[the archived recording of the webinar Haiti – Legal and Ethical Issues for Canadian charities is now available at https://ocsa.webex.com/ocsa/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=619547&rKey=680663606ebf9a91&act=pb (It is approx 1h and 10 min)] We are also beta testing some other webinars at: https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/blog/webinars_on_canadian_charity_law_-_charity_law_information_program_clip_by_/
OCIC, myself and Capacity Builders will be organizing a free one hour webinar entitled “Haiti – Legal and Ethical Issues for Canadian charities responding to the earthquake” As we are all aware with the earthquake in Haiti, Canadians have responded quickly and donated generously. Canadian charities have received record contributions to help with the disaster in Haiti. Many of the charities raising funds for Haiti have never operated in Haiti and/or been involved in disaster assistance. We have learned from past disaster responses in post-conflict areas that good intentions and money are not enough. Join charity lawyer Mark Blumberg (editor of www.globalphilanthropy.ca) as he highlights some of the top legal and ethical challenges facing Canadian registered charities operating in Haiti. From Income Tax Act rules to ethical dilemmas it is important that charities are aware of these and other issues. For all Capacity Builder Webinars you can see https://ocsa.webex.com/mw0306l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=ocsa
Some of the topics discuss will be:
• Working with a Canadian charity vs. direct charitable activities
• Permissible structures for working with a Haitian intermediary organizations
• How to pick an intermediary
• Dealing with transfers of capital property to Haitian organizations
• Books and records including the issue of obtaining receipts on the ground.
• Ethical standards issues with disaster assistance and international activities.
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 3:00PM (EST) – Duration approx. 1 hour
There will be time for questions and discussion. All fees will be waived for this special presentation which is sponsored by the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC), the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) and Blumberg Segal LLP.
To register visit
https://ocsa.webex.com/mw0306l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=ocsa
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Mark Blumberg, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., TEP
Blumberg Segal LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
390 Bay Street, Suite 1202
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2Y2
Tel. (416) 361-1982 ext. 237
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Fax. (416) 363-8451
Email: mark@blumbergs.ca
www.blumbergs.ca/non_profit.php
www.canadiancharitylaw.ca
www.globalphilanthropy.ca
You can follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/canadiancharity
Check out CLIP’s Being Good at Doing Good charity conference in Toronto February 22-23, 2010, sponsored by the Charities Directorate of CRA.
http://www.capacitybuilders.ca/clip/conference/index.php
HELPING CANADIAN NON-PROFITS AND CHARITIES OPERATE LEGALLY AND ETHICALLY IN CANADA AND ABROAD
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For more OCIC related events and announcements, please visit: bit.ly/OCICe-bull
Jessica Dubelaar
Interim Executive Director
Ontario Council for International Cooperation
344 Bloor Street West, Suite 209
Toronto ON M5S 3A7
T: 416.972.6303 / F: 416-972.6996
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