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The Building Financial Capability BFC programme helps people and whānau to improve their financial wealth and wellbeing and get control
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NSBS is a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing confidential, non-judgemental, and personalised financial mentoring that empowers and enables New Zealanders and their whānau to become more financially capable. Our social impact value has a meaningful effect on Kiwis in improving their life outcomes and creating sustainable solutions for a secure financial future.
The NSBS non-profit organisation is committed to improving the financial capability of all New Zealanders and their whānau. Our broad multicultural team speak and understand a variety of languages including English, te reo Māori, Arabic, Mandarin, French, Croatian, Afrikaans, Hokkien, Hebrew, Hindi, Nepali, Cantonese and Twi.
All NSBS financial mentors are professionally trained and fully accredited by FinCap, the non-governmental national financial capability body.
Ruth Smithers, the CEO of FinCap, credits NSBS as the valued leader of the financial capability industry in New Zealand. “Financial mentors have a wealth of expertise to support people facing financial stress and hardship. NSBS provides critical support for this community.”
NSBS is independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. We value integrity, professionalism, and respect in all our dealings with clients, colleagues, and the wider community.
Message from Chair Christine Watson
“The cost of living crisis and the rise in inflation and food costs has impacted budgets across the country, and many Kiwi families are enduring financial hardship and stress while struggling to manage debt. NSBS has seen an increased demand for our financial mentoring and money management services. Our vision is to support and provide financial wellbeing to all New Zealanders and deliver them a future of financial security and peace of mind.”
Our mission is to educate, inspire, and advocate for positive financial wellbeing for all.
Our Mission
Educate, inspire, and advocate for positive financial wellbeing for all.
Our Vision
A community supporting the financial wellbeing of its people.
Our Values
Respect and Responsibility / Maruwehi Takohanga
Trust and Integrity / Tiakatanga Ngākau Tapatahi
Educate and Empower / Mātauranga Whakamana
Drew Glucina
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Abid Al-Atafi
Financial Mentor Director
Sue Deason
BFC-Plus Manager
Hannah Beguely
Financial Mentor
Yesshe Moulson
Financial Mentor
Neil Watson
Volunteer Mentor
Jane Be
Volunteer Mentor
Dr. Edward Okai
Volunteer Mentor
Martha Cong
Volunteer Mentor
Mary-Jane Pereira Brough
Volunteer Mentor
Keith Adams
Volunteer Mentor
Nick Handey
Volunteer Mentor
Denise Pilbrow
Volunteer Mentor
Duncan
Volunteer Mentor
Jade Palmer
Volunteer Mentor
William Sunley
Volunteer Mentor
Christine Watson
Chair and Treasurer
Kevin Brewer
Talia Cohen Wolf
Governance
Incorporated Society
North Shore Budget Service (NSBS) is an Incorporated Society, governed by a Board. The organisation was formed and incorporated in 1992 and is affiliated to FinCap, the non- governmental financial mentoring national body. The governing body of the Board consists of elected members who have extensive community and business involvement and an understanding of, and commitment to, developing financial capability in the community.
Download the NSBS Annual Report 2023 here.
NZ Charities registration number: CC22992.
NZBN number: 9429042781868
Stakeholders
Our Stakeholders and Funders
NSBS’s portfolio of funders is increasingly diversified and provides some resilience in the face of changing and evolving funding streams within the financial mentor sector. We thank our many financial supporters, whose confidence and trust in NSBS allow us to provide excellent financial mentoring services to the community.
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NZ Charities
Registration number: CC22992.
NZBN
Number: 9429042781868.
Location
3A Gibbons Road, Ground Floor,
Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna
Auckland 0622, New Zealand
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our about services
At NSBS we understand that saving money and budgeting can be a challenge, that’s why we offer a variety of services to help you reach your financial goals without having to worry.