Here’s your Good Numbers good news for March 2026 — a quick round-up of the what's happening in the world of small charities, and the tools we’re building to support them.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been busy onboarding the first pilot organisations into the Good Numbers App.
Despite a few bumps with the current state of open banking compliance (looking at you ANZ!), groups are now up and running and categorising their transactions daily.
That’s a big milestone for us. 
Watch a 100 second overview of the Good Numbers App:
Right now, we’re looking for a handful of small nonprofits that bank with Kiwibank to join the pilot.
If you’re a volunteer treasurer — or you know someone who is — and you’ve ever thought
“surely this shouldn’t be this hard…”
when it comes to the finances, we want to hear from you!
Over the last six months we’ve been developing what we call the Good Numbers way.
Instead of endless customisation and dozens of different reporting styles, we focus on a small number — sometimes just one — clear way of doing things.
The goal is simple:
The approach has been really well received so far, especially as people start using the Good Numbers App. A few examples:
Small design decisions like these make a surprisingly big difference when you're not working with numbers every day.
👉 How long could your organisation keep going if no new money came in from today?
For many small charities and community groups, that question matters more than profit, surplus, or variance.
When we translate working capital into months of operating, things get clearer:
As part of our Good Numbers way, here's a short, plain-English article explaining:
On Friday 6th March, Duncan was invited to speak at the Fiji Nurses Association symposium.
Thank you to Abel, Una and the whole organising committee for this opportunity to share about Good Numbers and answer questions ranging from training through to security.
Funded is a new Christchurch-based and women-led platform, listing funding opportunities for non-profits and charities in Aotearoa.
It’s especially useful if you're based in the Canterbury region, where many of the opportunities are focused.
Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for funding options!
Till next time! Thanks for reading
Ngā mihi nui,
Duncan @ Good Numbers
Ask Duncan anything — big or small. He’ll get back to you ASAP, and your questions will help improve the information here for everyone.
