Monday, October 4, 2010 is World Habitat Day. “In December 1985, the United Nations General Assembly declared the first Monday of October to be World Habitat Day in recognition of the state of human settlements and the basic need for…
I will be presenting at the 4th Annual Risk Mitigation & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Africa and Emerging Markets conference in Toronto. My topic will be “Selecting and Working with Canadian Charities as CSR Partners”. Here is the 4th…
Here is a press release from the CRA entitled “Canada cracks down on unreported offshore account holders”. You might wonder ‘what does this have to do with charities?’ Well we all know that offshore accounts in some tax havens (“secrecy…
Here is CIDA’s “Report to Parliament on the Government of Canada’s Official Development Assistance 2009-2010”. It is 47 pages long and provides some details on Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) or “foreign aid” activities. This is the second report under…
Here is a press release reminding Canadians that the Pakistan Flood Relief Fund matching period ends October 3 Pakistan Flood Relief Fund Matching Period Ends October 3 September 30, 2010 Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister…
“Charitable Giving for U.S. Health Care Plunged 11 Percent in 2009, While Canadian Charitable Giving Rose 5.2 Percent, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Reports” Nice to see that someone recognizes that sometimes things are a little different in Canada! We are…
Those interested in CIDA may find these 4 papers from the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation interesting. Here is a copy of the press release. Dear colleagues, We are delighted to share with you the results of a year-long…
CRA has added another page to the Applying for registration section of their website dealing with registered charities applying for registration who will be conducting foreign activities. This page gives a good summary of the rules surrounding foreign activities by…
I will be delivering some workshops on the new CRA guidance on foreign activities by Canadian charities in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Calgary Here is the CALGARY FLYER for foreign activities and Registration Information Edmonton Here is the EDMONTON…
The recent floods in Pakistan have resulted in CIDA setting up a matching fund and here is my article entitled Understanding CIDA’s Matching Funds for Pakistan Flood Relief Fund.
Once every three years the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) organizes its Global Citizens Forum. It promises to be a great two day conference in Toronto on international development, global citizenship and humanitarian assistance. http://www.ocic.on.ca/Page.asp?IdPage=9241&WebAddress=ocic Here is the 4…
Here is the press release from the Canadian government on the extension of the contributions to the Pakistan Flood Relief Fund to October 3, 2010. Registered charities will have until October 18, 2010 to report donations. Here is…
In CIDA’s Frequently Asked Questions on the Pakistan flooding here is the CIDA advice on picking a good charity to donate to. Also CIDA correctly discourages in kind gifts in favour of cash. How do I ensure that my donation…
Here is my “Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – September 2010”. You can add yourself to our newsletter at: 1) Upcoming Charity Law Seminars across Canada with Mark Blumberg or CLIP Here are some of the upcoming charity law…
There was an article this week by Janet Gadeski, Editor of Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy talking about GlobalPhilanthropy.ca (TM), its roots and mission.
Here is a link to CRA’s new page “Floods in Pakistan” It also has links to CIDA’s matching program.
CIDA has announced that it will have a matching fund for donations raised by Canadian charities for the Pakistan relief from August 2 to September 12. The Pakistan Floods Relief Fund will not be given to each charity that raised…
Here is a copy of a powerpoint from a workshop at the CIVICUS World Assembly entitled “Assessing the Contribution of Faith-Based Organisations in Development: Mythical or Real?”. The workshop was led by Nida Kirmani and Comfort Davis of the Religions…
Here are some of my notes on my learnings at the CIVICUS World Assembly 2010 that I am attending in Montreal. ‘Civil society leaders are treated like beggars when we go to embassies to get visas to travel to Western…
For those who could not attend the CIDA presentation today in Toronto here is a copy of the CIDA presentation and material on Partnership with Canadians Branch- August 2010. There are some questions posed in this document that CIDA is…
This document contains a list of countries and regions in which Canadian charities are conducting foreign activities. The information comes from the 2008 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return and specifically Question C5: “For programs the charity managed directly, outside of…
Here is a request from the Humanitarian Coalition with respect to Pakistan http://thehumanitariancoalitionenglish.cmail4.com/t/y/e/miritl/biljdktji/ Here are some blogs and pictures from Pakistan http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/newsRoomArticle/blogs_and_info_from_pakistan/ The Humanitarian Coalition is made up of Care Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Oxfam Canada and Save the Children. They…
Here is an interesting guide for those involved with funding NGOs around the world. Don’t be put off by the title – you may still be intelligent even if you don’t follow all the principles! Here are the ten…
I will be one of the presenters at an upcoming PFC program called Global Giving – Possibilities and Pitfalls. PFC 2010 Professional Development Sessions 555 René Lévesque Blvd. West Suite 900 Montreal, QC H2Z 1B1 T. 514.866.5446 F. 514.866.5846 www.pfc.ca…