Links
Our membership list has links to our member organisations.
New Zealand
Charities Commission
is the crown entity established to register and monitor charitable organisations. It also supports and educates the charitable sector on good governance and management.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
gives selected articles from the current issue as well as information on jobs, conferences and details of their mailing list.
CommunityNet
is a web resource that provides access to relevant quality information for and about communities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. It helps to raise the profile of the community and voluntary sector and encourages information sharing between organisations.
COmVOiceS
is an independent coalition of Tangata Whenua and leading community and voluntary organisations, set up to promote and make visible the enormous contribution of the whole voluntary sector to our society.
Department of Internal Affairs
(DIA) is a regulatory body with responsibility for some aspects of how community and voluntary organisations operate.
Effective Governance
is Te Puni Kokiri's website designed to help trustees and directors of Maori organisations with their responsibilities and role as guardians and leaders. Although it is set up to assist Maori the information is easily transferable to philanthropists and grantmakers.
Funding Information Service
is New Zealand's primary source of information about funding for voluntary organisations, special interest groups and individuals in the community.
Good Practice Funding
helps public servants follow good process in funding community, voluntary and Maori organisations. The focus is on government funding of non-government organisations (NGOs).
Good Practice Participate
helps public servants engage successfully with community, voluntary, iwi and Maori organisations. This website describes good participatory practice.
LawAccess
is a web resource that provides a catalogue of law-related information and resources from over 140 New Zealand organisations.
New Zealand Community Foundation's
website contains information about what community foundations do. It has information and contacts for the community foundations working in New Zealand.
New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations
(NZFVWO) is an active network of social service organisations. They provide a unique opportunity to be involved with strengthening community services and increasing the influence and power of the sector.
OCVS
(the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector) is a government department that exists to inspire co-operation and superb relationships between the government and community and voluntary sector.
Philanthropic Initiative
(TPI) is a U.S non-profit organisation that designs, implements and evaluates a wide range of philanthropic programmes and grants. As a result this website carries a number of comprehensive well-researched reports into all aspects of philanthropy and grantmaking.
Societies and Trusts Online
is a government website that allows users to update registration details for an incorporated society, search for an incorporated society or charitable trust and obtain useful information on these organisations.
The Legal Services Agency
(LSA) is a government agency that promotes access to justice through legal services, including legal aid, for those who have the greatest need and are least able to pay.
Volunteering New Zealand
(VNZ) is an association of volunteer centres and national organisations with a strong commitment to volunteering. Their mission is to create an environment that supports, promotes, values and encourages effective volunteering by the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
VolunteerNow.org.nz
s provided by Volunteering New Zealand and supported by The Tindall Foundation. It contains information on volunteering as well as a database full of diverse volunteering opportunities.
www.govt.nz
is the official gateway to New Zealand Government. This website provides an overview of New Zealand and its government, access to government services information, as well as government agency contact details.
Overseas
Association of Charitable Foundations
(ACF) is the UK's premier support organisation for grantmaking trusts and foundations of all types.
Center on Philanthropy
at Indiana University increases the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice through programs in research, teaching, public service, and public affairs.
CIVICUS
is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.
Council on Foundations
is a non-profit member association of grantmaking foundations and corporations in the USA.
European Foundation Centre
promotes and underpins the work of foundations and corporate funders active in and with Europe.
Foundation Centre
is not a foundation, but provides information on foundations in the United States and philanthropy generally.
Grantcraft
is a source of practical wisdom for grantmakers on the tools and techniques of effective grantmaking. Grantcraft offers guides, videos and case studies that present the practitioner's view of philanthropy.
Grantmakers for Effective Organisations
(geofunders) is dedicated to promoting learning and encouraging dialogue among funders. It has comprehensive research and programmes that expand the resources available on non-profit effectiveness.
Imagine Canada
is a new organisation that builds on the proud history of two leading voices of Canada's charitable and nonprofit sector: the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO). It supports Canada's charities, nonprofit organisations and socially conscious business and champions the work they do in our communities.
Jewish Funders Network
(JFN) is an international organisation of family foundations, public philanthropies, and individual funders dedicated to advancing the quality and growth of philanthropy rooted in Jewish values. Their knowledge centre hosts numerous links and resources on topics and issues relevant to grantmaking.
Online Library for International Grantmakers
The United States International Grantmaking (USIG) project has an online library of reports, papers, books and other publications that contribute to the field of international grantmaking. The resources include publications from the Council on Foundations, member foundations and colleague organisations. This library has pull-down menus and allows users to search for resources by topic, funding area and geographic focus. Short abstracts with hypertext links lead straight to resources.
Philanthropic Foundations Canada
(PFC) is a national membership organisation for Canada's independent, grantmaking foundations.
Philanthropy Australia
is the national association that represents Australia's leading grantmaking private, family and corporate trusts and foundations.
Regional Association of Washington Grantmakers
(RAGS) is a powerful network of funders, partnering with non-profits and governments, that is committed to improving the region by touching lives and changing communities ... one grant at a time.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
is the journal sharing substantive insights and practical experiences to help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better. They broker conversations, ask hard questions, disseminate the fruits of rigorous research, and present real-life case studies.
Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support
(WINGS) includes information about WINGS's activities and links to national associations promoting philanthropy world-wide.