Charities and Not-for-profit Fundraising Handbook, 2nd Edition

• What qualifies as bona fide charitable and not-for-profit endeavour and maintaining charitable and not-for-profit status
• Ethical and legal standards to which directors and officers are held during the course of fundraising
• Accounting standards that organizations must comply with and the procedures that should be followed to ensure effective management practices
• The benefits of charitable registration and the registration process
• Legal and practical guidelines for lotteries, bingo, raffles etc.
• Risk management and insurance for special events
• Unique features and benefits of using a web site to assist in raising funds
• Special legal and accounting considerations with respect to planned giving

• Expansion and updating of Chapter 1 on the context of Fundraising providing better understanding of the competition and expectations that exist in the Charitable and Not-for-Profit world
• Expansion and updating of the definition of “Charitable and Not-for-Profit” purposes in a fundraising content offering a clearer, more up-to-date understanding of what charities can and cannot do
• New Chapter discusses keeping your charitable registration through compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency
• Substantial expansion of the discussion of the roles of Officers and Directors particularly with regards to:
  • Strategies for fundraising including a discussion on the practical “rules” of fundraising and the pyramid of giving (a conceptual framework for donor development)
  • Ethical accountability including a discussion of the Accord between the Government of Canada and the Voluntary Sector and the Code of Good Practice on Funding
  • Compliance with the law with regards to fundraising activities including updated legislation, the Telecommunications Act, new Anti-Terrorism legislation pertaining to charities, and charity legislation in Saskatchewan and P.E.I.