This article discusses certain ‘charitable’ gifting schemes which threaten to undermine the public and regulators confidence in the charitable sector. This article also discusses a plan to deal with this problem. Abusive Canadian Charity Tax Shelter Schemes July 08, 2007…
This article discusses a Canadian legal perspective on Planned Giving Internationally. It was written by Mark Blumberg and recently appeared in “Your Guide to Charitable Giving and Estate Planning”, a supplement that appeared in the Globe and Mail on Friday…
This 29 page article will attempt to assist Canadian charities who are conducting or interested in conducting programs outside of Canada with some of the legal issues that they may face. It will discuss the statutory and regulatory framework for…
Here is my article on Canadian Private and Public Foundations and International Activities. In this article I suggest 4 ways that Canadian Private and Public Foundations can carry on foreign charitable activities outside of Canada or assist with humanitarian relief…
32 ideas for managing risk with volunteers. Volunteers are very important for many charities. However, one should manage the risks associated with volunteers and here are some thoughts. View Article
Here is a sample contractor agreement for a Canadian registered charity conducting foreign activities I prepared it for the Capacity Builders Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) in order to assist charities with understanding what such an agreement could look like.…
Charities, by virtue of their reputation and access to resources, in some cases make a tempting target for terrorists who are trying to acquire funds and/or legitimacy. Canadian charities need to be diligent in ensuring that their resources are used…
In this article I discuss how Canadian charities can work with other Canadian or International Organizations that are not registered Canadian charities as long as they maintain direction and control of the Canadian resources. It is very important that charities…
CRA has just released a new guidance called “Canadian Registered Charities Carrying out Activities Outside Canada”. Although the name indicates “foreign activities” this document deals with a lot more than foreign activities. It covers the relationship between a Canadian…
89% of charities issue inappropriate receipts according to statistics from the CRA when they audit charities. Other than non-filing the T3010 this is the greatest reason that charities face revocation. Here is my paper that I delivered to the Ontario…
Canadians are increasingly asking “How Much Should A Canadian Charity Spend on Overhead?” Is this the right question? Here is my June 2010 article on the subject which was just published in the Canadian Donor’s Guide: view PDF Download Article