The NZ Navigator Trust has an ambitious vision - to create a growing portfolio of digital spaces that provide easy access to a number of high quality tools and resources that equip community organisations and create a thriving charitable and community sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our aim is to provide resources that are:
NZ Navigator is an online self-assessment designed for community organisations to assess themselves across nine domains of operation including governance, strategic direction, finances, people management and communications.
The final assessment links the organisation to resources held on this website, CommunityNet Aotearoa.
Digital Stuff We Love gives us a great way of sharing clever digital tools with New Zealand organisations. Most of the tools we highlight are free or low cost for not-for-profits.
Together these free tools enable groups to develop stronger organisations, set their own priorities for action and access resources to assist in that development.
The NZ Navigator Trust resources below include a number of:
We always acknowledge the developers of each resource - if we've linked to your resources and you would like to become a contributing organisation with your own profile page, please contact us.
The Volunteering New Zealand, sector-led and co-designed Best Practice Guidelines | Te Anga Whaitake, supports volunteering engagement.
SportTutor is a free online learning tool for the NZ sports sector, created to support, help and guide people working…
An interactive guide for people who are managing an evaluation, this resource can be used for different types of evaluations…
How can you be better prepared and reduce the likelihood of harm to your organisation through risk management?
Advice and suggestions for groups and organisations seeking donations.
The balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement are key tools to check the financial health of your organisation.
Getting digital - assess and improve your organisation's website, digital marketing and online performance with these tools.
An online ‘do-it-yourself’ constitution builder tool that will help you produce a draft set of rules. . .
A Project Brief is a key document that outlines the scope, scale and detailed requirements of your proposed project.
The Project Budget is used to estimate the total cost of a project and provides your project sponsors with the…
Project evaluation can save you both time and resources.
Providing up-to-date and relevant software for your organisation can be costly.
How do smaller nonprofit organisations build effective campaigns that trend? Putting together a social media toolkit is a good place…
This tool helps you create tailored employment agreements for your staff, covering what you must do by law and helping…
Information about tools and useful links to help you, your staff and volunteers continue to work together effectively from different…
This guide is designed to help charities identify and record conflicts of interest.
This guide helps boards manage conflicts of interest in the boardroom and model good practice.
Are you looking to build connection and capacity across a diverse team in a virtual environment?
A number of resources to help you and your staff integrate, treasure and celebrate te reo Māori.
An online toolkit to help the volunteers who manage governance at a Marae level. . .
New Zealand has twelve Community Trusts that provide grant funding and support to a range of regional community-based organisations.
Digital Stuff We Love introduces you to lots of smart digital ways to work, communicate, and engage with your staff…
Reducing emissions can save your organisation money as well as help avoid global climate catastrophe – this easy-to-use toolbox shows…
Digital Boost is a free online tool, backed by the government, providing information and videos to help kiwi businesses and…
Community Research makes the validating, gathering and sharing of community research easy by providing digital resources and opportunities for…
Anyone taking on the role of treasurer in a not-for-profit organisation must have - or needs to learn - a…
Guidance for workers who do office-type work in their home, rather than at their usual work premises.
A COVID vaccination policy for workplaces - including legal principles around vaccine mandates.
This toolkit is designed to help apply the concepts of evaluation to work being done on digital inclusion in communities…
A comprehensive online course about good governance for Incorporated Societies and Charities.
An online fundraising training programme for small charities in Aotearoa New Zealand that leads to a two-week crowdfunding campaign.
Charities Services have translated some of their key resources into nine languages.
NZCCSS have produced this resource to not only inform policy makers and funders, but also to value those working hard…
The Governance lite framework aims to improve governance functions in small and voluntary organisations.
Connecting community organisations needing help with communications with a volunteer.
This information is designed to help trustees and directors of Māori organisations with their responsibilities and role as guardians and…
Employing and supporting the Chief Executive is a core role of the Board.
The updated edition of Nine Steps to Effective Governance is now widely used in the non-profit sector locally and globally.
Find out what steps are involved in setting up a whenua Māori trust or incorporation.
Personal qualities to develop for working with Māori.
A Tika Transition, developed by Maria Bargh, is what a just transition can look like in Aotearoa.
Virtual volunteering is volunteering using the internet, offsite from the organisation in a range of tasks.
A resource to empower mental health professionals in Aotearoa to support rainbow communities.
Enhance your organisation's ethical standards with this code of conduct template from Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society.
Use this health & safety reporting form from Forest & Bird to help you design your own.