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The content below is mostly Canadian, and it's organized in reverse chronological order, more or less..
What's the latest buzz from the charitable sector? Charity
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The
Charities File
March 31st marks the fiscal year
end for many Canadian charities. Within six months of fiscal year end, registered
charities are required to file a Registered Charity Information Return - the T3010A
- with the
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Visit The Charities File website to
access Frequently Asked
Questions about the T3010A and other valuable information for your registered
charity. The Charities File is a joint project of the Canadian Federation of Voluntary
Sector Networks and the Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development.
Related links:
The
Canadian Federation of Voluntary Sector Networks
The Federation reaches
out to both existing and emerging initiatives that work to build connections,
cohesion, and capacity in the non-profit and voluntary sector, as well as informal
networks of voluntary organizations that wish to explore the many models that
we have discovered. [ About
Us ]
Centre
for Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD)
The Centre for
Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD) "...works with networks
of practitioners, academic researchers, and policy makers to undertake collaborative
research and to provide innovative learning opportunities on emerging issues in
the non-profit and voluntary sector, with a focus on: Sustainability and Leadership
- Policy and Practice - Connections and Community
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What's new from the Wellesley Institute:
The
Inter-agency Services Collaboration Project
By Joan
Roberts and Pauline OConnor
Launched January 11, 2008
This report examined
collaborations among non-profit organizations (NPOs) that directly or indirectly
enhance service delivery. This includes collaborations to enhance organizational
operations, and collaborations to enhance service planning and delivery. Examples
of such collaborations include shared administration, budgets, or administrative
staff; shared infrastructure such as co-location; joint service planning, or joint
program delivery such as single intake and information-sharing. The project investigated
the characteristics of service delivery collaborations critical success factors
and barriers, and similarity of NPO collaborations with public sector and business
sector collaborations.
Complete
report (PDF file - 3.8MB, 234 pages)
Fall 2007
[Click the report
title above to access PDF files for each chapter - smaller individual downloads]
We
Can't Afford To Do Business This Way
September 2007
by Lynn
Eakin & Associates
This study paints a clear portrait of how service flexibility
and innovation in the nonprofit sector are affected by onerous grant application
and reporting processes. It graphically illustrates how the shift from long-term
core funding in the early 1990s to short-term targeted and program funding has
placed an enormous administrative burden on the nonprofit sector in Canada. Read
about the experiences of the current funding regimes on several organizations
in the Toronto area, and find out about what needs to change to ensure the health
and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.
Complete
report (PDF file - 1.9MB, 64 pages)
September 2007
Media
release - (PDF file - 56K, 1 page)
September 27, 2008
Source:
Wellesley
Institute
The Wellesley Institute advances the social determinants of health
through community-based research , capacity building , and the informing of public
policy.
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Voluntary
work, Australia, 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics
5.2 million
people (34%) of the Australian population aged 18 years and over participate in
voluntary work, contributing 713 million hours to the community across diverse
activities according to this ABS survey. Posted 18-07-2007
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Canada
Revenue Agency launches consultations with small and rural charities
News
release
October 9, 2007
"Minister of National Revenue Gordon O'Connor
today announced a series of consultations with small and rural charities. As the
federal charities regulator, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) wants to better understand
the unique service needs and compliance challenges of small and rural charities.
(...)
A series of workshops will take place in October 2007 in Toronto,
Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Kelowna, Trois-Rivières and Moncton. A panel containing
six to nine individuals from small and rural charities, chaired by the CRA, will
then meet in November 2007 to develop recommendations for the Minister of National
Revenue. The panel is expected to deliver its recommendations by the end of December
2007."
Source:
Canada
Revenue Agency
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Thérèse
Casgrain Volunteer Award
The Government of Canada marked International
Volunteer Day by reminding Canadians
that the Call
for Nominations for Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award is
open until February 1, 2007.
Source:
Human
Resources and Social Development Canada
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
December
8, 2006
Satellite
account of non-profit institutions and volunteering, 1997 to 2003
Economic
activity in the non-profit sector, as measured by gross domestic product, outpaced
that of the economy as a whole between 1997 and 2003. During this period, gross
domestic product for the non-profit sector grew at an annual average rate of 6.4%,
faster than the average of 5.6% for the total economy.
Related report:
Satellite Account of Nonprofit
Institutions and Volunteering, 1997 to 2003
HTML
version
PDF
version (652K, 64 pages)
The Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions
and Volunteering contains new statistics on the economic contribution of the nonprofit
sector in Canada. The satellite account is part of the Canadian System of National
Accounts and consists of a set of economic accounts including the value of productive
activity (Gross Domestic Product), sources of income, and expenditures of the
Canadian nonprofit sector for the period 1997 to 2003. Also included is a nonmarket
extension assigning an economic value to volunteer work for the years 1997 and
2000.
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International
Volunteer Day - December 5
International Volunteer Day takes place
on December 5th each year and is officially recognized by the United Nations as
a day on which volunteers around the world are recognized and celebrated for their
contributions and dedication.
Source:
Volunteer.ca
International
Volunteer Day (IVD) website
IVD offers an opportunity for volunteer
organizations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions -
at local, national and international levels - to the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals.
- incl. background materials about the day, ideas on how
to celebrate, news of whats happening on IVD in your countries and promotional
materials such as the IVD emblem, posters and fact sheet.
Source:
World
Volunteer Web
Imagine
Canada
Imagine Canada was launched in January 2005 when two leading
voices of Canada's charitable and nonprofit sector, the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
(CCP) and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO), joined forces.
CCP and NVO constitute Imagine Canada. [ See http://www.nvo-onb.ca/
]
Nonprofitscan
-
NonprofitsCan is the public information portal of Imagine Canada
Charity
Village Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector
- 3,000 pages
of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and
volunteers. If philanthropy and volunteerism are part of your world, this is your
place
Support
to the Voluntary Sector - from Human
Resources and Social Development Canada
- links to a dozen online resources
in the area of voluntarism
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Pan-Canadian
Funding Practice in Communities
September 11,
2006
A new report by Katherine Scott: Pan-Canadian
Funding Practice in Communities (PDF file - 483K, 93 pages) was commissioned
by the Task Force on Community Investments, and examines the Government of Canada's
current funding practices for the voluntary sector. This report has been submitted
to the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel, which is advising the federal Treasury Board
on guidelines for grants and contributions.
- Also available: the
executive summary
Source:
FUNDING
MATTERS...
Building an enabling financial environment for the voluntary sector
[
Canadian Council on Social
Development ]
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The
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Ontario (PDF file - 788K, 78 pages)
June
29, 2006
"This report kicks off a series of regional reports on the vital
'third pillar' of Canadian society. Written by Katherine Scott from the Canadian
Council on Social Development, the research is based on the National Survey of
Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, which was conducted by a consortium of
organizations in partnership with Statistics Canada."
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
June
5, 2006
Canada
Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2004
Canadians
are extremely generous with the money and time they give to charitable and other
nonprofit organizations. But it is a relatively small proportion of the population
that provides the bulk of the help, according to the latest survey on giving and
volunteering.
Complete report:
Caring
Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the
Canada Survey of Giving,
Volunteering and Participating, 2004 (PDF file- 908K, 101 pages)
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What's New from the Canadian Council on Social Development:
Making
Connections:
Social and civic engagement among Canadian immigrants
April
2006
By Katherine Scott, Kevin Selbee and Paul Reed
New
Canadians participate, despite obstacles
April 24, 2006
OTTAWA
Immigrants give larger donations, on average, than the Canadian-born population
but they are slightly less likely to volunteer their time than people born in
Canada, according to research by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD).
Making Connections: Social and Civic Engagement among New Canadians also shows
that the rate of volunteering is increasing, particularly among recent immigrants.
* Full
Report (PDF format, 1.5MB, 50 pages)
* Executive
Summary
Related Links:
Go
to the main page of the report for links to the following content:
*
Powerpoint Slideshow
* Fact Sheet #1: Patterns in Participation, Engagement,
and Informal Caring
* Fact Sheet #2: Profile of Volunteering
* Canadian
Story #1: Building a Life in Canada
* Canadian Story #2: Organizing Ourselves
* Canadian Story #3: Finding a New Direction
* Canadian Story #4: Keeping
Faith
* Appendix 1: The Changing Face of Canadian Immigrants, using 2001 Census
data
* Appendix 2: Portrait of Canadian Immigrants, using 2000 NSGVP data
* Appendix 3: Data Sources
* Letter to the editor, March 3 2006
* Selected
Charts
o Chart 1: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered, by length
of time in Canada, 2000
o Chart 2: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered,
by age group, 2000
o Chart 3: Volunteer rate and average hours volunteered,
by level of education, 2000
o Chart 4: Donor rate and average donation, by
length of time in Canada, 2000
o Chart 5: Donor rate by age group, 2000
o Chart 6: Membership rate by level of education, 2000
o Chart 7: Voting rate
by age group, 2000
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
December
12, 2005
Non-profit
institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, 1997 to 2001
Economic
activity in the non-profit sector, as measured by gross domestic product, recorded
solid growth during the late 1990s and early 2000s, according to data on the economic
contribution of non-profit institutions and volunteering.
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Call
for letters of Intent, Social Development Partnerships Program
- Voluntary
Sector Policy Dialogue at the Local, Regional, and National Levels
October
2005
"This Letter of Intent process is being undertaken under to support
the design, development and delivery of bottom-up, community-based, voluntary
sector policy dialogue at the local, regional and national levels through pan-Canadian
networks. Social Development Canada is seeking voluntary sector views through
a bottom-up, community-based dialogue at the local, regional and national levels,
on some of the key issues related to the voluntary sector."
Related Link:
Social
Development Partnerships Program
Terms and Conditions
Source:
Social
Development Canada
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Volunteer
NWT "...promotes and supports volunteers and
voluntary groups in the Northwest Territories.
We are the Northwest Territories
Network for the Canada Volunteerism Initiative (CVI), a national program funded
by the Government of Canada."
- incl. links to : What's New? - About Volunteer
NWT - NWT Voluntary Sector - Resources - Events - Research & Policy - Feedback
- Keep Connected - Contact Us - Site Map
Resources
- For volunteers and voluntary organizations
- includes links to online resources
in the following areas: Board Governance and Management - Community Resources
- Event Management - Freebies - Fundraising - Marketplace - Organization Development
Resources - Resources for Volunteers - Societies Registration Resources - Training
Opportunities - Volunteer Management
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Funding
Matters
For Our Communities:
Challenges and Opportunities for Funding
Innovation
in Canadas Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (PDF
file - 242K , 22 pages)
[September 8, 2005]
This report summarizes the findings
of workshops and presentations undertaken through this project, including common
themes and innovative community practice. It also includes an analysis of the
different proposals for funding reform raised over the course of the project.
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
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Voluntary
Sector Awareness Project
July 5, 2005
"The
Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) is one of eight national organizations
that have come together to launch a new project intended to raise awareness about
the Canadian Voluntary Sector. (...) The Voluntary Sector Awareness Project (funded
by Social Development Canada and lead by Imagine Canada) is one of the last "deliverables"
of the Voluntary Sector Initiative. The purpose of the project is to develop and
launch a public awareness campaign in the summer of 2006 to be delivered by the
sector using communications tools and resources provided by the project. The campaign
will be directed inside the sector and out toward the public and will be informed
by a series of Community Conversations to be held across the country in the fall
of 2005."
- incl. links to : Tools | Resources | Canadian research | Social
innovation| Funding Matters Home
Also from the CCSD:
Funding
Matters...for our community - Phase 2 of the Funding Matters project
In
2003, CCSD released Funding Matters [see below], a report on the impact
of current funding arrangements on nonprofit and voluntary sector organizations
in Canada. We are now in Phase 2 of the Funding Matters project, and asking the
question: What can we do to create a more stable and predictable funding environment,
where adequate levels of funding cover the cost of operations and enable the pursuit
of key goals. [October 29, 2004]"
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development (CCSD)
Also from the CCSD:
Funding
Matters: The Impact of Canada's New Funding Regime on Nonprofit and Voluntary
Organizations (2003)
June 2003
Katherine Scott
- incl. Summary
Report, Communiqué, Fact Sheets and the [free!] complete report broken
down into individual chapters.
The full report is approx. 175 pages.
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HR
Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector
"We are the new home
of HRVS (Developing Human Resources in the Voluntary Sector), a website that provides
free practical tools and information on human resources management for non-profit
organizations."
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Revenue
Minister McCallum announces new funding program for charities
News
Release
May 17, 2005
"John McCallum, Minister of National Revenue,
today launched the Charities Partnership and Outreach Program, a funding program
designed to support compliance-related education and training projects for charities.Beginning
today, up to $3 million in funds will be available to the voluntary sector annually
for education and training on charities regulation. More specifically, up to $1
million in years one and two, $2 million in the third year and $3 million per
year on an ongoing basis. Organizations will be able to receive contribution funding
of up to a maximum of $500,000 per year per project."
Source:
Canada
Revenue Agency
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National
Volunteer Week
April 17-23, 2005
Volunteer
Canadas National Volunteer Week Website
National
Volunteer Week is a dedicated week in April set aside to honour and recognize
Canadians who volunteer!
Not only is it a great time to acknowledge the time
and energy contributed by Canadas 6.5 MILLION volunteers, its the
perfect occasion to raise awareness of volunteerism in general.
Join with Volunteer
Canada, April 17 -23, and show Canadian volunteers you care!
2005
National Volunteer Week Campaign Kit (PDF file - 616K, 8 pages)
Source:
Volunteer
Canada
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The
Journey Continues: The Second Report to Canadians on Implementing
An Accord
Between the Government of Canada and the Voluntary Sector
December
6, 2004
"In many ways, this report is an important milestone. First and
foremost, it fulfills the two sectors commitment to report on progress in
implementing An Accord Between the Government of Canada and the Voluntary Sector.
As the first formal accounting since the Accord was signed in December 2001, it
also provides a benchmark for measuring future progress as the two sectors put
in place the products, processes and spirit of good will that the Accord envisioned."
-
incl. links to all sections of the report: A Message from the Joint Steering Committee
- Some Context - The Foundations for Change - Progress on Priorities - Looking
Ahead
Complete report in PDF format:
The
Journey Continues - PDF (244K, 25 pages)
December 2004
Source:
Voluntary
Sector Initiative (VSI)
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From Nonprofitscan.ca:
Cornerstones
of Community: Highlights of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations
September
2004
Executive
Summary (PDF file - 872K, 16 pages)
Complete
Report (PDF file - 850K, 81 pages)
"Cornerstones of Community:
Highlights of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations
offers Canadians, governments, and policy-makers a richer understanding of the
role that nonprofit and voluntary organizations play in their lives."
How
and Where Canadians Donate/Volunteer their Time (five reports)
July/August
2004
"Based on results from the 2000 NSGVP, these reports provide comprehensive
snapshots of which organizations receive the most donations, how religion influences
philanthropy in Canada, and what circumstances motivate or prevent someone from
volunteering.
- incl. Where Canadians Donate: Donating by Type of Organization
- Where Canadian Volunteer: Volunteering by Type of Organization - Giving
and Volunteering: The Role of Religion - The Philanthropic Spirit in Canada: Motivations
and Barriers - The Volunteer Spirit in Canada: Motivations and Barriers
The
Rural Charitable Sector Research Initiative: A Portrait of the Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector in Rural Ontario (PDF file - 664K, 52 pages)
July 2004
"...
designed to aid in the understanding of trends and patterns affecting the rural
voluntary sector, and to strengthen the capacity of voluntary organizations to
fulfill their missions and achieve their objectives."
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
September
20, 2004
National
Survey of Non-profit and Voluntary Organizations, 2003
Non-profit
and voluntary organizations are an integral part of society, serving as vehicles
for engaging the efforts of millions of Canadians to address needs in their communities,
according to a new study. But many appear to be reporting significant challenges
in providing the public with all the benefits they have the potential to offer.
Summary
of the Findings of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations
(NSNVO) - incl. links to related resources
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September
20, 2004
Non-profit
institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, 1997 to 1999
The economic contribution of the non-profit sector is larger than many major
industries in Canada. It amounted to 6.8% of Gross Domestic Product in 1999, according
to the first-ever official estimates. Its economic contribution increases to 8.6%
when volunteer work is taken into account.
Satellite
Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering
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Citizens
Handbook : A Guide to Building Community
By Charles Dobson &
Vancouvers Citizen Committee
Updated Oct. 2003
"For grass-roots
community building and development"
- includes 90+ links to info organized
as follows: Community Organizing - Community Building Activities - Full Text Articles
- The Citizen's Library - Short Case Studies - Links
- Vancouver Information
Source:
Vancouver
Community Network
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
July
6, 2004
General
Social Survey: Social engagement, 2003
Over the course of their
lives, Canadians engage in many types of civic and social activities that play
a vital role in the health and vitality of the nation. Preliminary findings of
a new report show a positive relationship between the various dimensions of this
social capital and the satisfaction people derive in their lives.
2003
General Social Survey on Social Engagement
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Charities
Directorate
"The Canada Revenue Agency
(CRA) registers qualifying organizations as charities, gives technical advice
on operating a charity, and handles audit and compliance activities. Registered
charities are required to file an annual return with the CRA, a portion of which
is available to the public, and must meet certain requirements of the Income Tax
Act concerning their expenditures and activities.
- incl. links to : What's
new - Mission & Vision - Find your Topic - Policy - Forms and Publications
- Newsletters - Electronic mailing lists - Lists of Canadian registered charities
- Roadshow - Problems? - Charities Advisory Committee - Joint Regulatory Table
- Future Directions - Service Standards - Related links - Search the listing of
Canadian Registered Charities.
Source:
Canada
Revenue Agency
Registered
Charities Newsletter No. 19 - June 2004 (PDF
file - 96K, 9 pages)
"In the Federal Budget delivered March 23, 2004,
the government announced several new initiatives that will affect the regulation
of the charitable sector. These initiatives bring dynamic changes that will benefit
the sector by continuing to build public trust and confidence in charities and
in the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a regulator. This Registered Charities Newsletter
provides an overview of those Budget announcements."
Earlier Registered Charities Newsletters
More selected content from the Charities Directorate:
Charities
Regulatory Reform updates - April 6, 2004
Canada
Revenue Agency: Charities Regulatory Reform - Increasing Public Awareness and
Sector Outreach
Canada
Revenue Agency: Charities Regulatory Reform - Highlights
Canada
Revenue Agency: Charities Regulatory Reform - Working With Federal, Provincial
and Territorial Governments
From the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (former name of the Canada Revenue Agency):
Consultation
on new CCRA policy: "Registered Charities - Political Activities"
News
Release
January 22, 2003
"Elinor Caplan, Minister of National Revenue,
has released for comment a draft policy entitled Registered Charities -
Political Activities. 'This consultation is part of the CCRA's commitment
to greater openness and dialogue with registered charities and the Canadian public,'
said Minister Caplan."
Comments may be submitted until March 31, 2003.
Registered
Charities - Political Activities
Concept Draft
January 2003
Source
: (CCRA) Charities
page
[The
Charities Directorate]
The Charities Directorate
is part of Policy and Legislation Branch and administers portions of the Income
Tax Act that relate to charities.
[Canada
Revenue Agency - CRA]
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Facing
Current Realities: New Knowledge in the Canadian Voluntary Sector
2004 Community
of Inquiry [COI] Symposium (Third national symposium)
July
9th & 10th, 2004
Ryerson University, Toronto
"The COI Symposium
is a national network of practitioners, consultants and academics committed to
strengthening research capacities in the voluntary sector and sharing knowledge
in a climate of mutual interdependence and inclusiveness. The COI currently has
close to 300 members from voluntary organizations, academic institutions, all
levels of government, independent think tanks, and private consultants. The
COI Symposium is an opportunity to bring together individuals with an interest
in voluntary sector issues to share and learn from a variety of experiences and
disciplines. Held over two days, the COI Symposium will showcase 15 panel papers
disseminating new knowledge in the Canadian voluntary sector. These panel papers
are grouped into six themes: Financial Resources Issues
in the Voluntary Sector - Human Resources Issues in the Voluntary Sector - Building
Sector Capacity - Partnership and Collaboration Strategies - Diversity and Values
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment - Overcoming Barriers and Seizing Opportunities
Program
of Events
Hosted by:
Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Community of Inquiry (COI)
[ Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Network ]
Co-sponsored by:
Centre
for Voluntary Sector Research and Development
Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy
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Contesting
Citizenship and Civil Society in a Divided World"
ISTR Sixth International
Conference
Ryerson University and York University
Toronto, Canada
July
11-14, 2004
- exchange of ideas and research findings about Civil Society,
philanthropy, and the Third Sector
Source:
International
Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)
"...a major international
association promoting research and education in the fields of philanthropy, civil
society and the nonprofit sector. ISTR reflects the growing worldwide interest
in Third Sector research and provides a permanent forum for international research,
while at the same time building a global scholarly community in this field."
National
Volunteer Week 2004 April 18 to 24 , 2004
"National
Volunteer Week is a special time set aside in April to honour the people who donate
their time and energy to their fellow citizens. The Week also raises awareness
of the vital contribution volunteers make to our communities and to the identity
and values of our country. (...) This National Volunteer
Week join thousands of volunteer-involving organizations, volunteer centres, corporations,
schools and government bodies to salute Canadas 6.5 million volunteers."
-
incl. the following info : When is National Volunteer week? Why is National Volunteer
Week important? What is the origin of National Volunteer Week? Who are the sponsors
of National Volunteer Week? Where are National Volunteer celebrations held? How
can I get involved? How can I find out more?
Source:
volunteer.ca
Canadas site for information on volunteering
Related Links:
Canada
Volunteerism Initiative
"Announced on December 5, 2001 by the
Prime Minister, the Canada Volunteerism Initiative (CVI), funded by the Government
of Canada, aims to promote the participation in and contribution of Canadians
to society."
National
Volunteer Week, 2004: White House Proclamation - U.S.
George Bush
April
16, 2004
- incl. links to : Learn more about National Volunteer Week - Media
results from 2003 - Register your NVW event - Project and recognition ideas -
Promotional toolkit, logos, and media tools - recognition items
Source:
Points
of Light Foundation
Volunteer Center National Network
National
Volunteer Week, Canada
National Volunteer
Week, Canada
Google News search
Results : "National Volunteer Week, Canada"
Google
Web Search Results : "National Volunteer
Week, Canada"
Source:
Google.ca
Federal
Budget 2004 information pertaining specifically to the voluntary sector
March
23, 2004
Source:
The
Importance of Communities
[ Budget
2004 - Budget Plan ]
[ Finance
Canada ]
February
23, 2004
Fact
Sheets - The Application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act to Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations
Source:
Privacy
Commissioner of Canada
New from Canadian Policy Research Networks :
What
all Board Members of Non-profits Need to Know
January 30, 2004
Research
Highlights Number 4
by Ron Saunders
"...examines the forces that threaten
the sustainability of non-profit enterprises and suggests measures to relieve
some of the pressure. This report builds on the findings of four previous CPRN
reports: on the size and characteristics of the sector and its workforce; on the
quality of jobs in the sector; on skill requirements and training in the sector,
and; on the sector's organizational and human resource strategies."
-
includes links to all four previous reports
Source:
Work
Network
Passion
and Commitment Under Stress: Human Resource Issues in Canada's Non-profit Sector
- A Synthesis Report
Research Report
January
9, 2004
by Ron Saunders
"The final report in a path-breaking CPRN series
on Canada's non-profit sector, finds this key contributor to the country's economy
and society seriously challenged. In Passion and Commitment Under Stress: Human
Resource Issues in Canada's Non-profit Sector, Ron Saunders, Director of CPRN's
Work Network, examines the forces that threaten the sustainability of non-profit
enterprise and suggests measures to relieve some of the pressure."
Click
on the link above to download the complete 89-page report, a news release, a summary
and other associated documents.
Source:
Canadian
Policy Research Networks
New
advocacy guidelines a start but more needs to be done
September
29, 2003
By Nicole Zummach
"For the past few years, organizations such
as the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) and IMPACS (Institute for Media,
Policy and Civil Society) have worked hard to improve the legislation surrounding
advocacy work by charities, including the so-called 10% rule, which limits advocacy
spending to only 10% of a charity's revenue. Earlier this month, the Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency (CCRA) quietly released their new guidelines regarding political
activities by registered charities. It's a document that many hoped would introduce
much-needed changes to the way advocacy work is defined and regulated in Canada."
Source:
Charity
Village
Megasite for the Non-profit sector
Related
Links:
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
IMPACS
- Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society
Canada
Revenue Agency - CCRA
Charities
(section of the CCRA website) : incl. links to the following info: Find your Topic
- Becoming a Registered Charity - Operating Day-to-Day - Keeping your Registered
Status - Policy - Forms and Publications - Lists of Canadian registered charities
- Joint Regulatory Table - Consultation on Proposed Policy - Contact us
CCRA
Policy updates posted September 15, 2003:
- Policy
Statement : Political Activities (Effective September 2, 2003)
- Registering
Charities that Promote Racial Equality
Policy
Internships and Fellowships (PIAF): Bridging the Policy Dialogue
Between Voluntary
Organizations and the Federal Government (PDF file - 750K, 29 pages)
June
2003
"This final report on the PIAF Pilot Program
provides useful information on the history of the program, its objectives and
outcomes achieved through the nine interchanges between federal government departments
and voluntary sector organizations. The report captures the highlights of the
experience of interns and fellows as well as their insights
into the effectiveness
of PIAF and ways of enhancing inter-sectoral collaboration. (...) ...the PIAF
Program began as a pilot, with nine enterprising interns and fellows, who spent
the better part of a year in a host organization in the federal government or
voluntary sector."
Source : Centre for
Voluntary Sector Research
Policy Internships and Fellowships (PIAF)
Program
For Voluntary Sector & Federal Government Employees
"The Policy Internships and Fellowships Program (PIAF) was initiated
by the Capacity Joint Table of the Voluntary Sector Initiative. Its purpose is
to develop policy knowledge, experience and skills in both the voluntary sector
and the federal government and to enable the voluntary sector to become a more
viable partner in the development of public policy.(...) PIAF is managed by the
Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development
a joint initiative of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University as well
as in collaboration with the University of Victoria's Centre
for Public Sector Studies"
Related Links:
Voluntary
Sector Initiative
Pillar : Voluntary
Sector Network - "...an interactive volunteer referral website for communities
in Southwestern Ontario"
NVO-CCP
Agree to Co-Found a New Organization
May 13, 2003
"The Coalition
of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO) and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
(CCP) agreed to co-found a new organization 'to strengthen communities and advance
social development through collective effort'. The new organization will be established
by June 2004, after which the two existing organizations will be wound-up."
Related
Links:
Coalition of National
Voluntary Organizations
Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy
Volunteerism
in Canada
"Welcome to volunteer.ca
Canadas site for information on volunteering.
The Canadian voluntary
and nonprofit sector is made up of more than 180 000 organizations, 6.5 million
volunteers and 1.3 million paid staff. In Volunteerism in Canada find out the
facts and trends, read the latest research, learn about national events, search
the directory of organizations, find answers to your questions and more."
| 2003
Canadian Forum on Volunteerism (volunteer.ca) April 14-16, 2003 Toronto "The 2003 Canadian Forum is a unique opportunity for volunteers across Canada to come together to debate issues designed to generate new insights and energy around voluntary activity in Canada. Hosted by the Volunteer Canada Board of Directors, the 2003 Canadian Forum on Volunteerism will bring together leadership volunteers from the greater Toronto area and across the country to provide input into volunteering in Canada." Click on the link above to see more details on the Forum, information on accommodation and general information on Toronto, to download a copy of the application form, or to apply online. For more information on the 2003 Canadian Forum: E-mail : volunteercanada@pinngroup.com Toll-free telephone number : 1-800-670-0401 ext. 240 |
VolunteersOnline.ca
"ITAC
Ontario partnered with the Ministry of Citizenship of the Government of Ontario
to launch the Making IT Work for Volunteers initiative. We are establishing strategic
online and offline components, including a knowledge network and resource library
housed at VolunteersOnline.ca. The program will create opportunities for the high-tech
sector and the voluntary sector to assist one another to bridge, and ultimately
close, the digital divide."
[this site works better for me using Internet
Explorer 6 than Netscape 4.75]
Voluntary
Sector Evaluation Research Project
"The
Voluntary Sector Evaluation Research Project (VSERP) is a three-year initiative
to improve the capacity of voluntary organizations to evaluate their work and
communicate their effectiveness to their funders, stakeholders and the public.
"
Source : Centre for Voluntary
Sector Research and Development
GPI
Atlantic - Genuine Progress Index for Atlantic Canada
"GPI
Atlantic is a non-profit research group, founded in 1997, to develop an index
of sustainable development and well being - the Genuine Progress Index. The Nova
Scotia GPI consists of 22 social, economic and environmental components, including:
Time Use - Natural Capital - Environment/Quality - Socioeconomic issues - Income
Distribution - Social Capita"
New
National Centres and Local Networks will Support Volunteerism in Canada
News
Release
December 5, 2002
"Minister
of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for the Voluntary Sector Sheila
Copps today announced the establishment of three new national centres to support
volunteerism across Canada. In addition, local networks will be established in
each province and territory to ensure that the Centres' programs meet the needs
and priorities of voluntary organizations and volunteers."
Source
: Canadian Heritage
Voluntary
Sector Initiative (VSI)
This Web site is
an important tool in our dialogue with Canadians on the voluntary sector. The
VSI is a joint initiative to strengthen the capacity of the voluntary sector and
to enhance the relationship between the Sector and the Government of Canada. (...)
The Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI) is a joint undertaking between the voluntary
sector
and the Government of Canada. It is a unique opportunity to
focus on the voluntary sector as one of the three pillars of Canadian society,
equal in importance to the public and private sectors.
- incl. links to
: About the VSI - Management Structure - Reports - Speeches - Joint Tables - Related
Working Groups - News - Calendar - Subscribe
Government
Of Canada Welcomes Report To Help Canadian Voluntary Sector Innovate
(VSI) Strengthening
Voluntary Sector Capacity Through Technology |
Public
Policy and Advocacy Toolbox
April 25, 2002
Commissioned
by Canada's Voluntary Sector Initiative, this set of Web-based resources includes
sections on how government makes policy, non-profit initiated policy development,
knowledge and skill sets necessary for successful policy intervention, effective
advocacy, and hundreds of resources on think tanks, funding sources, information
sources, and much more.
-incl. links to : Policy Making
in Canada - Voluntary Sector Directed Input - Knowledge and Skills - Government
Relations and the Policy Development Process - Resources
-16 public policy
case studies
-50 documents for downloading
-23 Canadian foundations that
fund policy development
-100 Canadian public policy institutes and lobby groups,
plus dozens of American resources
-21 online advocacy resources
-138 links
to general and government information
Source : Ginsler
& Associates Inc.
NOTE : the Ginsler site is rich with content about
the non-profit sector and homelessness and affordable housing
Free
Resources - large collection of links to articles and reports about homelessness
and affordable housing (incl. five links relating to resources for non-profits
and charities)
Nothing
left to give : Cuts to jobs and services are strangling volunteerism, just when
we need it the most
"Last year was the International Year
of the Volunteer, acknowledging important contributions people make to their communities.
This year, cuts to jobs, services and freedoms in the public and private sectors
threaten the very conditions fostering those contributions."
Source :
UVic Ring("University
of Victoria's community
newspaper") - February 7, 2002 issue
- Go to the UVIC
Ring website (you can read back issues of the Ring from 1995 to date...)
[University
of Victoria]
Charity
Village
Megasite for the Non-profit sector
Charity Village, Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector
--- 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers,
donors, and volunteers. If philanthropy and volunteerism are part of your world,
this is your place.
Check out the Resources section
and the collection of links to organizations - very extensive, very impressive...
...but don't stop there - see also: Main Street | NewsWeek
| Jobs | Suppliers | Library | Volunteer/Donate | Learn | Search | Contact Us
Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) - "We're on your Side"
"The
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy is a national, charitable organization with a
mandate to advance the role and interests of the charitable sector for the benefit
of Canadian communities. The Centre accomplishes this mission through various
programs, including Public Affairs, Research, Imagine, and Membership. Information
about these programs as well as resources, tools and information are available
on this site."
CCP Voluntary
Sector Links - 100+ links divided into 4 categories: Nonprofit organizations(Canada),
Resources and Tools, Nonprofit Management Education, and U.S. and International
sites.
CCP
Resource Centre - info and articles about : Board & Governance - Nonprofit
Management - Fundraising - Legal & Regulatory - Volunteering - Trends &
Statistics - Foundations/Corporate - Article Index
"Please also visit
other sites in the CCP family for additional information on research (www.givingandvolunteering.ca
and www.nonprofitscan.ca) and corporate social responsibility (www.imagine.ca)."
GivingandVolunteering.ca
"GivingandVolunteering.ca
is designed to provide you with the statistics and resources developed from the
1997 and 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP).
www.nonprofitscan.ca
"Managed
by the CCP's Research Program, this Web site is designed as an information portal
serving anyone who works in, studies or has an interest in the Canadian nonprofit
sector."
www.imagine.ca
- A New Spirit of Community
"Imagine is Canada's national program
to promote public and corporate giving, volunteering and support to the community.
Imagine is the only program in Canada that is specifically geared to encourage
and promote partnerships between the corporate and charitable sectors."
Coalition
of National Voluntary Organizations
The Coalition
of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO) is a not-for-profit organization which
promotes volunteerism and enhances the profile of Canada's voluntary and charitable
sector. NVO is an umbrella coalition that has as its members 130 national voluntary
charities active in a variety of fields ranging from health and social services
to the environment, justice, education and international development.
Great
resource site for people working in or with the voluntary sector...
Building
Momentum: Putting Social Development at the Centre of the Public Agenda
Conference/Workshop
September
20-21, 2002
Ottawa
"The Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations
(NVO), in partnership with Canadian Council on Social Development and United Way
Canada, is hosting a conference/workshop in Ottawa in September - Building Momentum:
Putting Social Development at the Centre of the Public Agenda."
Conference
Agenda (PDF file - 256K, 8 pages).
Canadian
Council on Social Development
United
Way of Canada/Centraide Canada
Canadian
Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
Beth De Long, Project Coordinator
of London's Voluntary Sector Initiative, says : "Follow the link.....some
good stuff for the non profit sector."
NOTE: The CPRN site uses frames
and the individual files aren't well linked back to the home page navigation frame.
That's why it's better if you check out the site starting on the home page link.
The "Publications"section contains over 100 reports and studies...
British
Columbia : Nothing
left to give : Cuts to jobs and services are strangling volunteerism, just when
we need it the most
"Last year was the International Year
of the Volunteer, acknowledging important contributions people make to their communities.
This year, cuts to jobs, services and freedoms in the public and private sectors
threaten the very conditions fostering those contributions."
Source :
UVic Ring("University
of Victoria's community newspaper") - February 7, 2002 issue
- Go
to the UVIC Ring website (you
can read back issues of the Ring from 1995 to date...)
Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO) Canada
"VSO
enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to
share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action,
in the pursuit of a more equitable world."
NOTE: this site works
better for me in Internet Explorer v.5.5 than in Netscape v. 4.75
Free
Management Library(SM) (U.S.) - "Complete, highly integrated library
for nonprofits and for-profits"
- links to resources covering everything
from advertising and promotion to managing volunteer programs
IMPACS
- INSTITUTE for MEDIA, POLICY and CIVIL SOCIETY
"IMPACS is a young and dynamic registered Canadian charity, filling an
important niche in civil society. We work to strengthen communications between
not-for-profit organizations, government and the media, both in Canada and internationally."
Let
Charities Speak : Report of the Charities and Advocacy Dialogue -
IMPACS (PDF file - 935K, 35 pages)
March 2002
[version
française - fichier PDF, 1445KB]
IMPACS and the Canadian Centre
for Philanthropy are leading a national effort to fix the Revenue rules affecting
the ability of charities to perform an advocacy role.
"Canadas
charities are limited in their ability to participate in public policy debate
or to advocate for changes to legislation, regulations, or government policy.
Activities of this kind may be deemed political by the Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency (CCRA), which interprets the common law and the federal Income
Tax Act and applies them to charities. The CCRA enforces a 10 Percent Rule
which forbids charities from using any more than 10 percent of their resources
annually for political activity, which is how they categorize advocacy.
This limit on charities has been recognized by many as a serious impediment to
modern Canadian democracy, for it limits the voices of charities and the people
they serve, very often the most vulnerable members of society."
Source:
IMPACS and the Canadian Centre
for Philanthropy
Community
Council Launches Giant Vortal
Media Release
ST. JOHNS, February 6, 2002 enVision.ca,
a vast vortal for the voluntary sector, was launched today at the Community Services
Council Newfoundland and Labrador (CSC). enVision.ca is a venue for knowledge
sharing, information gathering and skills-enhancement, designed to strengthen
and advance the important role of the voluntary, community-based sector in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Launch
of PolicyLinkNB project
Family and Community Services
Nov. 16,
2001
FREDERICTON (CNB) -- A group of voluntary organizations in New Brunswick
will undertake a project that will focus on building the capacity of the voluntary
sector to influence the policies that affect their organizations and the people
they represent
Isuma
(summer 2001) - incl. several articles on the voluntary sector...
For example:
What
We Should Know About the Voluntary Sector but Don't
-
Other sample articles from this issue : Les forces et les limites du bénévolat
- Canadas Civic Core: On the Disproportionality of Charitable Giving, Volunteering
and Civic Participation - Maîtriser un mouvement, dompter une idéologielÉtat
et le secteur communautaire au Québec - Harnessing a Movement, Taming an
Ideology On the State and the Third Sector in Quebec - A Government Voluntary
Sector Accord - Promoting Voluntary Action and Civil Society Through the State
- Volunteers and the Paid Labour Market - Volunteering Parents: Who Volunteers
and How are Their Lives Affected? - Old and New Civic and Social Ties in France
- La pratique de la contrepartie pour les personnes exclues du marché du
travail. Ici et ailleurs - Reciprocity Mechanisms and the Unemployed in Canada
and Abroad - and much more...
PDF
version (919K, 11 pages)
- Go to the Isuma
Home Page
Putting
People at the Centre: Voluntary Action Shaping Social and Economic Change
Speech by Lucienne Robillard,
President
of the Treasury Board, Minister responsible for Infrastructure and Member of Parliament
for Westmount-Ville-Marie
August 20, 2001
Canada's
International Year of Volunteers 2001Home Page
Together
with Canadian Heritage and Human
Resources Development Canada, Volunteer
Canada has created The International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV 2001) Web
site to demonstrate how the value of one is the power of many.
Partnership
with the Voluntary Sector - Health Canada
March
2001
Volunteers are fundamental to the social and
economic landscape of Canada. This web site describes the voluntary health sector,
its contribution to the health and well-being of Canadians, and explores the Health
Canada's partnership with the sector. It outlines Health Canada's specific involvement
with national voluntary organizations working in health.
A
deceptively simple-looking home page offers you information under the following
headings : Voluntary Health Sector - Benefits of Volunteering - Building Partnerships
- Joint Initiatives - Knowledge Base - Beyond Health Canada - Glossary
The
Early Childhood Development Initiative : Challenges for the voluntary sector
Perception: Volume 24, No. 3 - December 2000
"...the
level of funding is clearly insufficient, and there is a lack of clarity about
exactly how the funds will be spent and how governments will report back to Canadians"
Source : Canadian Council on Social
Development
Charity
Channel Forum Launchpad (U.S., some Canadian content)
This
is your launch pad to CharityChannel's world-famous forums -- dozens of them,
with thousands of your nonprofit-sector colleagues sending nearly a million and
a half
messages a month. From here, you can join or leave forums, view rules
and procedures, get answers to frequently-asked questions, get help, and even
get your daily update of news and information of interest to nonprofit-sector
professionals.
Source : CharityChannel
- The oldest and largest online community of nonprofit professionals in
the world™
Nonprofit
Good Practice Guide (U.S.)
-incl. links to : Fundraising and Financial
Sustainability - Governance - Staff Development and Organizational Capacity -
Accountability and Evaluation - Volunteer Management - Communications and Marketing
- Management and Leadership - Advocacy - Technology
United
Nations Volunteers Page
The United Nations
Volunteers programme (UNV) was created by the General Assembly of the United
Nations in 1970 to serve as an operational partner in development cooperation
at the request of UN member states. It is unique within the UN family and
as an international volunteer undertaking. It reports to the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP's country offices around
the world.
World
Volunteer Web - international site, includes National reports on the International
Year of Volunteers (over 60 national reports) and Global Evaluation of the International
Year of Volunteers
- incl. links to : News - Events - Initiatives - Development
- Policy - Research
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