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AFP eWire January 15, 2007	New Web Resource for Canadian Donors The Canada Revenue Agency has developed a new online resource that provides a wealth of data to donors about registered charities, regulations, donation receipts and tips on wise giving.
AFP eWire July 25, 2005	Canada Revenue Agency Provides 2004 "Annual Report" The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the agency most responsible for oversight of the charitable sector, has released facts and figures about its activities in 2004.
AFP eWire January 8, 2007	Canadian Charitable Sector Continues to Grow As of December 2005, the number of registered charities in Canada, including public and private foundations, numbered 82,243 according to recent data released by the Canada Revenue Agency.
AFP eWire May 2, 2005	Reminder: Canadian Charities Must Use Different Information Return Form in 2005 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is revising Form T30101A, the Registered Charity Information Return, for fiscal periods that began after March 22, 2004.
AFP eWire February 14, 2005	Canadian Charitable Receipts Must Include CRA Information Receipts for contributions issued by registered charities in Canada must now include the name and website address of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
AFP eWire May 29, 2007	Canadian Charities Can Now Complete Annual Returns Online Registered charities can now use fillable forms to complete their annual returns and attachments online at the Canada Revenue Agency website, although the forms must still be submitted to the agency via regular mail.
AFP eWire December 3, 2007	CRA Cracking Down on Compliance, Enforcement of Form T3010A The Canada Revenue Agency has indicated it will be cracking down on registered charities that either file their Forms T3010A late or not at all; at the same time, it also is providing increased guidance on how organizations can comply with these requirements.
AFP eWire July 12, 2004	CRA Creates New Help Resource for Canadian Charities The new position within the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will assist charities with issues or questions that cannot be dealt with through normal channels.
AFP eWire September 16, 2013	Canada Revenue Agency -- Toolbox for Directors, Officers and Volunteers In an effort to help registered charities understand and meet their requirements and obligations, the Charities Directorate has assembled a page of key resources for directors, officers and volunteers.
AFP eWire February 11, 2008	CRA Seeking Input on Research as a Charitable Activity The Canada Revenue Agency is asking for comments and feedback on a proposed set of guidelines addressing the legal and administrative requirements a registered charity is expected to fulfill in order to conduct or fund research as a charitable activity.
AFP eWire October 17, 2005	CRA Distributes Information on Tax, Regulatory Changes The Canada Revenue Agency has developed an on-line pamphlet to help educate charities about new tax and regulatory changes that affect the voluntary sector.
AFP eWire May 23, 2005	New Charity Regulations Now in Effect Several new regulatory changes, including a series of new penalties for charities that are in non-compliance with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) rules, came into force when Bill C-33 received Royal Assent on May 13, 2005.
AFP eWire January 28, 2008	Canadian Giving Strong as Charity Growth Slows While Canadian giving has experienced strong growth over the first five years of the decade, the number of new charities being formed has slowed considerably and the majority of gifts are given to the largest organizations.
AFP eWire November 6, 2006	Trust in Canadian Charities, Fundraising Remains Strong Nearly four out of five Canadians trust charities, and leaders of charities are some of the most trusted people in the country, according to the Muttart Foundation's survey of public attitudes about the charitable sector.
AFP eWire April 16, 2007	CRA Warns Charities on Tax Shelters The Canada Revenue Agency has ongoing, serious concerns about these abusive arrangements, and registered charities should be aware that participating in such arrangements can jeopardize their charitable status or expose them to monetary penalties.
AFP eWire February 4, 2014	What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey.
AFP eWire December 8, 2014 Paul Nazareth	Three Free Tools to Help You Increase Donations This Holiday Season Here are three simple and free tools from the team at CanadaHelps that will help your charity amplify its voice, attract new donors, and raise more this Holiday season.
AFP eWire February 12, 2014	New Canadian Budget Supports Online Charity Registration, Modernization of Lotteries Budget 2014, introduced yesterday, includes a number of measures impacting Canada's charities.
AFP eWire March 20, 2012	Canadians Agree That Charities are Important to Society Canadians may be internationally known for our pleasant demeanour, but don't get us started on our national pastime of hockey or on how our nonprofits should be run; we have strong opinions about both.
AFP eWire April 3, 2012	New Survey Looks at How Charities Are (And Are Not) Connecting With Donors in Canada Donors may surprise charities in some of the priorities they emphasize in their interactions with charities, according to What Canadian Donors Want, a new survey conducted by AFP of more than 1,000 donors across the country.
AFP eWire December 13, 2011 Mark Blumberg	What Should Fundraising Cost? While most in the nonprofit sector are aware that fundraising is necessary, much of the public at large sees it as a distraction from a charity's main purpose, rather than a function requiring investment.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Check Out a Charity How to find out whether your donation dollars will support the good cause.
AFP eWire October 16, 2004	Canadians More Confident in Charities Than Americans According to a recent survey, Canadians remain extremely confident in the charities that serve them, although a large majority feels that a national charity watchdog organization should be created.
AFP eWire July 14, 2009	Many Donors Not Overwhelmed by Charity Communications Most donors don't feel as if they are receiving too many communications from charities according to a new survey released recently at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention in London.
AFP eWire May 12, 2008	AFP Seeks to Exempt Charities From Do-Not-Call List Fees The Canadian Parliament specifically exempted charities from the do-not-call list, and calls made by or on behalf of charities are not subject to the list and its accompanying regulations.
AFP eWire June 24, 2014	Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Charities have been concerned that some of their activities that generate significant funds for the organization would not be exempt from CASL or Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation2.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Research Those Charities! You don't have to give blindly. There are many online resources you can use to dig up information on charities to which you're considering donating your money.
AFP eWire May 5, 2008	Tax Rebates Reach American Public--What's Next for Charities? Americans have started to receive their tax rebates as the economy continues to falter, leaving charities with decisions to make on if and how to approach donors.
AFP eWire March 3, 2008	Most Canadian Businesses Support Charity An overwhelming percentage of Canadian businesses provide support to charities in some manner, according to a new report by Imagine Canada.
AFP eWire June 29, 2010	Wise Giving? Most Donors Spend Little Time Researching Charities Only about one third of donors surveyed recently said that they did any research before donating to a charity, and those that did looked at overhead ratios above all else.
AFP eWire August 9, 2004	BBB to Expand Charity Evaluation Program The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, a charity monitoring group based in Arlington, Va., has developed the Online Charity Reporting and Evaluation System, which will allow the organization to evaluate more nonprofits every year.
AFP eWire April 29, 2015	Canada: Federal Budget Includes Key Giving, Charity Provisions Pushed by Charities, Fundraisers AFP will be discussing provisions with Members of Parliament and calling on its members, as well as all charities across Canada, to contact their MPs to support these important philanthropic proposals.
AFP eWire July 14, 2008	AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds.
AFP eWire May 29, 2006	Canadian Executives Support Charity, But Don't Feel Need to Contribute More A new poll of Canadian business leaders shows that a majority has favorable views of charities and their work, but don't believe they need to support them more than they do already.
AFP eWire November 5, 2012	Canada First Country to Permanently Recognize November 15th as National Philanthropy Day Parliament has approved a new bill that will make Canada the first country in the world to honor the work of charities, donors, volunteers, corporations and foundations by permanently recognizing November 15 th as National Philanthropy Day.
AFP eWire July 23, 2007	New Ideas about Donor Motivation New research has both confirmed and shaken up some long-standing tenets of fundraising and why people give.
AFP eWire	Charities Raising More Money, But Still Losing Donors For the first time in five years, charity respondents to the annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project survey saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them.
AFP eWire June 14, 2004	Canadian Charities Asked to Contact CRTC by June 18! This is the deadline for submitting comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the impact that its new telemarketing regulations will have on fundraising.
AFP eWire February 21, 2005	Manitoba the Most Generous Province, Again For the fifth consecutive year, Manitoba is Canada's most generous province, according to the 2004 Generosity Index, released by The Fraser Institute.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Don't Donate in the Dark Make sure your donation does what you want. Here's how.
AFP eWire July 21, 2014	Fundraising Professional Hail New York Case Settlement, Encourage Donors to Take Wise Giving Steps The Association of Fundraising Professionals applauds the recent investigation by the New York State Attorney's General Office into the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, calling it a victory for ethical charities and fundraisers.
AFP eWire May 20, 2015 Andrew Watt	Comments of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Cancer Charities Charged With Fraud by FTC AFP responded to the recent action by the Federal Trade Commission against three national charities, Cancer Fund of America, Children's Cancer Fund of America, and Breast Cancer Society.
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AFP eWire April 15, 2015 Kimberley MacKenzie	Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy TD Waterhouse has conducted the first in-depth review of the presence and influence of female philanthropists in Canada.
AFP eWire September 16, 2013	Sector Monitor -- So Where Are We Now? According to the July edition of Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor, charity leaders are not as pessimistic about the future as they were in the past couple of years, yet they continue to be challenged by a variety of financial and organizational pressures.
AFP eWire July 31, 2006	Improving Support for Small- and Medium-Size Canadian Charities A new report recommends reducing government burdens, investing in new research and providing tax measures to encourage investment as ways to support the work of small- and medium-size charities in Canada.
AFP eWire	Ipsos Reid fact sheets on "What Canadian donors want" available for download Seven in ten Canadians say they have made a financial donation to charity or a non-profit organization in the past twelve months.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	A Few Cures for Charity Fatigue It may seem miserly to put your charitable donations on a budget, but sometimes, you just can't help it. Still, that doesn't mean you can't make a contribution to your favorite cause. You can help in other ways besides writing a check. Let's go through some ideas.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Orlando, Atlanta and Houston Charities Most Efficient At Fundraising A study revealed that regional factors, such as the cost of living, a market's maturity and a city's tendency to support one or two specialized causes greatly influences the ability of the charities in each city to raise money and manage costs.
AFP eWire May 7, 2007	Donation of Securities in Canada Expected to Surge, Great Potential for Future A new study in Canada predicts that gifts of securities to charities not only increased dramatically in 2006, but also the potential for such gifts remains largely untapped.