Collecting for lions club

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epr

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#270187 27-Apr-2020 16:29

Hi all,

I am loosely associated with a nearby lions club and they were planning on having a street collection for the club at some point and one of the members thought setting up a text donation number might be a good idea. I was wondering if anyone knew the process for doing this as lions isn't a charity from what I understand I was wondering if anyone knew the pitfalls and traps of doing something like this.

NPCtom

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#2472193 27-Apr-2020 16:31

Look at this Vodafone thread here: https://www.vodafone.co.nz/cms/documents/txt-fundraising-new-zealand.pdf

You might want to also have an online platform where donators can use their credit card, Apple/Google Pay and internet banking.

epr

260 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2472202 27-Apr-2020 16:37

NPCtom:
Look at this Vodafone thread here: https://www.vodafone.co.nz/cms/documents/txt-fundraising-new-zealand.pdf

You might want to also have an online platform where donators can use their credit card, Apple/Google Pay and internet banking.

This information is good but it seems to be for charities and I am unfortunately not sure of Lions charitable status in this regard.

blackjack17

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#2472214 27-Apr-2020 16:47

epr:
NPCtom:

Look at this Vodafone thread here: https://www.vodafone.co.nz/cms/documents/txt-fundraising-new-zealand.pdf

You might want to also have an online platform where donators can use their credit card, Apple/Google Pay and internet banking.

This information is good but it seems to be for charities and I am unfortunately not sure of Lions charitable status in this regard.

You can find out for sure

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/Search

looks like some of the lions clubs are (nearly 500 hits when searching for Lion)

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OldGeek

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#2472251 27-Apr-2020 17:55

I can confirm, as an active Lion in NZ, that most Lions clubs in NZ operate as both an incorporated society and a charity. As an incorporated society each Lions club offers membership and organises club meetings as well as fundraising activity. As with other similar community service clubs the sense of achievement and purpose in belonging and fund-raising is why each club exists. For the purposes of charitable registration, most clubs have an associated Trust. The club and the Trust are legally separate but Trustees are appointed by the Club and usually consist of club officeholders (such as the Trerasurer, secretary and President). When a club raises funds those funds go to their associated Trust. The Trust is a registered charity.

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