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CCVO's submission to the MLA Advisory Committee on the Charitable Gaming Model Review was submitted on November 20, 2009.

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Provincial Budget 2009: Wild Rose Foundation Update

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CCVO News

Taking a Proactive Approach During the Economic Downturn - CCVO launches Economic Downturn Resource Centre

Are nonprofits drowning in paperwork and distracted from purpose as a result of grantmakers’ application and reporting requirements? Do the same practices that grantmakers use to increase effectiveness end up over-burdening both grantmakers and grantseekers—and diminishing their effectiveness? This research report commissioned by Project Streamline addresses these questions by examining current application and reporting practices and their impact on grantmakers and grantseekers alike.

The Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions'  final report: From Red Tape to Clear Results. The report's conclusions cover a broad range of topics related to the administration of grants and contributions, and reflect the feedback provided by community organizations, including CCVO.

Imagine Canada's submission to the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contribution Programs, which CCVO was a signatory of.

May 2, 2006

Katherine van Kooy, Lynn Eakin and Matthew Kealey present findings from the CCVO research study Taking Stock: Examining the Financing of Nonprofit Community Organizations in Calgary that offers insights into how nonprofit organizations in Calgary are financed.

This presentation on the findings of the Taking Stock: Examining the Financing of Nonprofit Community Organizations report was delievered May 2, 2006.

The capacity of the nonprofit and voluntary sector to fulfill its important role in Canadian society is being undermined and eroded by new funding strategies that are intended to increase accountability, self-sufficiency and competition. This study describes the emergence of a this new funding regime for the nonprofit and voluntary sector and warns of serious challenges for the sustainability of a cross-section of organizations and their not- for-profit community services that benefit millions of Canadians.