government funding

Over 75 nonprofits and 'caring companies' signed this open letter by Imagine Canada to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which calls for continued support and funding for the voluntary sector in the 2009 budget. The letter was also published in the January 15 2009 issue of The Globe and Mail.

The Community Spirit Program is a two-part approach to encourage increased individual donations.

It includes the Community Spirit Donation Grant Program, which matches cash donations made to non-profits and registered charities operating in Alberta, and the Enhanced Charitable Tax Credit Program, which increased the provincial tax credit to 50 cents for every dollar donated over a $200 threshold.

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.

This Calgary-based research offers new insights into how nonprofit organizations are financed. The Spring 2006 study examines how program-related costs are financed and the implications when a program's full costs are not met.

This report summarizes discussions from a meeting in November 2005 that brought together representatives from the voluntary sector; all levels of government; and funding organizations. The following key issues were discussed: the role of government in funding the voluntary sector; perceptions of duplication and proliferation of nonprofits and charities; funding of overhead and administrative costs; and project funding and core funding.

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.