# New Zealand Charities Register

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/09/new-zealand-charities-register/
- Published: 2011-03-09T10:54:37+00:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

At present, if you search the New Zealand Charities Register using the criteria 
on the Search page, you can generate a list of charities that – for example – operate
in a particular area, work in a particular sector, and/or help a specified group
of beneficiaries.

However, the Commission is developing a new “advanced” search function that will
allow users to download sets of data about charities. For example, it could be possible
to search for “all charities that act as an umbrella/resource body, operate in the
Wellington area, received donations of more than $40,000, and whose main beneficiaries
are children and young people”, or any other combination of search criteria. This
will enable the data from the Charities Register to be “opened up” more widely, 
and allow researchers, fundraisers and others to find useful and relevant information
about charities.

The New Zealand Charities Commission hopes that “Opening Data” will help to make
the sector more transparent. It should be a valuable tool for enhancing trust and
confidence in the sector, and to increasing knowledge and understanding of what 
charities do and achieve. Open data will open up charity data to third party web
developers and add value to current and new web applications and services that will
benefit both the public and charities.

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This “Open Data” will be developed and introduced in two stages during the next 
six months – firstly to other government users (so it can be tested it in a “real
life” environment and develop some case studies), and then publicised more widely
to charities and others.

Finbar Cullen

Research**Plus**

www.charities.govt.nz

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