Here is a copy of the powerpoint slides from a presentation delivered by Danie Huppé-Cranford to the International Committee on Fundraising Organizations (ICFO) Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2010 entitled “Compliance Overview – Major Non-Compliance Issues”.
Here is a copy of a presentation given by Bryan McLean, Director of the Policy, Planning and Legislation Division, of the Charities Directorate entitled Policy Priorities for the Charities Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency. The presentation was delivered at the International…
CRA has just released its guidance “Upholding Human Rights and Charitable Registration”. Any Canadian charity dealing with human rights issues will want to read this document. The Guidance “Upholding Human Rights and Charitable Registration” is located at the CRA’s website…
If you are trying to understand how accountability, transparency and evaluation apply to your Canadian charity this document from One World Trust entitled Pathways to Accountability: A short guide to the GAP Framework may be very helpful. http://oneworldtrust.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=211&tmpl=component&format=raw&Itemid=55
Here is the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – May 2010. My apologies for the length of this newsletter – it is the March, April and May newsletter in one! As well quite a bit has happened recently and I…
This case is interesting because it is about a simple scheme that involved people buying from tax preparers charity tax receipts for 10% of the face value of the donation receipts. This is not the usual complicated tax frauds involving…
The Ontario government introduced Bill 65, Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (Ontario), 2010. This act will replace the Ontario Corporations Act which deals with non-profit corporations. The bill passed first reading today. Some of the bullet points sound interesting – will have…
Here is an interesting publication from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) entitled “Increasing Public Scrutiny of Not-for-Profit Organizations: questions for directors to ask.” I like this question “Does the organization have a sufficiently robust set of policies related…
This conference on June 11, 2010 may be of interest The International Development Institute at Humber College presents: “What’s Next?” Sustainable Development in the 21st Century Come Out and Engage in the Debate Where: Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith…
Here is a short list of suggestions from the Winnipeg Police “Protect Yourself Against Charity Frauds” Protect Yourself Against Charity Frauds To protect yourself from fraud, follow these tips before you donate. Learn and confirm ?Before donating, confirm that the…
The Canada Revenue Agency announced the revocation today of the charitable status of Henvey Inlet First Nation Community Support Organization. Apparently issued $44 million in receipts. Apparently transferred 99% of the receipted amount to the tax shelter promoters as fundraising…
The CRA announced today the revocation of charitable status of The Orion Foundation. Receipted $91 million dollars. Spent $70,000 on charitable activities. Who would run a charity like this? The directors were according to the 2008 T3010 information on the…
I thought this short article was interesting. “Karoly had steered a $500,000 donation he made to the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation to his church – which forwarded most of it back to Karoly.” Lawyer facing 10 years for tax, charity…
Here is a copy of a presentation by the Government of Canada entitled “Response to Natural Disasters Abroad”. It was delivered May 5 to Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. This presentation will give one…
I received an e-mail today that AFP was looking at merging with PPP, which was formerly the National Committee on Planned Giving. In Canada we have AFP and also CAGP, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners. I wonder whether AFP…
CRA has put out a notice on changes to the T3010 as a result of the March 2010 Federal budget. Here is the PDF I created of the CRA notice: Changes to what you must report on Form T3010B, Registered…
CRA is updating their charities and giving links. So this will become this www.cra.gc.ca/charitiesandgiving I will really miss those long and impossible to remember URLs – ok may be I do actually remember them! Here is more information…
Here is a CRA letter that discusses “What happens when a 149(1)(l) entity no longer qualifies for the tax exemption?” and various related issues. Here is the PDF CRA_letter_on_what_happens_when_a_149(1)(l)_entity_no_longer_qualifies_for_the_tax_exemption.pdf LANGIND E DOCNUM 2010-0355831I7 AUTHOR Zannese, Lisa DESCKEY 26 RATEKEY 2…
Here is an article entitled “Dodging dubious donations – from yachts to barrels of books” by John Webster Hochstadt who is the editor of Gift Planning in Canada. It discusses the importance of having good policies such as a gift…
The CRA has released a Question & Answer on the Disbursement Quota Reform contained in the Canadian 2010 Federal Budget. You can read the Q&A at Here is the text of the CRA Q&A: 1. Did the 2010 federal…
Here is Mango (Management Accounting for Non-governmental Organisations) Top Tips on the Warning Signs of Fraud in Charities – MANGO is a UK organization that provides valuable training and resources in financial management. Top Tips on the Warning Signs of…
Lengthy letter from CRA on “Whether donations to registered charities of shares listed on a designated stock exchange constitute gifts for the purpose of the deduction for gifts under subsection 110.1(1) of ITA?” and the answer is yes. LANGIND E…
The CRA Guidance on Fundraising for Canadian charities is located on the CRA website at Additionally I have created a bigger font version at: Also here is a consolidated bigger font version of the Guidance from CLIP with…
“Has the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) changed its position on fundraising by charities? No.” The CRA in its Fundraising Guidance notes: “The CRA has not changed its position on fundraising by charities. This guidance updates and replaces Policy Statement CPS-001,…