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Most recent entries

• Being Good at Doing Good 2012 in Toronto - Feb 13 and 14 - you don’t want to miss this conference
• Canadian Lawyer Magazine “$144-million charitable tax scheme class action certified”
• Toronto Star article “ORNGE paid lawyers $11 million”
• Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to other Qualified Donees - 2010
• CRA’s New Fundraising Guidance 2012
• Blumbergs submission on the importance of transparency to the charity and non-profit sector
• Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law List - January 2012
• CRA letters to Canadian registered charities when revocation for cause
• StatsCan stats on charity sector interesting - but notes even more interesting
• Canadian Charities and Free Transparency Tools - look before you donate your time or money

Recent Comments

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  'Toronto Star article “Audit of charities encounters resistance”'
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  'Draft receipting kit for Canadian charities that issue receipts along with CRA receipting policies'
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  'CRA provides guidance on donation of Gift Certificates or Gift Cards to Canadian charities'

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