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AFP eWire July 25, 2005 |
Canada Revenue Agency Provides 2004 "Annual Report" The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the agency most responsible for oversight of the charitable sector, has released facts and figures about its activities in 2004.  |
AFP eWire May 29, 2007 |
Canadian Charities Can Now Complete Annual Returns Online Registered charities can now use fillable forms to complete their annual returns and attachments online at the Canada Revenue Agency website, although the forms must still be submitted to the agency via regular mail.  |
AFP eWire December 3, 2007 |
CRA Cracking Down on Compliance, Enforcement of Form T3010A The Canada Revenue Agency has indicated it will be cracking down on registered charities that either file their Forms T3010A late or not at all; at the same time, it also is providing increased guidance on how organizations can comply with these requirements.  |
AFP eWire July 24, 2013 Yvonne Chenier |
CRA Helps Canadians Find The Right Charity In 2012 the Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate created "quick view," a graphic display of the information presented by a charity on its annual T3010 form. Now, the CRA is tweeting about this quick-view presentation of information.  |
AFP eWire February 14, 2005 |
Canadian Charitable Receipts Must Include CRA Information Receipts for contributions issued by registered charities in Canada must now include the name and website address of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).  |
AFP eWire October 17, 2005 |
CRA Distributes Information on Tax, Regulatory Changes The Canada Revenue Agency has developed an on-line pamphlet to help educate charities about new tax and regulatory changes that affect the voluntary sector.  |
AFP eWire May 23, 2005 |
New Charity Regulations Now in Effect Several new regulatory changes, including a series of new penalties for charities that are in non-compliance with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) rules, came into force when Bill C-33 received Royal Assent on May 13, 2005.  |
AFP eWire January 8, 2007 |
Canadian Charitable Sector Continues to Grow As of December 2005, the number of registered charities in Canada, including public and private foundations, numbered 82,243 according to recent data released by the Canada Revenue Agency.  |
AFP eWire January 15, 2007 |
New Web Resource for Canadian Donors The Canada Revenue Agency has developed a new online resource that provides a wealth of data to donors about registered charities, regulations, donation receipts and tips on wise giving.  |
AFP eWire February 11, 2008 |
CRA Seeking Input on Research as a Charitable Activity The Canada Revenue Agency is asking for comments and feedback on a proposed set of guidelines addressing the legal and administrative requirements a registered charity is expected to fulfill in order to conduct or fund research as a charitable activity.  |
AFP eWire July 12, 2004 |
CRA Creates New Help Resource for Canadian Charities The new position within the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will assist charities with issues or questions that cannot be dealt with through normal channels.  |
AFP eWire April 16, 2007 |
CRA Warns Charities on Tax Shelters The Canada Revenue Agency has ongoing, serious concerns about these abusive arrangements, and registered charities should be aware that participating in such arrangements can jeopardize their charitable status or expose them to monetary penalties.  |
AFP eWire February 12, 2014 |
New Canadian Budget Supports Online Charity Registration, Modernization of Lotteries Budget 2014, introduced yesterday, includes a number of measures impacting Canada's charities.  |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Check Out a Charity How to find out whether your donation dollars will support the good cause.  |
AFP eWire November 6, 2006 |
Trust in Canadian Charities, Fundraising Remains Strong Nearly four out of five Canadians trust charities, and leaders of charities are some of the most trusted people in the country, according to the Muttart Foundation's survey of public attitudes about the charitable sector.  |
AFP eWire June 24, 2014 |
Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Charities have been concerned that some of their activities that generate significant funds for the organization would not be exempt from CASL or Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation2.  |
AFP eWire September 16, 2013 |
Canada Revenue Agency -- Toolbox for Directors, Officers and Volunteers In an effort to help registered charities understand and meet their requirements and obligations, the Charities Directorate has assembled a page of key resources for directors, officers and volunteers.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 |
Evaluating Charities What should you look for in a charity, and how should you evaluate one?  |
AFP eWire April 29, 2015 |
Canada: Federal Budget Includes Key Giving, Charity Provisions Pushed by Charities, Fundraisers AFP will be discussing provisions with Members of Parliament and calling on its members, as well as all charities across Canada, to contact their MPs to support these important philanthropic proposals.  |
AFP eWire May 12, 2008 |
AFP Seeks to Exempt Charities From Do-Not-Call List Fees The Canadian Parliament specifically exempted charities from the do-not-call list, and calls made by or on behalf of charities are not subject to the list and its accompanying regulations.  |
AFP eWire August 9, 2004 |
BBB to Expand Charity Evaluation Program The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, a charity monitoring group based in Arlington, Va., has developed the Online Charity Reporting and Evaluation System, which will allow the organization to evaluate more nonprofits every year.  |
AFP eWire April 9, 2007 |
IRS to Require Electronic Filing for Small Charities In 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin requiring small charities, many of which previously were not required to file tax returns, to submit an annual electronic notice.  |
AFP eWire January 28, 2008 |
Canadian Giving Strong as Charity Growth Slows While Canadian giving has experienced strong growth over the first five years of the decade, the number of new charities being formed has slowed considerably and the majority of gifts are given to the largest organizations.  |
AFP eWire March 28, 2005 |
AFP Requests Meeting with Minister of Finance Over Quota Changes Canadian Bill C-33 proposes the most significant changes to the laws relating to charities in over 20 years. The most significant concern regarding Bill C-33 is that it introduces significant changes to the calculation of the disbursement quota for registered charities.  |
AFP eWire July 21, 2014 |
Fundraising Professional Hail New York Case Settlement, Encourage Donors to Take Wise Giving Steps The Association of Fundraising Professionals applauds the recent investigation by the New York State Attorney's General Office into the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, calling it a victory for ethical charities and fundraisers.  |
AFP eWire October 16, 2006 |
New Canadian Online Guide Helps Charity Become Bilingual A new online guide can help charities develop and improve strategies for offering bilingual services, and while the resource is aimed at Canada's two official languages, it is general enough that it can be integrated for any language.  |
AFP eWire October 16, 2004 |
Canadians More Confident in Charities Than Americans According to a recent survey, Canadians remain extremely confident in the charities that serve them, although a large majority feels that a national charity watchdog organization should be created.  |
AFP eWire March 14, 2005 |
Be Prepared for Postal Rule Change on Personal Information A new United States Postal Service (USPS) rule regarding the use of personal information in solicitations will go into effect on June 1, 2005. Charities should review their mailing and the rule's guidelines.  |
AFP eWire December 13, 2011 Mark Blumberg |
What Should Fundraising Cost? While most in the nonprofit sector are aware that fundraising is necessary, much of the public at large sees it as a distraction from a charity's main purpose, rather than a function requiring investment.  |
AFP eWire May 14, 2007 |
Are Special Events Inefficient? Recent research about special events and their apparent ineffectiveness for charities has already been criticized for both its methodology and its conclusions.  |
AFP eWire February 4, 2014 |
What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey.  |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Research Those Charities! You don't have to give blindly. There are many online resources you can use to dig up information on charities to which you're considering donating your money.  |
AFP eWire April 12, 2004 |
AFP Opposes FEC Rules on Political Activity, Advocacy The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) asking the commission to exempt 501(c) organizations from its proposed new rules on political committees and advocacy activities.  |
| AFP eWire |
Many Charities Behind on Their Fundraising This Holiday Season, but Still Optimistic Less than half of charities across North America are raising more money during the 2007 holiday giving season than they did last year.  |
AFP eWire January 9, 2006 |
Charities in New York, North Carolina Receiving More from Telemarketing Campaigns These states released a report showing that nonprofits there received a greater percentage of income from telemarketing firms soliciting on their behalf than in previous years.  |
AFP eWire April 3, 2012 |
New Survey Looks at How Charities Are (And Are Not) Connecting With Donors in Canada Donors may surprise charities in some of the priorities they emphasize in their interactions with charities, according to What Canadian Donors Want, a new survey conducted by AFP of more than 1,000 donors across the country.  |
AFP eWire January 20, 2004 |
Anti-Spam Law Expected to Have Little Impact on Charities While some questions remain regarding its implementation, the Can-Spam bill (S. 877) signed by President Bush late last year should have little impact on most charities.  |
AFP eWire June 14, 2004 |
Canadian Charities Asked to Contact CRTC by June 18! This is the deadline for submitting comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the impact that its new telemarketing regulations will have on fundraising.  |
AFP eWire November 7, 2005 |
Gender Pay Gap Narrows at U.S. Charities, But Still Remains Unequal A new study reveals that despite increases, men continue to earn more than their female counterparts, with the median salary for a male CEO of a charity with a budget of $50 million or more $332,985 compared to $262,275 for a female CEO.  |
AFP eWire December 5, 2005 |
Finance Canada Recommends Withdrawal of "Due Diligence" Requirements In response to comments from philanthropic organizations, Finance Canada has recommended to the Minister of Finance that the proposed "due diligence" requirements, Section 248(40) of the recent tax technical bill, be withdrawn.  |
AFP eWire July 14, 2008 |
AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds.  |
AFP eWire May 29, 2006 |
Canadian Executives Support Charity, But Don't Feel Need to Contribute More A new poll of Canadian business leaders shows that a majority has favorable views of charities and their work, but don't believe they need to support them more than they do already.  |
AFP eWire September 16, 2013 |
Sector Monitor -- So Where Are We Now? According to the July edition of Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor, charity leaders are not as pessimistic about the future as they were in the past couple of years, yet they continue to be challenged by a variety of financial and organizational pressures.  |
AFP eWire February 17, 2004 |
IRS Clarifies Charity Lobbying, Requests Form 990 Comments The Internal Revenue Service has issued two documents related to lobbying by charities during an election year and how much time it takes to complete the Form 990.  |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Tom Taulli |
CRA Rides the M&A Wave The high-end, high-stakes consultant foresees continued growth. Investors, take note.  |
AFP eWire December 15, 2009 |
Despite Economy More Consumers Plan to Give Online in '09 than '08 Convio Inc. estimates that U.S. online giving to nonprofit organization will be more than $4 billion during the holiday season of 2009 as increasing numbers of people donate to charities via the web.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Look Before You Give Thanks to a host of online resources, it is now easier to do some research on a charity before sending them your money.  |
| AFP eWire |
Canadian Charitable Giving Rises by 7 Percent in 2004 Canadian charities saw their fundraising increase by more than 7 percent in 2004, according to a new survey.  |
AFP eWire July 3, 2006 |
Orlando, Atlanta and Houston Charities Most Efficient At Fundraising A study revealed that regional factors, such as the cost of living, a market's maturity and a city's tendency to support one or two specialized causes greatly influences the ability of the charities in each city to raise money and manage costs.  |
AFP eWire June 12, 2013 |
Tampa Bay Times, CNN List of "Worst Charities" Cites Extreme Cases, Misses Key Points In response to the recent release of the "50 Worst Charities" by the Tampa Bay Times and CNN, the president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Andrew Watt, released a statement.  |