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Charities play a cruicial role in our society. In recent years the sector has seen significant legislative and societal changes that have challeneged traditional thinking and models. RSM has worked alongside many charitable organisations to help meet those challenges. 

RSM is delighted to have roles as one of the parties organising, sponsoring and delivering this unique conference. Craig Fisher will also be acting as Master of Ceremonies for this first of its kind event while Wayne Tukiri will be sharing insights as a moderator during Session 8: How to build public trust and confidence in the charitable sector. Both Craig and Wayne are not only heavily involved in the charities sector, but are experienced presenters and facilitators with a wealth of public sector, not-for-profit and charities knowledge.

This conference will be distinctive as it is focused on all those involved in the charitable sector rather than being targeted at any one group (such as lawyers, charities, regulators, funders or accountants). It is a conference promoting collaboration and discussion across the sector and different disciplines.

This two day conference will dive deep into issues that matter with a variety of key note talks as well as many panel discussions so that a variety of voices can be heard. The key overarching themes are: Measuring, Defining, Taxing, Regulating, and Funding Charities, as well as a look to the future, including the upcoming review of the Charities Act.  Breaking down those themes further, some of the topics that will be covered include: 
 

  • Are there too many charities in New Zealand?
  • Overview of the implementation of the financial reporting standards
  • The challenges and opportunities of legislating charitable purpose
  • Approaches to public benefit - what's broken?
  • Advocacy, politics and charity
  • Charities and tax
  • How to build public trust and confidence in the charitable sector
  • Funding, social enterprise and the intersection with charities who operate business
  • Charity law and accounting in Te Ao Maori
  • The review of the Charities Act
  • Discussion of a proposed global charity law research network

RSM looks forward to being a part of the discussions and also feeding back insights to our charity clients and contacts for the good of this important sector in New Zealand.

Lucky winner:

Well done to Allan Officer, CFO of Laidlaw College, as the lucky winner of a complimentary ticket to this conference.  Allan correctly answered that The Power of Being Understood is RSM’s tagline.

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