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Procedure Manual Template
This manual is shared with permission from the White Water Gallery, and it was initially written by Heather Saunders. Subsequent edits were applied by Hannah Fewings and Jessie Lacayo.
The White Water Gallery is exploring the production of an updated procedure manual and has plans to release it in late 2012. |
Administration / Management |
The Do's and Don'ts of
Audience Development
by Stefan St-Laurent |
Audience Development |
The Quick And Dirty Guide To Getting Your Organization Incorporated as a Non Profit Society or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Prefabricated Legal Documents
By Jonathan Middleton |
Incorporating |
The Canada Revenue Agency
CRA registers qualifying organizations as charities, gives technical advice on operating a charity, and handles audit and compliance activities. Registered charities are required to file an annual information return with the CRA, a portion of which is available to the public, and must meet certain requirements of the Income Tax Act concerning their expenditures and activities. |
Registering as a Charity |
How to start a Nonprofit: Sample Bylaws
Produced by Nonprofit Resources Inc. Helpful tips for nonprofits in the initial stages of incorporation, suitable for groups with questions about management issues, by-laws, articles of incorporation. |
Bylaws / Incorporation |
The Institute on Governance
The Institute on Governance, a non-profit organization explores, shares, and promotes the concept of good governance in Canada and
abroad and helps governments, the voluntary sector, communities and the private sector put it into practice for the well-being of citizens and society.
The IOG offers free E-LEARNING tools to build better board governance. This section includes various publications and governance improvement ideas derived from research and experience. The tools guide the reader through the players and processes involved in good governance,
including sample bylaws and governance policies to assist organizations in developing or adapting their own. |
Board Governance |
Cultural Careers Council Ontario (CCCO)
addresses human resources and career development needs and issues for Ontario's arts and culture community. |
HR Tools
* Tips on Leading and Contributing to Meetings
* Delegation of Tasks and Projects
* Leadership and Building Your Team
* Contracting with Independent Contractors
* Motivating People
* Human Resource Planning Tool
* Human Resources Management: An Overview
* Best Practices in the Cultural Sector
* Job Descriptions
* Recruiting the Right People
* Coaching, Mentoring and Succession Planning
* Managing Employee Performance
* Dealing with Challenge and Conflict
* Termination of Employment
* Benefits and Retirement Plans |
The Not-for-Profit & Charity Law
The Not-for-Profit & Charity Law website is a project of the Legal Studies Program of the University of Alberta Faculty. This site provides information on non-profit, and charity management; liability; directors, volunteers, and employees; fund-raising law; and tax law. Information is presented through the LawNow Reprint series and Frequently Asked Questions. Links to other not-for-profits, charities, foundations, and volunteer sites. Opportunities for discussion are also
included. |
Law non-profit / Board liability /
Fundraising / Tax law |
Free Management Library
This online library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of individuals, groups and organizations. Content is relevant to large or small for-profit or nonprofit organizations. Over the past 10 years, the Library has grown to be one of the world's largest well-organized collections of these types of resources. There are approximately 650 topics, spanning 5,000 links. Topics include the most important practices to start, develop, operate, evaluate and resolve problems in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Each topic has additionally recommended books and related Library topics. |
Boards of Directors /
Employee Performance Management Finances / Leadership/
Marketing /
Staffing Organizational Change /
Strategic Planning |
Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP)
An annotated bibliography by the Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP)
Summer, 2006, provides a list of resources that define succession planning and explain its importance to the nonprofit sector. |
Staff Transition / Succession Planning |
United Way of Canada/Centraide Canada
This site provides information on the board's role, the importance of board governance, the components of board governance, and steps to effective board operations in a voluntary organization. |
Board Management |
HR Council for the Voluntary/
Non-profit Sector
The HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector is a national, non-profit organization committed to the development and enhancement of a skilled workforce that is focused on building better communities and improving the lives of Canadians. With more than 1.2 million employees working in 69,000 organizations, the voluntary/non-profit sector represents a significant portion of Canada's paid workforce. By providing leadership, knowledge and opportunities for collaboration, the HR Council aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable, vibrant and confident voluntary/non-profit sector workforce.
The HR Council provides a HR Management Toolkit, a collection of practical tools and information on human resources management for voluntary/non-profit organizations. The toolkit contains tool and
templates related to different human resources topics, such as HR policies, job descriptions, sample questionnaire for job analysis, job
profiles, sample recruitment and selection checklist, sample letter of offer, template for an employment agreement. |
Human Resources |
Sample Code of Conduct
This document is posted with the permission of Gallery 101 and is share as a sample tool and not a prescriptive template. The document was
drafted specifically to meet the needs of Gallery 101. It is the policy of Gallery 101 that certain rules and regulations regarding Board member behavior are necessary, as they apply to the efficient and safe operation of the organization. |
Code of Conduct Policy |
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy
This document is posted with the permission of Gallery 101 and is share as a sample tool and not a prescriptive template. The document was
drafted specifically to meet the needs of Gallery 101. The Disclosure Policy was created to manage potential conflicts of interest, enforce disclosure, conduct operations, and protect the integrity of the organization's decision-making process. |
Conflict of Interest Policy |
