FINZ E-News with Blackbaud DECEMber 2011

A word from the CEO

Kia ora ,

It has been an eventful few weeks with rugby slowly fading from the front pages of the papers apart from who will be coaching whom over the next year.

Well, FINZ is also going through an invigorating coaching review as we finalise our professional development planning for 2012. We had a feast of professional development in November with three fundraising master classes in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland along with a 360 Degree Training Day in Wellington. We had solid crowds at all events and our special thanks must go to David Zerman and Sarah Barzel from Melbourne for giving their time and expertise to assist FINZ in that very full training week.

We are lining up some exciting coaches for 2012, especially during our Conference in Auckland. In addition, our aim is to have at least two new 360 Degree Training Programmes; one in Auckland and one in another main centre. We are working on a smaller version of the 360 for the provincial centres of which we hope to have at least two – one in the South Island and another, hopefully, in the Hawkes Bay. On top of that we will be holding a series of fundraising master classes on specialist topics in the latter half of the year.

Provided there is sufficient demand, we are looking at bringing Fundraising 101 from the School of Fundraising at Indiana University back to New Zealand next year. This five-day course does not come cheap - we are talking close to $2,000 in fees and will need a minimum of 25 attendees to make it viable. So some careful investigation will be undertaken before confirmation. Any expressions of interest are warmly welcomed.

At the time of writing, the general election is over and, whilst there is a clear winner, negotiations on who will be in the government are underway. We wait with interest as to whom will be the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector. We have been well served by Minister Tariana Turia and her Associate Minister Hekia Parata. We hope the same degree of importance for our sector is shown in new or confirmed appointments. Having just come from the Charities Commission’s probable final annual meeting before being merged into the Department of Internal Affairs there are justifiable concerns over the lessening of interest in our sector by the government. I pray I am proved wrong.

With best wishes,

James Austin
CEO - FINZ

News from National Office

360 Degree Training Day in Wellington – A Smashing Success
We would like to thank everyone who joined us on 17 November at the Amora Hotel for the 360 Degree Training Day. It was a fantastic event attended by more than 100 fundraising professionals. We received excellent feedback from attendees and presenters alike.

The lively sessions tackled many of fundraising’s most difficult topics including grant applications, developing a fundraising plan and corporate sponsors.

Learn more about the event and access slides from several presentations here.

FINZ 2012 Conference

Mark Your Calendar for the FINZ 2012 Conference in Auckland 10 – 12 May
We all know time flies, and the FINZ conference will be here before you know it! Mark your calendar now and plan to join us in May at Auckland’s Waipuna Hotel for three days of learning, camaraderie and inspiration. Master classes will be held on the 10th while conference sessions will be held on the 11th and 12th.

Registrations will open online soon. Watch your inbox for an alert.

Meet Speaker James Greenfield
James will lead a master class, plenary session and workshop at the FINZ 2012 Conference.

He has served since 1962 as a fundraising executive to three universities and five hospitals in the United States. He is the author and editor of 10 books and more than 40 articles and chapters on fundraising management. His books and articles on measuring fundraising results for effectiveness and efficiency are among the first to tackle these difficult and challenging issues.

Read the exclusive FINZ interview with James

Professional Development

Calling all Future Mentors & Mentees for the FINZ Mentoring Programme
What better way to fulfil your 2012 career resolutions than by joining the FINZ Mentoring Programme?

For those looking to take their careers to the next level, this is the chance to learn from experienced professionals who know exactly how it feels to stand in your shoes. They can offer you tips and strategies for overcoming the hurdles so common in our working lives.

For mentors, this is a perfect way to give back to the not-for-profit sector — mentoring tomorrow’s leaders so they are equipped with the knowledge they need to ensure New Zealand’s organisations continue to thrive. It is deeply rewarding to share your expertise and watch your mentee’s confidence grow.

Learn more and download the application form here.

Other Information

Community Response Fund – Call for Applications Open Now
Applications for Round Nine of the Community Response Fund open Thursday, 1 December 2011, and close 24 February 2012, at 5:00 p.m.

Applicants need to demonstrate how the additional funding will assist providers to remain viable and continue to deliver critical social services. Applicants must also show that they are experiencing severe financial difficulties as a direct result of the impact of the economic downturn on their funding (e.g., philanthropic contributions and/or profits from investments have reduced significantly). Read more


Community Development Scheme 2012/2013 Funding Round Now Open
The Community Development Scheme (CDS) supports community, hapū, iwi, Pacific and ethnic organisations to work together, generate their own solutions to local issues, and work towards becoming more self-reliant and resilient. The CDS funds projects that are an extra piece of work or planned activity over a finite period. It is additional to the normal day-to-day work carried out by the organisation that is applying to the fund. The CDS will fund projects over a period of three years.

The maximum amount given is $80,000 per year for three years. Closing date is 21 March 2012.

Grants are given to:

• cover the costs of employing and supporting a community development worker to carry out the project
• contribute towards project costs and organisational overheads that relate to carrying out the project

Read more

United Way NZ Funding Grants
2012 Funding Applications are invited from small- to medium-sized community-based human welfare charities operating in either Greater Auckland, Manawatu/Horowhenua, Top of the South Island, Canterbury, Otago or Southland areas, and focusing on any of the following:

· Helping children and youth succeed
· Strengthening and assisting families
· Supporting the vulnerable and elderly
· Promoting wellness, independence and self-sufficiency

Application forms must be completed online at: http://www.unitedway.org.nz. Closing date is 31 December 2011. For any further information, please call United Way NZ (09) 377-2544 or email: jo@unitedway.org.nz .


Creative NZ Quick Response Grant
Quick Response Grants help New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations to create and distribute their work nationally and internationally. They can also support professional and skills development as well as arts projects in your community.

In the past, grants have been given to help musicians to tour, writers to be published, sent artists to overseas arts fairs and much, much more. Grant is worth up to $7,500 and the next round’s deadline is 3 February 2012. Read more


Lomu Becomes UNICEF NZ Ambassador
Rugby legend Jonah Lomu is to become an ambassador for children's charity UNICEF New Zealand. Lomu joins other famous Kiwi celebrities who support the charity including Hayley Westenra and Mike McRoberts, as well as global sports stars such as Novak Djokovic and Fernando Alonso. Lomu, who is receiving dialysis after his transplanted kidney failed, said becoming an ambassador was the best way for him to help change kids' lives. Read more

What Are They Saying About Your Not-for-Profit?
Not-for-profits can use the free Google Alerts feature to monitor online conversations. Simply go to http://www.google.co.nz/alerts?hl=en and type in the name of your organisation plus your email address. Once a day, you will receive an email with a summary of your organisation’s online mentions. You can create as many Google Alerts as you like and it is recommended that you create them for your organisation’s acronym also to ensure you don’t miss anything.

DHL Summer Grant Helps SLS Deliver Safer Beaches – Deadline 9 December
Applications for the DHL Summer Grant campaign are now open allowing Surf Life Saving Clubs in New Zealand to apply for six grants of up to $2,500. In its second year, DHL has increased the number of grants from four to six and also increased the total grant pool to $15,000. Read more

Dare to be Different, FIA's 35th International Fundraising Conference 2012

28 February 2012 - 2 March 2012
Start time: 09:00

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cnr Gold Coast Highway & TE Peters Drive
Broadbeach, QLD

Fundraising Institute Australia's International Conference is one that you should not miss and is already shaping up to be the best ever. It has an incredible line-up of world experts, all “daring us to be different.”

You can look forward to learning how to push back the boundaries from:
• Dan Pallotta – author of the ground breaking “Uncharitable”
• Tony Elischer – leading strategic thinker
• Richard Radcliffe – bequest guru
• Kay Sprinkel-Grace – “big picture” fundraiser
• Professor Adrian Sargeant – outstanding fundraising academic

This conference is like no other. It will cover all aspects of fundraising and it will bring together fundraisers from all over Australia and even from the Asia Pacific region. You will be challenged in your thinking, you will be further educated about fundraising and you will be able to network among your colleagues. Learn more


How Non-Profits Can Use Mobile Digital Wallets for Fundraising
Google, PayPal, VISA, American Express — they’ve all jumped on the mobile digital wallet train as a way to usher in commerce through their electronic platforms and reinvent how people pay for items and services. With more than 100 million users of its virtual purse, PayPal predicts the physical wallet will cease to be carried by the year 2015.

And as digital currency transactions begin to proliferate the consumer market, merging opportunities for non-profits to create more successful fundraising campaigns with corporate sponsors are ripe for the taking. Read more


Fundraising Guides for NGOs Available Online for Free
This website has compiled a list of major fundraising guides available for free on the Internet. These guides offer interesting and useful tips and advice on how to raise funds for your organization.

Whether you are working on livelihood development or human rights or for youths or promoting the cause of animals, these various guides provide step-by-step guidance in helping you identify and seek grants. Besides guiding you on what goes into organizing fundraising programs for NGOs, some of these guides also list resources and agencies from where you can seek funding support. Read more

News from Abroad

Australia: Australian Government Starts Consultation on Rewriting Trust Income Tax Provisions
The Federal Government has released a consultation paper as part of a move to update the taxation of trusts, including charitable trusts.

The Government says it is updating and rewriting the trust income tax provisions to increase certainty and reduce compliance costs for the many hundreds of thousands of taxpayers that use trusts, according to Assistant Federal Treasurer Bill Shorten. Read more

Canada: The University of Toronto Launches Boundless, Its Historic $2 Billion Fundraising Campaign
The University of Toronto has unveiled Boundless, the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian university history. With a historic $2 billion goal, the Campaign for the University of Toronto will help expand U of T's global leadership capacity across critical areas of knowledge and help develop the talent, ideas and solutions for the defining challenges of our time. Read more

United States: Nonprofit Leaders Suggest Ways to Increase Charitable Giving
The Giving Pledge, the effort by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to increase giving by the nation’s wealthiest people, missed a key opportunity, fund raisers say. Instead of simply reaching out to billionaires, they should have promised to match donations of people with a lot less money. Read more

Appeal dates

All appeal dates can be found here

Quote

“Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal, it's difficult to score.”

— Paul Arden, from the book ‘It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be’

Divisional News

FINZ NORTHERN
Christmas Lunch Friday 9th December

Tell us "All I want for Christmas is... " and we will do our best to make a little seasonal magic happen for someone.

It might be a new major gifts strategy, or perhaps an expanded donor database, or maybe a new online presence. Give us some ideas and then come along and find out what Santa can do. But don't expect a new one-million-dollar donor - even Santa will make you work for that one!

Join us for the FINZ Northern Christmas Lunch at Waipuna on Friday 9th December. The usual sit down feast will be provided and we will have a few things to keep you thinking. We will take some of the wishes and give Santa a hand.

And bring some cash for the raffle - one lucky charity will win the proceeds.

Get your wishes in early and your bookings in by Friday 2nd December to... finznorthern@gmail.com

2012 AGMS

28 February - Manawatu/Rangitikei Branch
29 February - Hawkes Bay Branch

2 March - Nelson/Marborough Branch
6 March - Bay of Plenty Branch
14 March - Otago/Southland Branch Wednesday
20 March - Central Division (Wellington)
30 March - Northern Division (Auckland)

3 April - Southern Division (Christchurch)

Useful Websites

www.finz.org.nz
The FINZ site is updated every day with the latest news and information, check in and see what’s happening. Members: don’t forget to check the members area discussion groups. There are plenty of good questions being raised and if you have something you’d like to contribute, please do.

http://www.community.net.nz/
This website is an information-sharing resource for NZ community and voluntary groups. There, you'll find guides, news and tools for and by clubs, groups, charities, trusts, hapū & iwi.

http://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/8/d/8d96e5004bbe59ba8970d9bc87554a30/ir255.pdf
IRD’s PDF tax guide for charities, donee organisations and other groups.

http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/building-capacity/help-through-the-downturn.html#Improvingproductivity7
Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector’s Guide to diversifying income sources and managing costs.