The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is in the midst of attempting to clarify its guidelines on how the more than 700 Canadian animal welfare charities can legally operate and continue to maintain their charitable status. Until March 31, the agency...
Alice Housing provides safe second-stage housing and supportive counselling for women and children leaving domestic violence. Established in 1983 and located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, it's the largest second-stage housing organization east of Quebec, offering 19 safe housing units and...
Over the past few months, CharityVillage's® Sustainability Series has covered six different aspects of embedding sustainability in a charity. Starting with a broad introduction to the world of sustainability, the series has covered issues of a building a core team,...
Since 1984, Sarnia Lambton Rebound has provided more than 13,000 young people at-risk with the skills needed to promote a positive response to self, others and community. The continued success of their programs has led to them being awarded the...
In the Spring of 2002, Caroline MacGillivray was working at a temp job to pay the bills when her cell phone rang with some exciting news. As the founder of Beauty Night Society, a nonprofit that that provides makeovers, life...
This month's Charity Village® Sustainability Series article is the fourth in a series that cover the practical aspects of embedding sustainability within your charity. You can view last month's article here. As we move from the general logic of setting...
The Charity Village® Sustainability Series covers the practical aspects of embedding sustainability within your charity. The last two month's articles covered some general principles on sustainability and charities along with some insights on how to set up a core team....
When a big news story or disaster strikes, the result can be hundreds, even thousands, of people contacting organizations to offer help, including potential online volunteers. It could be a natural disaster, an act of violence, or a particular issue...
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...
Is it legal and ethical to take over a dormant Canadian charity? This article considers the questions: "Is it legal and ethical to take over a dormant Canadian charity in order to avoid the long bureaucratic process of application? And...
