Industry and Government Resources

  • Influencing Public Policy - PDF: Rules for charities engaging in advocacy (Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations)
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Resource Centre - provides members and other fundraising professionals with customized research assistance on fundraising issues and best practices
  • Alberta Charitable Fundraising Act - the Government of Alberta sets standards for charitable organizations and professional fundraisers when soliciting contributions and helps protect the public from fraudulent, misleading or confusing solicitations
  • Voluntary Sector Initiative - resources and research on the sector including board governance and policy
  • BoardSource – provides resources to non-profit leaders through workshops, training and an extensive web-based database
  • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - for  legal and tax information regarding establishment and operation of charitable organizations in Canada
  • Service Alberta - Government of Alberta portal for government services
  • Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy™ eNews – an online newsletter with news, trends, tips and analysis of developments in the fields of fundraising and non-profit management
  • Canadian Policy Research Networks – one of Canada's leading think-tanks, specializing in social and economic policy research and public engagement
  • The Charities File – A collection CRA rules, tips, and, facts in an approachable format; excellent resource for starting a charity in Canada 
  • Charity Village – Canada's site for the charitable sector: 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors and volunteers
  • Free Management Library – links to information of interest related to non-profit organizations
  • Giving and Volunteering - is an affiliated website of Imagine Canada and provides key statistics on charitable giving and volunteering from the Canada Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating
  • Imagine Canada (formerly the Centre for Philanthropy) – a research and advocacy organization for Canadian nonprofit organizations that provides the latest sector news and events
  • Imagine Canada Library  - the nonprofit and voluntary sector's leading online library.  This is a great research resource and the catalogue is updated monthly
  • Propellus (formerly Volunteer Calgary) – a community resource that provides resources to effectively engage people to volunteer in the community