On December 13, 2018, the Canadian government passed new legislation for the Income Tax Act that would allow charities to conduct unlimited political activities, provided those activities remained non-partisan and in service to the charity's mission. This action came about...
Want to learn more on this subject? We've partnered with the author for a free webinar on March 14. Click here for more information and to register. Virtually every charity or not-for-profit organization in Canada has a treasurer. That means...
It can be scary to ask your board members, who are already giving so much of their time and attention, to think about board fundraising, especially if they aren’t recruited to be a fundraising board. In this episode, Emma Lewzey,...
Does the T3010 confuse (or maybe even scare) you? Legal problems are something that all organizations face and the rules around them aren’t always clear. So how can we make sure we’re not only compliant, but doing it right the...
Sometimes you win some and sometimes...maybe you didn’t win? Not quite the way the adage goes, granted, but that’s how many charitable organizations in Ontario – and across the country – may feel after a statement by the federal government...
This week we’re talking about something that many small organizations don’t really think about (enough)...succession planning. We have seen many organizations struggle after their leader leaves and we’re happy to have Lianne Picot, with over 25 years of experience as...
Leadership is a key ingredient in an organization’s success. Without good leaders, organizations often lack direction, vision, and the inspiration teams need to accomplish their goals. While great leaders are often with companies for years and even decades at a...
If you run, work at or belong to a nonprofit in the province of British Columbia, then you are likely intensely aware of the need to conform to the new regulations set out in the updated BC Societies Act. For...
In an attempt to move beyond the caricature of the founder who won’t let go of the organization they started, even to the detriment of the organization itself, we looked at what was behind Founders’ Syndome in a recent article...
Few figures are more caricatured in the nonprofit world than the founder who won’t let go of the organization they started, even to the detriment of the organization itself. While this is a very real experience in many organizations, it...
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