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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
More than the warp and the weft – growing the strength of the whole cloth
Information, knowledge and wisdom for the learning NGO, capacity building & roles.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
The History of the Non-profit Sector in New Zealand
The History of the Non-profit Sector in New Zealand considers the forces and players that have shaped the non-profit sector in New Zealand over time. It examines our rich heritage…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Defining the Nonprofit Sector: New Zealand, Working papers of the Johns Hopkins comparative nonprofit sector project
One in a series of working papers to understand the scope, structure, financing, and role of the nonprofit sector of more than 40 countries.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Improving our Understanding of Older Person’s Needs in Learning New Technology
The Federation of SeniorNet Societies has commissioned this study to evaluate how the SeniorNet service is meeting the needs of older adults in learning new technology and to improve an…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises – Do they have a Future in NZ?
Social entrepreneurs and enterprises in New Zealand have failed to gain the acknowledgement and support to create an enabling environment. This contrasts with countries such as the UK, Ireland, Canada,…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Social Enterprises, the Social Economy and Community Economic Development
This paper examines the economic and social tasks involved in community economic development in urban and rural areas. It considers the role social enterprises (community owned businesses or trading arms…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
How Community Trusts Can Assist Social Enterprise Development
Community economic development is recognised as an integral part of economic development in many countries and by the OECD. Such recognition has not yet been achieved in New Zealand and…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Tax and volunteering: empirical evidence to support recommendations to solve the current problems surrounding the tax treatment of volunteers’ reimbursements and honoraria in New Zealand
On 1 November 2007 the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Revenue asked for submissions on ways to simplify the law on the taxation of reimbursement and honoraria paid…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
A research note: Direct financial costs in volunteering
This paper reports on one aspect of a survey of New Zealand volunteers undertaken in 2007 to develop a broad understanding of active volunteers’ expenses and organisational reimbursement patterns. In…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Social Capital – Better Together
The importance of volunteers manning social organisations and their contribution to the Common Good
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
How news items represent Maori: A checklist for news media consumers to assess news stories.
This four-page resource lists media frames, use of sources and te reo Maori, and absences to indicate whether a news item may be postive, neutral, negative or unbalanced in its…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Media and te Tiriti o Waitangi 2007
This study analysed newspaper and television news items about Maori issues and te Tiriti o Waitangi. It found mass media used persistent negative themes about Maori, Pakeha news frames and…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |