Most state funding for community groups was done through a system of grants and subsidies not usually attached to specific services.Ī number of prominent social support organisations, such as the New Zealand Playcentre Federation, Family Planning, Crippled Children Society (later CCS Disability Action), Intellectually Handicapped Children's Parents' Association (later IHC New Zealand) and the Cancer Society of New Zealand were established and received the bulk of government funding for community groups. Voluntary organisations continued to complement government services as government provided health and welfare services. The late 1930s to the early 1980s saw social and workplace reform and a broadening of New Zealand's social security system. Voluntary welfare services continued to advocate for and provide services to the people they represented, funded by a mix of private donations, fundraising activities and government subsidies. These organisations entered into funding arrangements with government as separate institutions. National welfare, health and disability organisations founded at this time include The Jubilee Institute for the Blind (now the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind), and the Plunket Society. European settlement brought church-related community organisations, including in the late 19 th century, the Women's Christian Temperance Union (1885), which lobbied for women's suffrage. It is a manifestation of a set of cultural obligations that are required to maintain cultural values and reflect priorities established at a group level.Įuropean society maintained a distinction between government, private (or market), community and household sectors. Participation by Māori, in Māori or iwi-based organisations, is not generally seen as a voluntary activity. Society in pre-European New Zealand was organised in well-defined structures of whānau and hapū. contribute to building strong communities, and.promote volunteer citizen participation.have group values consistent with the values of the individuals within the group.take into account ambiguous ownership with multiple interest groups and stake-holders.are values-focused and mission-focused with core beliefs reflected in their purpose, programmes and activities.Culture and ValuesĬommunity sector organisations have some distinguishing characteristics. Terms such as government, private, community and voluntary and household might not align with the kin-based structures of whānau, hapu and iwi or possibly to other ethnic groups in New Zealand. they are independent of government, although they might get funds from government.they have some organisational structure.

Words UsedĬommunity groups or NGOs (non-governmental organisations), not-for-profit or non-profit organisations can be sports clubs, social service organisations, social clubs, marae committees, environmental lobby groups and charitable trusts.Ĭommunity groups have five distinguishing features: Non-profit institutions satellite account: 2018.Īn infographic of the contribution of non-profit institutions can be found here. The same year, the number of salary and wage earners in NGOs was 150,630 staff.įor the size of its population, New Zealand has one of the largest non-profit sectors in the world representing $NZ18.11 billion annually. By 2018 this had increased to an estimated 159 million hours of voluntary work. In 2013 volunteers contributed an estimated 158 hours of formal unpaid work for not for profits in New Zealand. The majority of New Zealand non-profit organisations rely heavily on volunteer labour. 45 percent are engaged in arts, cultural or sporting activity, followed by social services (12 percent), religion (9 percent), and development and housing (8 percent). In 2018 there were around 115,770 non-government organisations (NGOs) in New Zealand, from registered incorporated societies and charitable trusts to informal groups.

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Community service organisations