CSC is here to help small and rural charities across Atlantic Canada!

Developed by the Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador, ACLE was designed to raise awareness among small and rural Atlantic charities of compliance problem areas under the Income Tax Act and increase knowledge, understanding and use of existing tools and resources among Atlantic charities.

The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia(LISNS) is a charitable organization providing Nova Scotians with information and resources about the law since 1982.

If you think about it, laws in some way regulate almost everything we do, the food we buy, the clothes we wear, and how and where we drive. But as with many things, we rarely think about laws until something goes wrong. We are stopped for speeding, our marriage breaks up, or our child gets into trouble.

Please join Imagine Canada, Volunteer Canada, and the HR Council for the Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector as we look at creating a Standards Program for Canada’s charities and nonprofit organizations and facilitating access to Promising Practices in the areas of governance, human resources (paid and unpaid), and financial accountability.

Over the past three years, we have been talking to leaders of charities and nonprofits from many sectors about organizational standards and practices. This work started with the Accountability Reference Group, which was created by Imagine Canada in 2006 and released a discussion paper in 2007. It continued with discussions at the 2008 Sector Summit, which led to the creation of the Standards Steering Committee that is overseeing the current efforts.

Many people we have spoken to have encouraged us to create a full-fledged Standards Program. Others have told us they are more interested in accessing tools, resources, and training that will help them improve their practices. With this feedback in mind, we have decided to work towards the development of two parallel initiatives: (1) a Standards Program, and (2) a Promising Practices Initiative.

Volunteer BC is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural BC State of Volunteering Report. The BC State of Volunteering report comprehensively assesses volunteering in BC, giving both a broad view of the health of volunteerism in its many facets, as well as specific experiences and examples from which insights can be drawn from varying local contexts. It also includes strategic recommendations for action to address areas for improvement suggested by the findings.

The HR Council is pleased to announce the launch of the recently renovated hrcouncil.ca.

Nominations close June 19 2009 for the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award.The Government of Canada is encouraging Canadians across the country to nominate volunteers who have made a difference in the lives of individuals and their communities. The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced the 2009 call for nominations for the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award. The call for nominations opened on April 21, 2009.

Nominations close June 19 2009 for the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award.The Government of Canada is encouraging Canadians across the country to nominate volunteers who have made a difference in the lives of individuals and their communities. The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced the 2009 call for nominations for the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award. The call for nominations opened on April 21, 2009 and closes on June 19, 2009. For more information go to the HRSDC website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/community_partnerships/therese_casgrain/step1.shtml

National Volunteer Week 2009 is happening from April 19-April 25. Organizations across the country are holding different events to show their volunteers how much they are appreciated.