Legal Risk Management Column
By Dana Young (Lawyer from Windsor - tremendous contact for our Centre since we began)
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "Points on Procurement and Some Parallels"
Dec/ 09 - " 'Borrowing' a Privacy Policy -- Good Idea or Not?"
Nov/ 09 - "Managing a Director's Right to Information and the Duty of Confidentiality"
Oct/ 09 - "Quirks & Quorum: Requirements for Deliberative Bodies within Nonprofits"
Sept/ 09 - "Don't Rock the Vote – Answers to Common Questions About Voting by Directors"
Volunteer Risk Management Column
By Linda Graff (Author/Trainer – A Canadian Icon in this field of Risk Management)
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "Volunteer Placement"
Jan/ 10 - "Initial Screening Tools"
Dec/09 - "Policies & Procedures"
Nov/09 - "Designing and Structuring Volunteer Training"
Oct/09 - "Volunteer Risk Management in Action: Identify the Risks"
Sept/09 - "The Short Course on Screening Protocol Design"
Sports Risk Management Column
By Rachel Corbett (Centre of Sport and Law – St. Catharines – very well known for her work here)
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "A Tale of Two Schools - Some Thoughts About Risk Management"
Dec/ 09 - "Procedural Fairness in Sports - The Flip Side of the Risk Management Coin"
Nov/ 09 - "What is the Standard of Care of Coaches to Athletes?"
Oct/ 09 - "The Board of Directors for Sports Nonprofits: Balancing the Responsibilities of Multiple Roles"
Sept/ 09 - "Using Participant Waiver Forms"
Governance Risk Management Column
By Beth Deazeley (Canadian lawyer and key person behind the “20 Questions” booklet series for nonprofits)
Bio and Contact Information
An Overview of Articles by Chartered Accountants of Canada
Feb/ 10 - "Succession Planning for the Board"
Jan/ 10 - "3 New Year's Resolutions for Nonprofit Boards"
Jan/ 10 - "Committees of the Board"
Dec/ 09 - "Oversight of Risk by the Board of Directors
Nov/ 09 - "Effective Director Orientation"
Oct/ 09 - "The Importance of Vision, Mission and Values"
Oct/ 09 - When a Director Disagrees with a Board Decision
Sept/ 09 - "What role should the Board of Directors play in strategic planning?"
Sept/ 09 - "What If Board Member is Treasurer and Chair of Audit Committee?"
Financial Risk Management Column
By Bill Harper
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "Tax Shelters - No Shelter for Charities"
Jan/ 10 - "Provincial Charity-Related Legislation"
Dec/ 09 - "The In's and Out's of Reporting to CRA"
Nov/ 09 - "Maintaining Adequate Books & Records"
Oct/ 09 - "Issues in Tax Receipting"
Sept/ 09 - "Common CRA Problems"
Employment Practices Risk Management Column
By Barry Kwasniewski
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "Employer Responsibilities towards Pregnant Employees"
Jan/ 10 - "Significant Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to Address Workplace Violence and Harrassment Coming"
Dec/ 09 - "The Ins and Outs of Wrongful Dismissal for Charities and Nonprofits"
Nov/ 09 - "Employment Contracts for Charities and Non-profit Organizations"
Fraud Risk Management Column
By James F. Finlay
Bio and Contact Information
Feb/ 10 - "Tone at the Top Sets the Tone for All"
Jan/ 10 - "Cheque This Out"
Nov/ 09 - "How Cash May Be Stolen"
Oct/ 09 - "Fraud Schemes"
Sept/ 09 - "Non-Profit Fraud - A Canadian Overview"
Technology & Social Media Risk Management Columns
Read Articles by Meg Kwasnicki (Manager of Imagine Canada's Library), Anil Patel (Founder and ED of Timeraiser) and Jane Zhang (Program Director of Tech Soup Canada)