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Starting a charity
Best practice guidelines for charitable organisations
Charitable fundraising fact sheets
Charities bulletins
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Sweet Charity

Information is available from the Charitable Fundraising fact sheet.

A Fundraising application form for an authority to fundraise for charitable purposes is available. An application must be accompanied with all supporting material. There are no application fees.

Starting a charity factsheets

Best practice guidelines for charitable organisations

This 240-page publication is packed with information designed to be the ultimate resource for the management of charitable bodies.

The guidelines are currently being updated.

Charitable fundraising fact sheets

Access to information
Auditor independence and access to infotma
Auditor qualifications *
Authority conditions
Branches
Disaster Appeals
Incorporation and change of name
Investigating Charities

* The Auditor qualifications fact sheet is currently under review. In the interim, please refer to Chapter 9 of the Best Practice Guidelines for Charitable Organisations at www.olgr.nsw.gov.au

** The Financial Reporting fact sheet is under review. In the interim, please refer to Chapter 7 of the Best Practice Guidelines for Charitable Organisations at www.olgr.nsw.gov.au

*** The Audit fact sheet is under review. In the interim, please refer to Chapter 8 of the Best Practice Guidelines for Charitable Organisations at www.olgr.nsw.gov.au

Charities bulletins

February 2004 (832 kb)
July 2002 (986 kb)
July 2001 (332 kb)
December 1999 (318 kb)
March 1998 (406 kb)

September 1997 (286 kb)
March 1997 (896 kb)
September 1996 (498 kb)
March 1996 (166 kb)

Other

Clothing bin labels order form

Sweet Charity

There are many charities that need your support and while reports of bogus fundraising appeals and charities are rare there is a need for the community to be vigilant. As a member of the community you can help fight such exploitation. The publication guideline Sweet Charity provides information that will help you detect that something is wrong before you part with your money.