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1	CSC Buying Group CSC (Christian Supply Chain) Buying Group is a charitable trust, formed in 2002, with more than 600 clients throughout New Zealand. They broker terms of trade on a huge range of products and services at discounted rates. Membership is free and there is no obligation to use their suppliers	564
2	Legal Reference Manual The Legal Reference Manual is a comprehensive A4 loose-leaf binder written for use by lawyers, community workers and advocates in helping people to access and understand the law as it applies to a range of everyday situations. It is also a guide for community groups and individuals wishing to learn about their legal rights and options.	180
3	Fundraising Success http://fundraisingsuccess.com.au publishes an Australasian quarterly magazine designed for NFPs. Subscription for mailed copies is $29.95 per year, but you can subscribe online to be notified of each new free digital version as it comes available. The October 2009 digital version has a helpful article about the considerations involved in organising events.	462
4	NZCCSS The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) represents six denomination based networks: the Anglican Care Network, the Baptist, Catholic, and Presbyterian social services agencies, as well as the Methodist and the Salvation Army churches. Collectively, these six members are responsible for around 500 social service delivery sites in their networks throughout New Zealand.	489
5	CAP Money CAP MONEY is a comprehensive, three-week money management course that your church can run in association with Christians Against Poverty	486
6	Mana Mahi Mana Mahi is a guide to employment of people in the Tangata Whenua, community and voluntary sector organisations. It contains 17 'Good Practice Guides' covering aspects of New Zealand employment law and best practice. There are also six resource booklets providing samples of common employment related documents e.g. employee handbook, job description, performance evaluation, etc. The resource also comes with a CD with both PDF versions of the booklets and Word document versions that you can customise for your own purposes.	532
7	DonateNZ an online portal where individuals, organisations and companies can donate goods, time and discounts to schools, early childhood and not-for-profit organisations in New Zealand. Donor membership is free, and as of 1 April 2009, recipient membership is also free.	861
8	Givealittle New Zealand online community where people can donate to non-profit organisations registered with the website. Givealittle charges a small fee to the organisations for each donation received. The benefit for donors is they can give at any time and they are not contacted by the non-profit organisation (unless specifically requested). The benefit for the non-profit organisation is they get free exposure about their services, and the cost per donation is low compared with many traditional forms of fund raising e.g. direct mail, street appeals or telemarketing. Individuals can also set up their own pages the wesbite to raise funds on behalf of their chosen non-profit organisation(s).	424
9	The NZ Government Business website The website is designed for small and medium businesses, and is full of up-to-date information, business news and links to free online business courses. If your church or trust owns a business, or runs a community ministry along business lines, then this site is highly recommended.	408
10	The Clearing House A project of the Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector Research Centre. Membership of the Centre costs $50 a year, but anyone can download research documents on a variety of topics for free, using a search function on their website.	510
11	Praxis offers one and two year 'whole person' learning experiences for youth workers. The courses are approved by the NZ Qualifications Authority and are offerred in New Zealand, Victoria (Australia) and across the Pacific Islands. Students can exit the first year with a Level 4 Certificate in Youth Work, or complete both years and exit with the Diploma in Youth and Community Studies (Level 5).	533
12	Child Poverty Action Group an organisation working toward the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through independent research and education. Check out new publication information on its website.	839
13	Techsoup provides donated software and hardware from companies such as Microsoft to eligible New Zealand Charities, Voluntary and Community Groups. Your organisation needs to be registered with the Charities Commission to be eligible. Religious organisations are excluded unless they have a secular community designation that is separate from the church.	661
14	Webhealth a free online resource in which people can search for health or social service providers in their community. it is free for service providers to list. Currently the service covers from Waitemata to Taranaki in the North Island, and Canterbury in the South Island.	442
15	THE ASB COMMUNITY TRUST The ASB Community Trust has funded the Baptist Churches of New Zealand to assist foodbanks in the Auckland/Northland region run by Baptist Churches and their trusts. The deadline for applications from Baptist food banks for the July 2010 to June 2011 year is 12 February 2010. To find out how to apply, contact Linda Grigg Ph 09 526 7956	423
16	THE TINDALL FOUNDATION In 2007, the Tindall Foundation approved the Baptist Churches of New Zealand as a Funding Manager in the key programme area of 'Supporting Families and Social Services'. To date, the Tindall Foundation has gifted more than $260,000 towards Baptist Community Ministries.	508
17	J R McKenzie Trust The J R McKenzie Trust is an Aotearoa New Zealand philanthropic organisation. The focus of the Trust is on building and supporting strong, inclusive and socially just communities. It supports organisations to reduce inequality and social exclusion through long-term funding partnerships. Its focus is on social, health and developmental needs, especially within the key areas of disadvantaged children and their families, and Māori development.	1003
18	VolunteerNet VolunteerNet is an online matching service between organisations and people interested in short-term event-based volunteer opportunities. It is free to register. The site was launched in July 2010 by New Zealand Major Events, a unit within the Ministry of Economic Development.	555
19	Food Co-ops Toolkit A simple guide to setting up a food co-op. Although this is a UK resource, much of the basic material will be of interest and help in a New Zealand context.	420
20	How to Start a Food Co-op This US guide is designed to give groups interested in starting a retail food co-op a basic overview of the steps and procedures they will need to follow. it includes several case studies.	403

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