Here is the Toronto Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) Being Good at Doing Good Conference brochure. CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Being Good at Doing Good Safeguarding Yourself and Your Charity in a Complex World Hosted by the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP)…
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Top Ethical Issues for Canadian Charities”. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=505027&rKey=4ccd7037d565a5d1&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Cooperation and Mergers in the Canadian Charitable Sector”. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=624477&rKey=bb493098d9d816c9&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Working in Difficult Areas: 16 Steps to Avoiding Direct or Indirect Involvement with Terrorism” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=506162&rKey=030166e88da95ab7&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Avoiding Extreme Misuse of Charitable Assets: Fraud, Money Laundering, and Terrorism” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=440632&rKey=dabdc720d228c0e6&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Foreign Activities: An In-Depth Review of Legal Issues” https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=336577&rKey=4724562b329b659a&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Ethical Issues and Foreign Activities” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=595442&rKey=2c43133114600d23&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “How to Read a Charity’s Financial Statement” with Eric Plato, CMA. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=594467&rKey=3c0bfefcfc6c0c08&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Dealing with a Canada Revenue Agency Audit”. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=547947&rKey=c91388f375f36729&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Low Cost Fundraising – Legal Issues with Third Party Events and Bequests”. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=547307&rKey=d508eba7a71f3dbc&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Practical Advice on Maintaining Adequate Books and Records” with Eric Plato, CMA. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=597002&rKey=c6620d6d25fd8462&act=pb
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Business Activities and Earned Income by Canadian Charities” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=559052&rKey=9947b9c3dc70b510&act=pb
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Allowable Charitable Activities and Non-Charitable Activities” by charity lawyer Mark Blumberg https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=556857&rKey=ba363d7271522385&act=pb
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Receipting for Canadian Charities: To Issue or Not to Issue an Official Donation Receipt” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=581177&rKey=1f03a97ff473446d&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Legal Issues for Canadian Charities: Beyond the Top 10” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=560427&rKey=eb2b26271716b465&act=pb
Here is a free archived webinar entitled “Top 10 Canada Revenue Agency Compliance Issues for Charities” with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=347957&rKey=b0409024f1fe1f72&act=pb
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Basic Internal Financial Controls for Canadian Registered Charities” https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=387717&act=pb&rKey=cbfd36b7be66045d
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Tour of the Canada Revenue Agency Charity Directorate and Various Charity Law Resources on the Web” with Mark Blumberg, a Toronto based charity lawyer. https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=548647&rKey=c0ce81cdd52ef188&act=pb
Here is an archived webinar entitled “Risk Management for Canadian Charities” https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=388027&rKey=1314cbfa89fddcf3&act=pb
Here is a free webinar entitled “Governance 101 for Canadian Charities and Their Boards of Directors” from the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=505717&rKey=3a1e71ab5ca2421f&act=pb
It is not well known but the Federal and Provincial governments work collaboratively on charity regulation in Canada “to develop mutually beneficial public awareness and education products and projects.”. Here is a little piece which illustrates some of the collaboration. …
If you are trying to understand the disbursement quota for Canadian charities then you may find this CRA page on the disbursement quota calculation helpful. Here is the link
If you are interested in the provision of water in developing countries this article by Ned Breslin is well worth reading.
[the archived recording of the webinar Haiti – Legal and Ethical Issues for Canadian charities is now available at https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=619547&rKey=680663606ebf9a91&act=pb (It is approx 1h and 10 min)] We are also beta testing some other webinars at: OCIC, myself and…