Here’s your Good Numbers good news for June 2026 — a quick round-up of the what's happening in the world of small nonprofits, and the tools we’re building to support them.
After nearly a year of working together online, earlier this month Sophia and Duncan got the chance to meet in person. We spent four days together focused on the future of Good Numbers: the product roadmap for the app, the features we want to prioritise, and what the next 12 months need to look like as we move out of pilot.
It was a reminder of how much can happen when you get out from behind the screen and into the same room. We made more progress than we usually can in weeks of online meetings, and came away with a clearer plan and a lot of renewed energy. We also made time for a Drag Brunch team-building event - a very Good Numbers way to come together with existing and new friends.
Good Numbers is heading to the lower North Island in July, and we’re running two free practical sessions for current and future volunteer treasurers while we’re there.
Being a Good Treasurer will be in Wellington Central on Monday 6 July at 3.30pm, and at the Featherston Community Centre on Wednesday 8 July, 11.30am, in the Kowhai Room.
These sessions are for anyone who is already a treasurer, thinking about taking on the role, supporting someone else who does it, or helping run a small charity, club, society, or community group.
We’ll talk about what makes the treasurer role work well, why it is often harder than it should be, and the simple habits that can make things easier for both the treasurer and the wider committee. No accounting background is needed — just come with your questions.
Everyone will leave with a simple Good Treasurer Check-Up tool and one practical next step for their group.
We would, obviously, love every small charity and community group to use Good Numbers. That is sort of the whole point of building it.
But sometimes the best financial setup is not setting up a new charitable trust, opening a bank account, becoming a registered charity, recruiting trustees, filing annual returns, and accidentally creating a tiny admin monster. Sometimes what you actually need is a trusted organisation to hold money on your behalf. That’s fundholding.
Also called fiscal sponsorship, auspicing, or sitting under an umbrella organisation, fundholding can be a really practical option for small groups, new kaupapa, collectives, and community-led projects. It can help groups receive funding and manage money without taking on all the admin and compliance that comes with running a separate legal entity.
Our guide is a practical introduction to fundholding, including the key questions to ask before you start. Because good financial management is not always about having your own systems. Sometimes it’s about knowing when you don’t need one.
What is fundholding? A practical guide for community groups and charities
Following on from the fundholding guide above, I also wanted to give a shout-out to Gift Collective.
Gift Collective helps charitable initiatives get up and running quickly, without needing to become a registered charity or set up all the admin infrastructure from scratch. They can help groups get ready to receive funding, manage expenses, issue donation tax receipts, and use funds effectively — all without getting bogged down in paperwork.
Till next time! Thanks for reading
Ngā mihi nui,
Duncan @ Good Numbers
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