Insurance Issues for Charities
Introduction and Overview Insurance may be “essential” for charities but it is not always available or affordable. Further, charities may not always understand what their
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A Comparison of the Three Categories of Registered Charities
Introduction This article provides an overview of the differences between charitable organizations, public foundations, and private foundations and their requirements under the Income Tax Act
Supporting Financial Vibrancy in the Quest for Sustainability in the Not-For-Profit Sector
The quest for sustainability in voluntary sector organizations is a quest for sense in a rapidly changing funding world and a turbulent economic environment. Interest
Community Service Organizations at Risk
Introduction Community service organizations are at risk—of failing their mandates, failing their communities, betraying the public trust, and fading away as viable organizations. We now
Related Business: What’s Okay and What’s Not
This article is adapted from a paper prepared for the 2nd National Symposium on Charity Law, held in Toronto, Ontario, on April 14, 2004. The issue
The Protection of Personal Information by Charities and Not-For-Profit Organizations: A National Perspective
This article is adapted and updated from a presentation at the 2nd National Symposium on Charity Law in Toronto in April 2004. Parts of this
Charity and public welfare in history: A look at Ontario, 1830–1950
Several historical works have described 19th-century Ontario as lacking a conception of public welfare, where the poor were largely left to the benevolence of religious charities. This assumption, however, ignores the complex web of relationships that characterized the delivery of social services in Ontario and in many English-speaking regions across Canada.
Judging the VSI: Reflections on the Relationship Between the Federal Government and the Voluntary Sector
Introduction1 In June 2000, the federal government announced the Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI), a joint endeavour undertaken with representatives from the voluntary sector that was