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Bylaws, letters of patent, constitutions
How HST will affect nonprofits
Membership in an international organization
Canada's new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
Laws governing not-for-profits in Canada – Do your directors know their personal liability?
Appearing before government committees
How to obtain cost effective and useful legal services from a lawyer
New CRA Guidance on Fundraising
New CRA forms for charities
Turning a business idea into a charitable organization
Understanding Canadian provincial government relations
Getting back your GST
Right on the money: What board members should know about their financial responsibilities
How the GST affects charities
Introduction to the Goods and Services Tax
The ins and outs of wrongful dismissal for charities and nonprofits
CRA disbursement quotas: Part 2
CRA disbursement quotas: Part 1
How market conditions affect charitable giving
Providing third-party information to the CRA
What you need to know about CRA compliance agreements
Dealing with the CRA Charities Directorate
Corporate vs. individual donations
Wills and charitable bequests as a planned giving option
Private securities as a planned giving option
RRSPs as a planned giving option
Having a lawyer on your board of directors
The CRA's model objects
Art donations as a planned giving option
Canadian charity legal checklist
Flow-through shares as a planned giving option
Charitable remainder trusts as a planned giving option
Life insurance as a planned giving option
Canadian nonprofit and charity legal audits: Forget about it!
Can nonprofit directors be compensated financially?
What happens when a charity shuts down?
Understanding the public benefit test
Sports as a charitable object?
Understanding charitable objects: Benefit to the community
Understanding charitable objects: The advancement of religion
Understanding charitable objects: The relief of poverty
Understanding charitable objects: The advancement of education
Understanding the CRA's intermediate sanctions
Rules for charities that operate a related business
Conducting a legal audit of your organization
Handling donations between Canada and the US
Operating a charity internationally
Understanding directors' liability issues
Tools for nonprofit leaders: Conducting a legal audit
Applying for charitable status
Starting a nonprofit organization
Understanding the disbursement quota
Charities and politics don't mix
Budget 2007: Legal implications for charities
Completing your charity information return
Determining the value of charitable gifts
Receipting issues affecting registered charities
How donors can make the most of their assets
To be (corporate) or not to be (corporate)?
Charities at the appeals level
Rules and regulations for charity newsletter publication
Handling disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency: The audit phase
Supreme Court of Canada Adopts Broad View of Religious Freedom
Guide to Online Campaigns: Some Legal & Ethical Issues
Privacy Law and Governance in the Non-profit Sector (Part 2 of 2)
Privacy Law and Governance in the Non-profit Sector (Part 1 of 2)
Legal Risk Management Checklist for Charities & Not-for-Profits (PDF format)
Are You Violating Your Employees' or Vendors' Moral Rights?
Supreme Court's refusal to allow appeal of the Christian Brothers decision prejudices charities
Nonprofit fraud: Focus on segregation of duties and good reporting procedures
Nonprofit fraud: What are the key indicators?
Christian Brothers decision marks fundamental shift in liability concerns
Improper issuance of charitable receipts
Delegation of investment decision-making still an uncertain business
Vicarious liability for wrongful acts of employees of charitable and nonprofit organizations
Many charities and not-for-profits affected by Ontario's new lobbying act
Legal issues beginning to impact charitable fundraising on the Internet
Free legal advice no longer an oxymoron for nonprofits
Financial Accountability and Ontario's Bill 25: It's a Hobson's Choice for Ontario Charities
Ontario's Bill 25 and the power of positive thinking for charities
Directors' failure to meet the standard of care will result in personal liability
Potential for director's liability substantial
Technology and the net: are you breaking the law?
Bill C-20: Charities now to be covered by the Competition Act
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance -- An Overview
Trademarks and the voluntary sector in Canada: The 5 Ws
Be proactive to protect your trade-mark
Registering your nonprofit trade-mark
Charities should protect their trade-mark assets
To what extent can a charity engage in activities of a political nature?
Should a fundraiser become an estate trustee or attorney?
Legal hazards await the unwary in development

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