News & Updates Archive

Sector Update – 28 Oct 2026

Election Infor
Training
Annual Acknowledgements
Clarifying Roles
Charities Forum
Lotteries Funding Update
Investing for Impact
Te Puke Whānau Day
Te Pā Harakeke
FVSV Workforce Survey
Donation Tax Credits
‘Where We Belong’ Campaign
ANCAD – CNA & NZN
Meta Restricts Links
Free Tech Guidance
Climate Change
Altruism

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group volunteering

Good Things Grow When We Volunteer Together

SociaLink’s annual volunteering day was a reminder of how group volunteering gives teams the chance to step away from their usual routines and make a practical contribution to their local hapori. This year we headed to Ngāpeke Permaculture, based on Ngāti Pūkenga whenua in Welcome Bay, Tauranga.

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Sector Update – 14 Oct 2026

Annual Meeting & Networking
Our Team Volunteering
Training
Newsletters
Local Candidate Videos
Election Info
Charities Services Information
IOD Opportunities
NFP Sector Report
Tika
Funding
Events
Katikati Community Centre
Child Poverty
Funding Storytellers?

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NZ NFP Sector Report: Turning Resilience Into Reality

Key Insights:
• funding isn’t keeping pace with increasing demand
• service performance reporting is yet to deliver to its full potential
• fraud and cyber security remain underestimated
• governance capability is becoming harder to sustain
• technology is an important resilience tool

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The Economic Value of the Sector Report

The $25.8 billion sector hiding in plain sight – New Zealand’s for-purpose ecosystem employs one in 13 workers and contributes as much to GDP as financial and insurance services. New Zealand’s for-purpose sector contributes an estimated $25.8 billion to the economy when volunteer labour is included.

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