association (NZTA) in their latest newsletter ask “Is XRB Reporting suffocating smaller Charities”? The newsletter starts: “This is the first year for Charities to provide XRB based Performance Reporting. XRB Reporting and the lifiting of the bar Read more
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Is XRB Reporting suffocating smaller Charities
The NZ Trustees Association (NZTA) in their latest newsletter ask “Is XRB Reporting suffocating smaller Charities”? The newsletter starts: “This is the first year for Charities to provide XRB based Performance Reporting. XRB Reporting and the lifiting of the bar Read more