Published 26 May 2017In April 2013 the Independent Charities Registration Board (‘the Board’) made a decision to remove Family First New Zealand from the Charities Register.
That decision was appealed to the High Court by Family First.
In August 2014 the Supreme Court’s Greenpeace decision considered whether advocating a particular point of view may be charitable. That judgment did not determine Greenpeace’s charitable status. It referred the Greenpeace application back to the Board for dete…
Posted on 2 June 2017Does your charity actually need to be registered with Charities Services?There are obligations that come with being a registered charity, and one of these is to comply with the new reporting standards that came into effect in April 2015. All registered charities must now comply with these standards regardless of their size, activities or income.
We realise that for many small charities, in particular Tier 4 charities, the new reporting requirements may require a lot of eff…
Recording of the webinar held on 13 April 2017
The Statement of Service Performance is a non-financial statement required under the reporting standards for Tier 3 and Tier 4 registered charities and it’s important that you know how to use it well. This webinar covers:
How to make the Statement of Service Performance work for your charity
What outputs and outcomes are
How you can use the Statement of Service Performance to celebrate your charity's successes
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Read more about "Past webinars"...Recording of the webinar held on 27 June 2017
This webinar covers the basics of what information Charities Services requires registered charities to provide every year. It covers:
What are the annual reporting obligations for registered charities?
The different components of annual reporting
Resources available to help you prepare to report
At the end of this webinar you will understand what information registered charities must provide to Charities Services every year, why this is so importan…
Published 21 August 2017
In its decision dated 21 August 2017 the independent Charities Registration Board has decided to remove Family First New Zealand from the Charities Register because it does not qualify for registration.
The role of the independent Charities Registration Board (“the Board”) is to maintain the integrity of the Charities Register by ensuring that entities on the Charities Register qualify for registration.
The Board can direct charities to be removed from the Charities R…
Recording of the webinar held on 31 August 2017
If your charity is Tier 3, you need to complete a performance report every year as part of your annual reporting.
In this webinar we’re going to explain:
What a performance report is
How it fits in with your charity's annual return
What you need to complete one
How it can help your registered charity
This webinar is only relevant to Tier 3 charities. Before you participate in this webinar make sure you know what tier your charity is. If you…
Posted on 16 October 2017If your charity uses email or text message marketing, it’s likely that the requirements of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 apply to you – have you heard of it?
The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (the UEM Act) applies to all commercial electronic messages with a New Zealand link and sets out requirements for the sending of such messages. Ultimately the UEM Act prohibits the sending of unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam) and aims to d…
More than 200 people gathered in Wellington on 2 November 2017 to attend Charities Services’ Annual Meeting.
The meeting was the first public speaking engagement by Hon Peeni Henare as the new Minister for the Community and Voluntary sector, and the first Annual Meeting for Charities Services’ new General Manager, Natasha Weight.
The Minister spoke about his Community and Voluntary Sector portfolio and the importance of our communities working together to build a strong, brave and resilient A…
Published 31 January 2018
In March 2015, following an investigation by Charities Services, the Glenn Family Foundation Charitable Trust removed itself from the New Zealand Charities Register. When the Trust did not appear to follow its rules relating to the disposal of its surplus funds, Charities Services made a referral to the Attorney-General (as the “protector of charities”).
The Solicitor-General (acting on behalf of the Attorney-General) has reminded trustees that trust deeds must be st…