Here is an interesting press release from the Humanitarian Coalition on “All aid dollars raised support survivors of disaster in Japan”. www.humanitariancoalition.ca PRESS RELEASE HUMANITARIAN COALITION: All aid dollars raised support survivors of disaster in Japan March 18, 2011 –…
There was an article in the Globe and Mail entitled “Are charities taking advantage of the urge to help Japan?” I think that this article misses a number of very important points. I am not sure why the Globe and…
The CRA has just revised the attachment to IC84-3R, Gifts to Certain Charitable Organizations Outside Canada, to include Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust of New Zealand. Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust of New Zealand is added to IC84-3R and is now qualified…
The massive earthquake in Japan, apparently the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the subsequent tsunami, have caused tremendous destruction. The problems with the nuclear reactors have cause further dislocation. The Humanitarian Coalition is fundraising for Japan – you…
On February 28, 2011 I did a webinar with the Coordinator of the Humanitarian Coalition, Nic Moyer, entitled “Responding to International Disasters: Fundraising and Coordination with Nicolas Moyer”. You can watch the 1 hour webinar at: https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=3061432&act=pb&rKey=dcef805e9eec9dae It is free…
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf wrote an interesting article on Charity Sector Watchdogs in Canada. He quotes Cathy Barr (Imagine Canada), Anderson Charters, owner of CharityCan.ca (a great database), Ken Berger (Charity Navigator), Kate Bahen (Charity Intelligence) and myself. Charity Sector Watchdogs: An…
Here is the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List for February 2011. To sign up to this free newsletter visit: Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – February 2011 1) Upcoming FREE CLIP Webinars (Online internet seminars) on charity law, fundraising…
Here is a copy of the IC84-3R Attachment published in February 2011. The list covers a small category of qualified donees which are organizations outside of Canada to which the Canadian government has made a gift to in the last…
Here is a nice simplification of the Do No Harm model. You can read about it at Here is a quote from the DNH document: Actions, Resources, and Resource Transfers When an organization enters a context, it brings…
InterAction is the “largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.” They have just launched a blog. It will be interesting to see the information and discussions that take place. Here…
The US organization Charity Navigator is in the process of revamping its rating system of charities to provide more information and weight to the issues of accountability and transparency. Although Charity Navigator does not rate Canadian charities, the issue of…
GuideStar Israel is being beta tested. It will provide a combination of government and NPO information on non-profits in Israel. It is only a beta test but it is an important step forward for donors and those interested in the…
Here is an interesting note dealing with US charity regulation and how less charity regulation and oversight can result in greater misuse of charities by admittedly a small number of people. Here is the article entitled “WE GET WE GET…
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued a “Tax Alert” entitled “Warning: If you donate to a gifting tax shelter, expect to be audited.” I know that the Tax Alert came out December 23, 2010 but if you are considering investing…
Canadians are ostensibly a generous people. They give on average about 1 billion per year in donations to registered charities for internationally philanthropy that targets the poor around the world. On the other hand remittances from Canada to developing countries…
Here is a press release from the Department of Finance: “The Department of Finance today launched a public consultation on the international assistance payments it administers. The consultation is a requirement under the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act for all…
Here is an interesting workshop taught by Eric Plato on Financial Management. REGISTER TODAY—OCIC PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP—JANUARY 25-26, 2011 Do you have problems developing budgets for proposals? Do you find financial reports and financial statements confusing? Are you…
There are now 3 CIDA calls for Proposals under the new Partners for Development Program. CIDA Launches Two Calls for Proposals under the new Partners for Development Program December 1, 2010 Ottawa?The Canadian International Development Agency announced the launch of…
Here is an article by Paul Waldie on a rarely used category of qualified donee called IC84-3R, Gifts to Certain Charitable Organizations Outside Canada:
Here is a copy of a presentation I have given on CRA’s Foreign Activity Guidance. It has been delivered in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa over the last couple of months. If groups are interested in trying to arrange such a…
The Strategy Institute’s Foundation, Endowment & Not For Profit Investment Summit is the 8th of its type and will be held in Toronto on January 18 and 19th, 2011. I will be speaking there on Governance and Compliance Challenges for…
The Government of Canada has announced that it has designated the American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts (AFCLT) as a “prescribed donee” which will help US donors who wish to donate their Canadian land to this particular US charity to…
Here is a copy of the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List newsletter for October 2010. Blumbergs Newsletter Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – October 2010 1) Upcoming Charity Law Seminars across Canada with Mark Blumberg or CLIP It is important…
The “William J. Clinton Foundation” has been added as a qualified donee in the “Attachment to IC84-3R, Gifts to Certain Charitable Organizations Outside Canada”. IC84-3R is of currently 13 organizations. However many of those organizations have not in the last…