This page contains current news items and a link to our earlier newsletters.
At this time of the year many Branches will have recently conducted or will be about to conduct their AGM. Please ensure that following the AGM any changes to the Branch office holders (Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer) are advised to the General Secretary to enable the Branch Contact List to be updated. Any new members elected on to the Branch Committee need to complete a ATCANZ Membership form which can be found here.
Updated 19 April 2024
The 2024 National Council Meeting (the Associations AGM) will be held on Saturday 18 May at the Messines Defence/Conference Centre, Trentham, Wellington.
Further information and details can be found here. The Registration Form can be found here and must be submitted by those attending (either in person or remotely) no later than 5 May 2024.
The 2024 National Council Annual General Meeting will be held in May 2024 and nominations are now being sought for the National Council and Management Committee. In accordance with the Constitution nominations must be received by the General Secretary by 31 March 2024. Nomination forms can be found here. NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED
Applications for the 2024 Sainsbury Awards close on 31 March 2024. Information on the Sainsbury Awards can be found under the Resources Tab. APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED.
Applications were received from 12 Branches and these were considered by the Management Committee on the 3rd of April. The successful applications will be announced at the National Council meeting, 18 May 2024.
Updated 8 April 2024
Each year Branches must provide financial reports, detailing their accounts for the year, to the Management Committee.
The accounts reporting requirements for the year ending 31 December 2023 have just been finalised and can be found here. The delay in promulgating these is regretted but is due to delays in receiving the necessary information to enable the completion of the review of the 2022 accounts. It is hoped that the new format in the form of a checklist will be easier to follow and more user friendly.
Branches should have completed the financial reporting requirements by now. If not, Brances are requested to complete the checklist actions and forward the required information to the General Secretary ASAP.
The ATCANZ Public Liability Policy and has now been extended to include Public Liability for Property Owners within ATCANZ, that is essentially those who own their own buildings.
Updated 13 Novemeber 2023
At its meeting on the 18 October 2023 the Management Committee agreed that the Crombie and Lockwood ATCANZ National Insurance scheme be adopted as the preferred material damage contents insurance scheme for ATCANZ Branches. This is not a compulsory scheme, but one that will allow Branches to choose to be part of a large national scheme that will enjoy the benefits of scale and bring cheaper insurance costs. Further information and details of the scheme can be found on the Insurance page under the Resources tab.
Updated 24 October 2023
Google has made its Workspace suite available free for non-profits and ATCANZ has taken advantage of this via our Domain “atcanz.org.nz”. You can find out all about Google Workspace using this link.
Access to our Workspace is via a login to our Domain in the form of “[user]@ atcanz.org.nz”. User will be in the form “[Branch No.]chairperson@ atcanz.org.nz”, “[Branch No.]secretary@ atcanz.org.nz” or “[Branch No.]treasurer@ atcanz.org.nz”.
Our Workspace is available to all our Branches. If your Branch would like to make use of this capability contact the General Secretary.
Posted 27 July 2022 1100
What is Techsoup? TechSoup New Zealand is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation committed to building stronger communities through technology. Since 2007, a growing list of leading tech companies have partnered with TechSoup New Zealand to support the New Zealand charity sector with donated and discounted IT products, online learning and specialised consulting services.
TechSoup New Zealand’s program is free to join and free to access. Our membership of over 30,000 not for profits rely on us to supply them with best-in-market prices on IT hardware, software, and training services. They look to us as a source of authority on IT solutions to increase their social impact.
In November 2018, TechSoup New Zealand joined forces with Infoxchange. With 150 staff across Australia and New Zealand, we are the region’s leading not-for-profit dedicated to using technology to improve the lives of people experiencing disadvantage and the organisations that support them.
ATCANZ Branches can join TechSoup at no cost using our ATCANZ Charities Registration Number which can be obtained from the General Secretary on request.
Posted 28 April 2022 1731
Our Rules require Branches to provide the Management Committee with regular updates of Membership and Officer details. You can find all the Membership requirements here. You can find out about the Officer contact requirements here.
Updated 17 April 2023 0700