Standards Forum
The Standards Forum Brings Community Leaders Together for a Common Purpose
The 2010 Standards Forum
On Monday March 8th, over 200 executive leaders from charities and nonprofits across the country joined Imagine Canada, Volunteer Canada, and the HR Council for the first Standards Forum.
An important goal of the Forum was to confirm support and interest in moving forward with a national Standards Program for the sector. There was much thoughtful dialogue shared among participants in this regard. In the end, the group agreed that the Standards Initiative is on the right track with its focus on developing a program by and for the sector on foundational standards in governance, HR practices, and accountability, transparency, and financial management.
“We are very pleased at the level of participant interest and engagement at the recent Standards Forum on March 8th. There is increasing support from community leaders for the development of a national program designed and delivered by the sector on foundational standards. We look forward to building on this momentum through our ongoing collaboration with founding members and our sector colleagues as we initiate next steps." Marcel Lauzière, President and CEO of Imagine Canada.
Interested in becoming a Founding Member of the Standards Program?
If your organization is interested in becoming a Founding Member of the Standards Program please contact us before the September 1st deadline.
Next Steps
Stay tuned for updates on the program. We will be posting more information on our website as it becomes available.
Missed the Standards Forum?
View the recording of the Standards Forum, review the 2010 Forum presentation materials, or read highlights in the March 15th eNews issue of Canadian Fundraising and Philanthropy.
Learn More
To learn more about the Standards Program, you can read the executive summary or the full proposal or watch the webinar presented by Don McCreesh in September 2009.
If you wish to be kept informed of developments relating to the Standards Program, please join our mailing list.
Did you know that there are 161,000 nonprofilts and charities in Canada?
Did you know that Canada’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the 2nd largest in the world?
The sector represents $79.1 billion or 7.8% of the gross domestic product
The sector is larger than automotive and manufacturing. It generates $112 billion in revenues and employs 2 million people
Canadians donated $10 billion in 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have the highest donor rates.
Canadians volunteered 2.1 billion hours in 2007
Young Canadians aged 15 to 24 are more likely to volunteer than Canadians in any other age group
One percent of nonprofits command 60% of all revenues flowing to the sector
Canadians with the lowest household incomes give a greater percentage of their income than others
Saskatchewan has the highest volunteer rate in the country, followed by the Northwest Territories and the Yukon
Those exposed to giving and volunteering activities early in life are more likely to continue those behaviours as adults
Upcoming Events
- 2010 SectorCast
June 16, 2010 - December 8, 2010 - Programme de Webconférences – série 2010
June 16, 2010 - December 8, 2010 - What's New at the Charities Directorate?
September 14, 2010 - Live Directory Tour!
September 17, 2010 - Record Keeping: Maintaining Books and Records
October 5, 2010 - Valuation Principles: How to Determine the Value of Gifts-in-Kind and Donor Benefit
October 19, 2010 - INFO-IMPÔTS: Demander l'enregistrement à titre d'organisme de bienfaisance
October 26, 2010 - Gift Planning: Marketing and Managing Planned Gifts
November 2, 2010 - Taking Care of Business: Activities for Charities
November 23, 2010 - INFO-IMPÔTS: S'occuper de son organisme : des activités pour les organismes de bienfaisance
November 23, 2010