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Board Basics

Board Development: www.boarddevelopment.org

Board development training, accountability and governance for the Canadian Voluntary Sector. Your one stop site to improve accountability and governance.

Imagine Canada www.imaginecanada.ca

Insurance and Liability Resource Centre www.insuranceinfo.imaginecanada.ca

Charity Tax Tool www.charitytax.imaginecanada.ca

Standards Initiative http://www.imaginecanada.ca/standards_initiative

Nonprofit Library www.nonprofitscan.imaginecanada.ca

Muttart Foundation: Board Development Workbook Series http://www.muttart.org/workbooks.htm

The Foundation has published or co-published workbooks to help charitable agencies examine their methods of operation and different ways of doing business.

Board Building: Recruiting and Developing Effective Board Members for Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Drafting and Revising Bylaws.
Developing Job Descriptions for Board Members of Non-Profit Organizations.
Hiring and Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director.
Financial Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards.

Centre for Sport and Law http://www.sportlaw.ca/writings.php

Provides legal services and risk management resources to the Canadian sport community. A series of excellent articles explaining legal concepts in plain language.

Documents:

Directors’ Liability: A Discussion Paper on Legal Liability, Risk Management and the Role Of Directors in Non-Profit Organizations by Volunteer Canada

http://volunteer.ca/volunteer/pdf/LiabilityEng.pdf

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability: How are you managing? A Guide for Directors and Officers Leading Nonprofits by the Alberta Voluntary Sector Insurance Council

http://www.volunteeralberta.ab.ca/uploaded_files/dohandout_FINAL.pdf

Primer for Directors of Not-for-profit Corporations by Industry Canada

http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/cilp-pdci.nsf/en/cl00700e.html

Volunteers and the Law by People’s Law School

http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/snapfiles/Volunteers__the_Law_book.pdf

Susan St. Amand, Volunteer Ottawa Board of Directors

My life has been enriched through my volunteer experience. Volunteering provides me with an ability to learn more about our community and to show our children how one person can make a difference. Small contributions can make a big difference.

Volunteers are wonderful, giving people and it is a privilege to work with them to improve the lives of many community members.

Volunteer Ottawa has increased my exposure to many organizations. It has provided me with the ability to take some of my board experience and provide value to a number of small organizations.

Susan St. Amand, Ottawa Volunteer

Volunteer Ottawa Board of Directors

Civic Hospital, volunteer in the day surgery program
Kiwanis Club of Carleton, Nepean – Past Chair
Joan of Arc Academy/Academie J’eanne D’arc – Past Board member, current volunteer
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Foundation – Past Chair, current Major Gifts committee
Institute of Research and Rehabilitation – Board member
Professional Advisor for the Ottawa Community Foundation, The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Foundation, the Regional Cancer Centre for Ottawa.
Volunteer Ottawa Board Member.
STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) – Ottawa Chapter, current Chair of the volunteer committee
STEP Canada – Board member
CALU (Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting) – Board member and current Chair of the Life Insurance and Living Benefits Committee