The legal and charitable landscape for non-profit organizations is transforming. Recent changes by the federal government governing financial accountability and auditing requirements, revoking of charitable status of select environmental groups, as well as the incorporation of social enterprise activity into funding portfolios all have legal and charitable implications for non-profit organizations. 

 

Join charity and non-profit lawyer, Richard Bridge in this workshop to discover and explore the legal requirements that face your organization. This workshop is directed towards Directors, senior management and board members.

Program Cost: $365 ($270 tuition+$95 meals/accommodations)

 

Local Price: $317 (program cost without overnight, without breakfast)

 

Please register at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place in this program

Richard BridgeRichard Bridge is a lawyer based in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. His primary area of practice is charity and non-profit law. His clients are a wide range of charitable organizations, foundations, non-profit organizations and philanthropists across Canada. He provides legal, strategic and policy advice on incorporation, securing charitable tax status, regulatory compliance issues, planned giving, general legal services (contracts, insurance, employment issues, tax issues, government relations, etc.) and issues of organizational structure, governance and strategic planning (mergers, partnerships, business activities, fundraising, etc.).

 

Richard assisted in the design and creation of VanCity Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of VanCity Credit Union that provides innovative lending and enterprise support services. Richard has worked internationally, including projects in China. He has also created courses and taught in these areas at the University of Victoria Law School and BCIT, and has given countless public workshops and training sessions in every province in Canada and published a variety of articles in these fields. For more information: www.lawyerforcharities.ca

 

Wendy Johnston has worked in various roles in the non-profit sector for the past 20 years. She is currently the Northern Hub Convenor for the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia, which brings non-profit and voluntary organizations together to help them meet the needs of Nova Scotian communities. Wendy is a passionate advocate of asset-based community development, appreciative inquiry and grassroots fundraising. She has delivered grassroots fundraising workshops to over 250 non-profits in the region in the past five years.