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The study Child Care Policy and the Experiences of Employed Alberta Families with Preschool ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:44 +-700

The study Child Care Policy and the Experiences of Employed Alberta Families with Preschool Children is beginning. They have received ethics approval from the University of Alberta to conduct this research, and recruitment of participants is underway. The purpose of the study is to find out what strategies Alberta parents of preschool children are using for child care and to understand how those strategies impact child and family well-being. They are currently recruiting mothers and fathers of preschool children in Alberta to participate in 60-90 minute focus groups in which child care experiences will be discussed. Contact Rhonda Breitkreuz (phone: (780) 492- 5997) at the University of Alberta.

Child and Family Mental Health Online Survey accessible until June 8, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:11 +-700

The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) is gathering information through an online survey about activities, resources and support offered to families to promote infant, child and parent mental health. The goal is to ensure that community family support organizations like yours achieve recognition and support for their work in the field of family mental health and also to identify promising practices, gaps in services, resources required to address gaps, and the training needs of family support practitioners. With this on-line survey they hope to learn more about what community-based organizations do in terms of supporting child and parent mental health and mental health awareness. Tjeu are interested in this everyday work as well as in more specific or formal programs and services that are offered with the intention of enhancing or raising awareness of child and family mental health.

Sector Urged to Improve Telling Our Story and Selling Our Value CCVO May 2, 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:50 +-700

The Grove

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:48:27 +-700

Video - Strategic Visioning: Agenda Planning Kit with David Sibbet

CRA's fine against the President of a charity for her role in, amongst other things, signing ...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:42:43 +-700

Joel Sector (Drache Aptowitzer LLP) wrote an important article regarding officer's liability under the new Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act. Officers Exposed to Liability Under New Federal Law The article struck a chord and did its job in alerting a large number of officers of charities to potential liabilities. However, given the relative strength and activity of the CRA in enforcing the Income Tax Act, perhaps even greater attention should be paid to the CRA's recent actions in levelling a crippling fine against the President of a charity for her role in, amongst other things, signing inaccurate donation tax receipts.
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Fundraising by Registered Charities - CRA's Updated Guidance By: Yvonne Chenier Q.C. ...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:40:20 +-700

The CRA has not changed its position on fundraising by charities. It had asked for feedback on the Guidance CPS-028, Fundraising by Registered Charities when it was published in June 2009. After reviewing the submitted comments, the CRA revised the guidance to clarify certain key concepts. This new guidance,CG-013, issued April 20, 2012, replaces the previous version of the Guidance

Social Assistance Payments By: Arthur Drache letter offers a lot of guidance to charities and ...

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:38:04 +-700

A CRA technical Interpretation letter offers a lot of guidance to charities and other organizations which give what the Income Tax Act refers to as "social assistance payments" to needy individuals. While the ruling breaks no news ground, it is almost a primer on the obligations of both the organization making the payments of the person receiving them.

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (Edmonton)

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:02 +-700

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network is an organization built on the belief that through networks we can help families provide for peace of mind: in building a safe and connected life for our family and friends with a disability, we create a sense of belonging that has benefits for us all.

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (Edmonton)

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:02 +-700

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (Edmonton)

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:02 +-700