On Sept. 22 of this year, the CBC produced an investigative report examining the nature of fundraising in the Canadian charitable sector and looking specifically at where donor dollars go. There’s now been time for some sober reflection on the good that actually came out of the report and how third-party fundraising techniques aren’t necessarily the evil incarnate that some would make them out to be.
Nonprofits and for-profits in Ontario need to start paying attention to legislation making its way down the pipe and that comes into force on January 1, 2012. What the province is now calling its “AccessON” campaign – ostensibly to get all organizations on-board to ensure people with disabilities are able to conduct business and access services wherever they choose — is building in a slow roll-out over the next year.
This article explores new projects working to promote volunteerism within the corporate world.
Is getting accredited necessary to a career in fundraising?
Ever wondered how an Olympic Games affects volunteerism in the host city after the fact? Actually, not many people have. But a team of researchers from Australia and the UK have set their sights on Vancouver to put together one of the first comprehensive surveys on the subject.
An interview with Free the Children and Me to We co-founder, Marc Kielberger.
Back in early July, federal Industry Minister Tony Clement announced that Canada’s 2011 long-form census would no longer be mandatory. Instead, it would now be mailed out to one-third of Canadian households to be filled out voluntarily, without threat of fines or imprisonment. It will also be rebranded as the “National Household Survey” (NHS).
This fall, the Ontario charitable sector should know whether the province’s Bill 65 — the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — will pass third reading in the legislature and become law. Find out what it’s all about in this article.
Early in May, Imagine Canada released its inaugural Sector Monitor report, a document ostensibly produced to gauge the health of the Canadian voluntary sector in the wake of the world recession.
The pros and cons of prize philanthropy, where large sums of money are given to organizations that fulfil large-scale goals.
