Meeting Funder Compliance: A Case Study of Challenges, Time Spent and Dollars Invested ( 2006)

This report from US-based RAND Corporation uses an in-depth case study to make a variety of practical recommendations for how social services providers can reduce the time and money they spend complying with funder reporting requirements.

Why it's a Gamble for Everyone: Gaming in the Nonprofit Sector (2006) presentation to CCVO by Jason Azmier, Senior Policy Analyst, Canada West Foundation.

This presentation is based on the Canada West Foundation's Gambling in Canada Project, with data drawn from the recently released study Gambling in Canada 2005, Statistics and Context. The presentation provides current data on the voluntary sector’s use of gambling revenues and comments upon the non-financial impacts that gambling has upon the sector.

Funding Matters...For Our Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Funding Innovation in Canada's Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector. (June 2005) Report from the Canadian Council on Social Development that summarizes the findings of workshops and presentations undertaken through the Funding Matters for Our Communities project, including common themes and innovative community practice.

Excellence in Grantmaking: A Workshop for Grantmakers and Funding Organizations Workshop booklet (Calgary 2004) This workshop booklet inlcudes summaries of sessions on topics such as grantmaking leadership, grantmaking fundamentals, evaluation, capacity issues in the sector, assessing financial reports, and building partnerships. Workbook also includes a participant list, definition of different types of funders, and an overview of Calgary funders.

Community Capacity Draining: The Impact of Current Funding Practices on Non-Profit Community Organizations (2004), Lynn Eakin

Funding Matters: The Impact of Canada's New Funding Regime on Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (2003) Katherine Scott, Canadian Council on Social Development. This study is the first in-depth examination of how the voluntary and nonprofit sector in Canada is coping after a decade of cost-cutting and restructuring by governments. The study details the day-to-day struggle for survival of many organizations forced to deal with the harsh realities of Canada’s new funding regime.

Funding Matters For Our Community (2004) – Variety of tools, resources, and research the Canadian Council on Social Development developed to addressing funding issues in the voluntary sector

Building Sustainable Nonprofits: The Waterloo Region Experience (2004), by Andrew Taylor, Kristen Roderick and Wendy Adema, this manual is designed to help non-profit organizations identify strategies they can use to increase their chances of survival. (2004)

 AB Government Gaming Information for Charitable Groups (GAIN)
Information, manuals, and schedule of training about the Alberta Government’s charitable gaming policies. The GAIN program helps volunteers gain a better understanding of the responsibilities and requirements of a gaming licence and be more accountable to their members and the community at large.

Statistics Canada Satellite Account A new Statistics Canada data collection account that provides statistics about the economic contribution of the nonprofit sector in Canada.

 Voluntary Sector Initiative- Reports and resources about funding issues Variety of reports and background papers developed during the Voluntary Sector Initiative that provide an overview of funding-related issues in Canada’s voluntary sector.