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The Charity Law Information Program, or CLIP, was a two-year project managed by Capacity Builders and made possible by a financial contribution of the Canada Revenue Agency. The project’s goal was to help charities become more aware of their legal obligations under the Income Tax Act. Although the project ended in March 2012, we have archived below many of the project's resources, webinars and podcasts.
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All information posted below was accurate as of March 2012 and is intended as general information only. Please be aware that we have not updated any of the tools or resources on this page and that some information may be out-of-date. We strongly advise you to contact the Canada Revenue Agency directly, for the most up-to-date information.
Archived Resources
All Archived Webinars were recorded by WebEx. You may be asked to download software in order to access these sessions.
Fundraising Guidance and Best Practices
CRA's Fundraising Guidance & Additional CRA Information on the Guidance (PDF)
Legal, Ethical and Practical Issues Regarding CRA's Fundraising Guidance (PPT)
Low Cost Fundraising - Legal Issues with Third Party Events and Bequests (MP4)Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP
Gift Acceptance Issues - Dealing with Difficult Restrictions and Difficult Donors (Video Conference Session by Malcolm Burrows, Head - Philanthropic Advisory Services, Scotia Private Client Group & Rebecca Davies, Director of Fundraising, Medecins Sans Frontieres Canada)
Fundraising Fundamentals Series (PDFs):
Charitable Receipting
Tax Receipting for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Receipting for Canadian Charities: To Issue or Not to Issue an Official Donation Receipt (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Top Receipting Mistakes of Canadian Registered Charities and How to Avoid Them (PDF)
Receipting Kit (PDFs):
Governance Resources
28 Tips to Make You a Better Charity Board Member (PDF)
Charity Compliance: A Primer for Boards (PPT)
Financial Management for Non-Financial People (PPT)
Strengthening Governance, Ethical Standards, and Financial Controls (PPT)
Governance 101 for Canadian Charities and Their Boards of Directors (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
How to Read Financial Statements to Find the Top 30 Problems (Video Conference Session by Eric Plato, Director of Finance and Administration, Frontier College)
Governance, Accountability and Canadian Charities (Video Conference Session by Don McCreesh, Chair, Imagine Canada)
Liste de contrôle de l'Administrateur général (PDF)
Liste de contrôle du conseil d’administration (PDF)
Risk Management
Allowable Charitable Activities and Non-Charitable Activities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Basic Internal Financial Controls for Canadian Registered Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Canadian Charities Dealing with Canadian Organizations That Are Not Registered Charities: Avoiding Gifts to Non-Qualified Donees (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Charity Checklist: Managing Legal Compliance Risks (PPT)
Costs and Benefits of Having an External Audit (Video Conference Session by Bobbi-Jean White, Associate Partner, KPMG and Sara Oates, Not For Profit Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
Dealing With The Challenges Of Uncertain Funding (Video Conference Session by William (Bill) Harper CA, Non-Profit Financial Management Expert)
Financial Controls to Prevent Fraud, Money Laundering and Other Misappropriation of Charitable Resources (Video Conference Session by James Finlay, Certified Fraud Examiner, Finlay & Associates)
Legal Issues for Canadian Charities: Beyond the Top 10 (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Managing Risk with Volunteers (PPT)
Practical Advice on Maintaining Adequate Books and Records (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Settings (Video Conference Session by Marie-Luise Ahlendorf, Global Programmes Department, Transparency International, Germany)
Principles Become Techniques: Applying the Lens of our Values to our Work (Video Conference Session by Marshall Wallace, Director, Do No Harm Project)
Risk Management for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Strategic Value of Risk Management (Video Conference Session by Peter Heimler, Associate Partner, KPMG)
Top 10 CRA Compliance Issues for Charities (PPT)
Top 10 Canadian Charity Law Issues (PPT)
Top Ethical Issues for Canadian Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
The Importance of Training in Basic Financial Management (Video Conference Session by John Cammack, Independent NGO Financial Management Trainer And Consultant, UK)
Other Useful Tools
10 Most Useful Features of the CRA's Charities Directorate Website (PDF)
Annotated T-3010B (PDF)
Business Activities and Earned Income by Canadian Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Capacity Building Through Financial Management (Video Conference Session by John Cammack, Independent NGO Financial Management Trainer And Consultant, UK)
Cooperation and Mergers in the Canadian Charitable Sector (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Dealing with a Canada Revenue Agency Audit (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
The Role of the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee (Video Conference Session by Ken Goodman, Acting Public Guardian and Trustee, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (Ontario))
Social Enterprise for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Why Your Charity Needs to File an Annual T3010 (PDF)
Foreign Activities Materials
Canadian Charities and Terrorism: Preventing Abuse of Your Favourite Charity (PDF)
Canadian Charities Working with Other Canadian or International Organizations that are not Registered Canadian Charities (PDF)
Ethical Issues and Foreign Activities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Foreign Activities by Canadian Charities: A Basic Primer on International Activities and Regulatory Issues (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Activities Guidance and Dealing with Non-Qualified Donees (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Activities: An In-Depth Review of Legal Issues (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Contractors Carrying Out A Registered Canadian Charity's Projects (PDF)
Sample Contractor Agreement for a Canadian Charity Conducting Foreign Activities (MS Word)
Safety of Humanitarian Workers Outside Canada (Video Conference Session by John Schafer, Director of Security, InterAction, Washington, D.C.)
Working in Difficult Areas: 16 Steps to Avoiding Direct or Indirect Involvement with Terrorism (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Fundraising Guidance and Best Practices
CRA's Fundraising Guidance & Additional CRA Information on the Guidance (PDF)
Legal, Ethical and Practical Issues Regarding CRA's Fundraising Guidance (PPT)
Low Cost Fundraising - Legal Issues with Third Party Events and Bequests (MP4)Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP
Gift Acceptance Issues - Dealing with Difficult Restrictions and Difficult Donors (Video Conference Session by Malcolm Burrows, Head - Philanthropic Advisory Services, Scotia Private Client Group & Rebecca Davies, Director of Fundraising, Medecins Sans Frontieres Canada)
Fundraising Fundamentals Series (PDFs):
- Fundraising Readiness Board Checklist
- Sample Fundraising Plan
- Evaluating Fundraising
- Working with Third Party Fundraisers
Charitable Receipting
Tax Receipting for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Receipting for Canadian Charities: To Issue or Not to Issue an Official Donation Receipt (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Top Receipting Mistakes of Canadian Registered Charities and How to Avoid Them (PDF)
Receipting Kit (PDFs):
Governance Resources
28 Tips to Make You a Better Charity Board Member (PDF)
Charity Compliance: A Primer for Boards (PPT)
Financial Management for Non-Financial People (PPT)
Strengthening Governance, Ethical Standards, and Financial Controls (PPT)
Governance 101 for Canadian Charities and Their Boards of Directors (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
How to Read Financial Statements to Find the Top 30 Problems (Video Conference Session by Eric Plato, Director of Finance and Administration, Frontier College)
Governance, Accountability and Canadian Charities (Video Conference Session by Don McCreesh, Chair, Imagine Canada)
Liste de contrôle de l'Administrateur général (PDF)
Liste de contrôle du conseil d’administration (PDF)
Risk Management
Allowable Charitable Activities and Non-Charitable Activities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Basic Internal Financial Controls for Canadian Registered Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Canadian Charities Dealing with Canadian Organizations That Are Not Registered Charities: Avoiding Gifts to Non-Qualified Donees (Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Charity Checklist: Managing Legal Compliance Risks (PPT)
Costs and Benefits of Having an External Audit (Video Conference Session by Bobbi-Jean White, Associate Partner, KPMG and Sara Oates, Not For Profit Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
Dealing With The Challenges Of Uncertain Funding (Video Conference Session by William (Bill) Harper CA, Non-Profit Financial Management Expert)
Financial Controls to Prevent Fraud, Money Laundering and Other Misappropriation of Charitable Resources (Video Conference Session by James Finlay, Certified Fraud Examiner, Finlay & Associates)
Legal Issues for Canadian Charities: Beyond the Top 10 (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Managing Risk with Volunteers (PPT)
Practical Advice on Maintaining Adequate Books and Records (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Settings (Video Conference Session by Marie-Luise Ahlendorf, Global Programmes Department, Transparency International, Germany)
Principles Become Techniques: Applying the Lens of our Values to our Work (Video Conference Session by Marshall Wallace, Director, Do No Harm Project)
Risk Management for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Strategic Value of Risk Management (Video Conference Session by Peter Heimler, Associate Partner, KPMG)
Top 10 CRA Compliance Issues for Charities (PPT)
Top 10 Canadian Charity Law Issues (PPT)
Top Ethical Issues for Canadian Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
The Importance of Training in Basic Financial Management (Video Conference Session by John Cammack, Independent NGO Financial Management Trainer And Consultant, UK)
Other Useful Tools
10 Most Useful Features of the CRA's Charities Directorate Website (PDF)
Annotated T-3010B (PDF)
Business Activities and Earned Income by Canadian Charities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Capacity Building Through Financial Management (Video Conference Session by John Cammack, Independent NGO Financial Management Trainer And Consultant, UK)
Cooperation and Mergers in the Canadian Charitable Sector (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Dealing with a Canada Revenue Agency Audit (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
The Role of the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee (Video Conference Session by Ken Goodman, Acting Public Guardian and Trustee, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (Ontario))
Social Enterprise for Canadian Charities (PPT)
Why Your Charity Needs to File an Annual T3010 (PDF)
Foreign Activities Materials
Canadian Charities and Terrorism: Preventing Abuse of Your Favourite Charity (PDF)
Canadian Charities Working with Other Canadian or International Organizations that are not Registered Canadian Charities (PDF)
Ethical Issues and Foreign Activities (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
Foreign Activities by Canadian Charities: A Basic Primer on International Activities and Regulatory Issues (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Activities Guidance and Dealing with Non-Qualified Donees (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Activities: An In-Depth Review of Legal Issues (Powerpoint Presentation)
Foreign Contractors Carrying Out A Registered Canadian Charity's Projects (PDF)
Sample Contractor Agreement for a Canadian Charity Conducting Foreign Activities (MS Word)
Safety of Humanitarian Workers Outside Canada (Video Conference Session by John Schafer, Director of Security, InterAction, Washington, D.C.)
Working in Difficult Areas: 16 Steps to Avoiding Direct or Indirect Involvement with Terrorism (MP4 - Archived Webinar by Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP)
