fundraising

I came across an interesting piece of research by The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit incubated by the strategic consulting firm Bain and Co. - "Nonprofit overhead Costs: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Misleading Reporting, Unrealistic Expectations and Pressure to Conform."  read more »

Read our letter and brief.

ONN's Lynn Eakin responds to the Carol Goar article on the impact the proposed CRA Fundraising Guidelines will have on small and mid-size charities:

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CCVO's Response to CRA's Proposed Policy on Fundraising by Charities Consultation

As we have reported over the past few months, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is undertaking a consultation on a proposed policy for fundraising by charities. The full document and supplementary materials can be found on CRA's website.

CCVO has a number of concerns with the proposed policy and has submitted a response to CRA. In addition, earlier this month, CCVO, along with a number of other charities met with CRA representatives to discuss the proposed policy.  read more »

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has posted on its web site its "Consultation on proposed policy on fundraising by Registered Charities" document. The paper addresses proposed guidelines for CRA's Charities Directorate on fundraising activities by registered charities. CRA is seeking feedback before July 31st from charities, individuals involved in charitable work, government departments and the public on how the guidelines can be streamlined or made more useful for charities assessing their fundraising practices. The paper can be downloaded at www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/charities/consultations/fundraising-e.html.  read more »