Canadian Charity Law Association

GIVING TOGETHER: HOW GENEROUS FAMILIES IN CANADA ARE NAVIGATING FAMILY CONTINUITY AND COMMUNITY Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 12PM EDT Families are important drivers of philanthropy in Canada, with family enterprises alone accounting for more than 60% of Canada’s GDP. This philanthropic capacity and influence requires us to think more deeply about families who give together.... Drawing from her recent research on family philanthropy in Canada, and her experience working with generous families internationally, Dr. Sharilyn Hale will share current trends and her insights on how philanthropy is helping families achieve both family and community objectives. Why do families give together? How are they giving? How are they engaging across generations and geography? What do they need to be effective? This session is geared to families that give together, professional advisors to families, and those who work with philanthropic families in the charitable community. About Dr. Sharilyn Hale, C.Dir, MFA-P Dr. Sharilyn Hale helps those who give, give well. As President of Watermark Philanthropic Counsel, she enables philanthropists and their families to unearth and achieve their philanthropic goals, integrating her expertise in philanthropic strategy, family engagement, organizational development, and governance. With a career spanning the philanthropic sector, Sharilyn’s doctoral research focused on governance and family philanthropy in Canada, shedding light on how families approach giving together. The resulting Family Philanthropy Governance Model she developed serves as a valuable roadmap for generous families. Sharilyn is an advisor with 21/64 to support multi-generational family philanthropy, is a Chartered Director, and holds the Master Financial Advisor Philanthropy (MFA-P) credential. She was among a group of leaders to initiate Canada’s first graduate degree program in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Carleton University, where she is a member of the Advisory Council; and she serves as Vice Chair of the Toronto Public Library Foundation. https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/8064115559412904203 Register for the webinar presentation: Giving Together: How Generous Families in Canada are Navigating Family Continuity and Community on Wednesday, May 12 at 12 PM EDT.

FUNDRAISING STRATEGY FOR SMALL NONPROFITS Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12PM EDT You keep hearing that you need a fundraising strategy, but what does that even mean? At its core, a strategy helps you bring clarity to your fundraising and focus your energies so you can get more traction with what you’re doing.... In this 1-hour webinar, you’ll learn how to find the right fundraising strategy that will work for your organization: why your fundraising strategy should be unique to your organization what information do you need to build an aligned fundraising strategy how to turn that strategy into action action to take right away This webinar will be presented by Cindy Wagman. Cindy Wagman is the President and Founder of The Good Partnership, a values-driven, social-justice informed consultancy that is working to unlock the potential of small Canadian charities through fundraising support. Cindy became a Certified Fundraising Executive in 2009 and received her MBA from the Rotman School at the University of Toronto in 2013. Cindy has presented for AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals), CanadaHelps, CharityVillage, the Centre for Social Innovation, and the city of York Region, and has taught fundraising at Humber College. She is the host of The Small Nonprofit podcast, Canada’s #1 podcast for charities. Register for the webinar presentation: Fundraising Strategy for Small Nonprofits on Tuesday, June 8 at 12 PM EDT. https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/4523781576462601739

CRA CHARITIES AUDIT WHEN CRA COMES CALLING This webinar will focus on what to do and how to prepare for a CRA Charities Audit. Charities Audits can be highly stressful for most charities and if not handled correctly, can be disastrous for some. This presentation will cover some of the dos and don’ts for these audits and help registered charities properly handle an audit. The presentation will also cover some compliance issues that your charity can fix before CRA comes in wi...th a Charities Audit. This webinar will be presented by Gary Huenemoeder. Gary has 37 years of experience at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) including spending 16 years as Team Leader Charities Audit for all of Ontario. Gary has extensive knowledge of charity audits, Income Tax Act requirements and CRA guidance regarding charitable and not for profit organizations. The presentation will try to cover: How to respond to a CRA Charities Audit letter; What to prepare for the auditor; How to prepare for a site visit from CRA; How to act and respond to questions during a site visit; What to do post-site visit; and General compliance concerns registered charities. Click here to register for the webinar presentation https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/9105264003552088333 CRA Charities Audit When CRA comes calling on Tuesday, May 12 at 12PM EDT. If you are interested in online courses dealing with charity law and charity compliance in Canada you might find some of these paid online courses helpful.

Online Charity Law Courses from Blumbergs - 24/7 compliance education for Canadian registered charities https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/courses/ including on mergers, receipting, ONCA, DAFs, establishing new charities, etc.

CRA Charities Directorate announces extension of T3010 filing deadlines till December 31, 2020 in response to COVID-19 https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca//cra-charities-director/

We just launched a new course "Ontario not-for-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act and dealing with ONCA" - will help ON non-profits understand upcoming corporate changes and options - introductory price of $49 https://charity-law.teachable.com/p/ontario-not-for-profit-