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What is the difference between a Charitable Trust and an Incorporated Society?

Updated: 11 May 2024 Q: What is the difference between a Charitable Trust and an Incorporated Society?  Which is best for me? The differences are clearly explained on the Registrar of Incorporated Societies website  and on this very helpful blog post on the DIA Charities website. The Community Net Aotearoa Read more…

By NFP Editor, 1 year11 May 2024 ago
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What is the value, in monetary terms, of the NFP sector in NZ?

For updated information please visit this page In February 2014 Charities Services made this comment: ” [There are]  27,011 registered charities in New Zealand managing an asset base of $40 billion, they have an annual income of $15.1 billion – a large proportion of which comes from donations. “

By NFP Editor, 2 years8 October 2023 ago
Administration

Policies for governing a non-profit

We have started a new non-profit group and realise that we need to develop some formal policies. Can you point us towards a resource which may help? Platform | Atamira  has published a very useful library of policies templates. While primarily aimed at mental health service providers, many of the Read more…

By NFP Editor, 5 years22 June 2020 ago
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. Indeed, in some cases, a not-for-profit organisation doesn’t even need Read more…

By NFP Editor, 5 years4 May 2020 ago
Administration

Charities Amendment Bill

Media release – NZ Government – Select Committee Office – 16 June 2016 Charities Amendment Bill The Government Administration Committee is seeking submissions on the Charities Amendment Bill. The closing date for submissions is Friday 29 July 2016. The amendments in the bill were formerly contained in the Statutes Amendment Read more…

By NFP Editor, 9 years20 June 2016 ago
Donee Organisations

Looking for a non-profit

Q: I am trying to determine if a non-profit is registered. Is there a list of ‘official’ not for profit organisations? A:  There is no complete list of non-profit organisations in NZ. Not all non-profits are formally registered with a government department (and not all not for profit groups have to Read more…

By NFP Editor, 10 years11 December 2014 ago
Administration

Charities Guide – a resource for certified officers of charities

“This resource aims to help you understand the responsibilities of being a certified officer of a Registered Charity. It also provides information about Charities Services and the benefits and obligations of being a Registered Charity, answers some common questions, and recommends useful resources.” – Charities Services Download the Resource Kit Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years5 September 2014 ago
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