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The new TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund, co-founded by Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) and TD, is calling for applications for funding for financial literacy projects from charitable or other nonprofit organizations that serve low-income and otherwise economically disadvantaged groups in Canada. 

Grants range from $25,000 to $100,000 to qualified community groups to help bring financial literacy skills to low-income and disadvantaged individuals across Canada.  The deadline for applications is July 31, 2010.

Charitable and nonprofit organizations interested in applying for grants are encouraged to review the Fund's guidelines and application form available at www.sedi.org/grantfund.  read more »

 Urban Aboriginal People's Study (produced by Environics institute) http://bit.ly/b2MZ9N

Jini Stolk was joined by fellow panellists at the ONN Conference earlier this month for a lively discussion of effective campaigns. Her topic was ArtsVote, the advocacy campaign that helps elect “arts-friendly” city councillors and mayors. Sue Edworthy, ArtsVote’s intrepid social media queen, has taken the ArtsVote Facebook page from zero to over 1,200 members in only a few weeks. Her e-blasts are an example of social networking at its best and set a good example for anyone interested in collaborating to elect sector-friendly representatives.

Join KPMG for a breakfast session as they discuss the newly proposed accounting standards for the nonprofit sector, as mentioned in the exposure drafts released on March 4, 2010, by the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) and the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB).

They will also be providing reminders of the changes that are in effect this current fiscal year regarding financial statement presentation.

A guest speaker from the Canada Revenue Agency will be joining them to speak on issues related to the charitable sector.

Event Details:

Date: April 7, 2010

Location: Toronto Board of Trade
City Ballroom, 4th floor
First Canadian Place (Adelaide entrance) 
77 Adelaide St. West
Toronto,  ON M5X 1C1  read more »

Maytree foundation is offering a Lunch and Learn Program for staff and board members of small and mid-sized nonprofits, bringing together experts to discuss key management issues facing nonprofit organizations and how certain strategies can be translated into action.

Upcoming sessions include:

Impacting Public Policy on Februrary 18, 2010

Talking to the Media on March 25, 2010

For more information, or to register, visit: http://maytree.com/events/fgi/

Training on the framework and process around greening your NGO. 

When: Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Where: Toronto, ON

For more information, or to register, visit:  sustainabilitynetwork.ca

Offered four times in February 2010, twice in English, twice in French, these webinars share online tips and tools for board members, staff, treasurers and allied professionals.  For more information, contact: info@thecharitiesfile.ca

Apply now for Maytree's DiverseCity: School4Civics

Application deadline: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 5 pm

For more information, visit: http://www.maytree.com/training/school4civics