The vulnerable young men and women served by the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa will receive a helping hand this year through two contributions by The Community Foundation of Ottawa. The Foundation is investing $28,800 in emergency shelters and transitional housing initiatives for the growing number of young people in Ottawa who urgently need housing. More.
Community Foundation of Ottawa donates $28,800 to Youth Services Bureau Shelters and Housing Programs
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Provincial Funding for Seniors
Friday, December 11th, 2009The Nova Scotia government’s Positive Aging Fund provides funding to non-profit organizations for projects that advance the goals and actions outlined in Nova Scotia’s Strategy for Positive Aging, with a focus on health, well-being and community participation of Nova Scotia seniors.
Funding of up to $10,000 is available. Deadline for applications is December 23, 2009.
How to Understand the Canada Revenue Agency Fundraising “Guidance” for Registered Charities
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009This June Canada Revenue Agency published a comprehensive and directive set of recommendations to charities, which define acceptable (and unacceptable) fundraising practices and reporting activities. The document, referred to as the fundraising “Guidance” by CRA, defines prohibited fundraising conduct, cost ratios, disclosure requirements and other critical compliance information for charities.
During this week’s AFP Congress in Toronto, expert charity lawyer Mark Blumberg summarized and simplified the CRA Guidance so that the lay staff person and volunteer board member can understand the standards. And he shared a recent attitudinal survey of the level of trust that Canadians have in charities’ fundraising practices … which provided a fascinating backdrop and direct tie-in to many of the elements of the CRA Guidance.
The full presentation on the Guidance and the attitudinal data is available on his site. By the way, Mark is conducting more presentations on interpreting the Guidance via webinars in the next two weeks….you can find out more at CLIP.