The Canadian Association of Gift Planners is the only organization in Canada that brings together charitable representatives with donor advisors in one professional association! Among our fundraising, legal and financial peers, we are looked to as the experts in charitable gift planning.
Yesterday, Lina Bowden, VERGE Capital provided her remarks to the Senate of Canada and a packed room of MP’s and supporters of the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy for Canada 5. Below are her remarks.
PANEL REMARKS AT THE SENATE OF CANADA
Drum roll please... with 20 investors we have exceeded our goal and raised $2,260,000 in lending capital that will fund numerous social enterprises, environmental initiatives and affordable housing in our communities over the next 7 years.
Charity Central is a Canada-wide charity law education initiative that supports Canadian charities in understanding and complying with the requirements of the Income Tax Act in the areas of receipting, fundraising, record keeping, and accountability and transparency practices. They have developed a user friendly website which offers a wide range of resources in a variety of formats, both in English and French.
Documents, training audio podcasts, training videos and resources that have been produced for Volunteer Yukon by professional trainers, consultants or national organizations for the benefit of all nonprofit organizations.
Learn how to be a better fundraiser with these in-depth guides to online fundraising, building donor relationships, email marketing, fundraising events, and more. Membership required.
An easily accessible free archive of the best fundraising creativity and innovation from around the world.
They assist Canadian charities understand their legal and ethical obligations when operating charities in Canada or abroad and provide insights and information to non-Canadian charities interested in operating or fundraising in Canada.
The Association brings together charitable representatives and donor advisors that are experts in charitable gift planning. Membership required.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents 30,000 members in over 200 chapters in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and China working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. Membership Required.
