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  • Launch of non-profit sector research welcomed (details)

    New research revealing that volunteers make up an impressive two-thirds of the workforce in the non-profit sector has been welcomed by the Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector, the Hon Ruth ...
    Date added: 5 September 2008
  • New not-for-profit survey released (details)

    A new survey report into the not-for-profit sector has been released by business advice and chartered accounting firm Grant Thornton New Zealand. The 2007-2008 report focuses on topical issues ...
    Date added: 9 July 2008
  • New report milestone for voluntary sector  (details)

    A new report revealing that non-profit institutions and their volunteers contribute a massive $6.95 billion to the New Zealand economy has been welcomed today by the Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove and the Community and Voluntary Sector ...
    Date added: 28 August 2007
  • Community & Voluntary Sector Research Forum (details)

    The Community and Voluntary Sector Research Forum is a great place to hear summaries of new and forthcoming research. Meeting quarterly in Wellington are people from community and voluntary ...
    Date added: 24 November 2006
  • Picture of community sector takes shape (details)

    A major milestone for the Study of the New Zealand Non-Profit Sector was marked recently with the launch of Defining the Non-Profit Sector: New Zealand, published by Johns Hopkins University.
    Date added: 11 October 2006
  • NZCOSS Local Government Relationships Research Released (details)

    (The report, "Promoting Community Wellbeing" can be downloaded from the NZCOSS website, http://www.nzcoss.org.nz/index.php?page=66.) Background The New Zealand Council of Social Services has ...
    Date added: 2 March 2006
  • Grant Thornton Not for Profit Survey (details)

    A new survey by Grant Thornton of Not for Profit organisations' concerns on key issues was recently published. This builds on a 2003 survey by offering contributors an opportunity to comment and to measure their practices against their peers. ...
    Date added: 20 February 2006
  • Volunteering research list (details)

    A comprehensive list of research projects on volunteering in New Zealand is being compiled in a joint initiative by OCVS and Volunteering NZ (VNZ). The purpose in developing the list is to assist in determining what aspects of volunteering has not ...
    Date added: 17 February 2006
  • Research confirms family diversity (details)

    A new report shows how much New Zealand families have changed in recent decades.
    Date added: 25 January 2005
  • Ngāi Tahu survey identifies concerns and strengths (details)

    A major survey of the needs and aspirations of Ngāi Tahu, the South Island's largest iwi - Mo Tatou - has just been completed.
    Date added: 25 January 2005
  • Hui Taumata (details)

    In 1984 Māori leaders and thinkers came together at the first Hui Taumata to share their dreams and ideas for the 20 years ahead. Following research to up-date the position of Maori today, a ...
    Date added: 15 December 2004