8 Canadian Nonprofit Risk Experts Writing For You 

Legal Risk Management Column
By Dana Young (Lawyer from Windsor - tremendous contact for our Centre since we began)
Bio and Contact Information

The latest column (or blog) is always at the top of the list:

• "Donor Directors - A Legal Perspective and Concerns for Governance."
• "The elephant in the room - high cost of fundraising."
• "Give it away... Give it away... Give it away now!"
• "Smile, You're in Camera"
• "Executive Committees and Related Board Liability"
• "Mind Your By-Laws"
• "Points on Procurement and Some Parallels"
• " 'Borrowing' a Privacy Policy -- Good Idea or Not?"
• "Managing a Director's Right to Information and the Duty of Confidentiality"
• "Quirks & Quorum: Requirements for Deliberative Bodies within Nonprofits"
• "Don't Rock the Vote – Answers to Common Questions About Voting by Directors"

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

The latest column (or blog) is always at the top of the list:

• "Director Non-Performance"
• "Overcoming the Fear of Board Assessments"
• "Board Recruitment: Part 2"
• "Board Recruitment: Part 1"
• "Succession Planning for the Board"
• "3 New Year's Resolutions for Nonprofit Boards"
• "Committees of the Board"
• "Oversight of Risk by the Board of Directors
• "Effective Director Orientation"
• "The Importance of Vision, Mission and Values"
• When a Director Disagrees with a Board Decision
• "What role should the Board of Directors play in strategic planning?"
• "What If Board Member is Treasurer and Chair of Audit Committee?"

Financial Risk Management Column
By Bill Harper
Bio and Contact Information

The latest column (or blog) is always at the top of the list:

• "The Tale of the Trusted Employee"
• "It Pays to Manage Receipt Risk, Too!"
• "It Pays to Manage Risk Management"
• "A Most Taxing Risk"
• "Tax Shelters - No Shelter for Charities" 
• "Provincial Charity-Related Legislation"
• "The In's and Out's of Reporting to CRA"
• "Maintaining Adequate Books & Records" 
• "Issues in Tax Receipting" 
• "Common CRA Problems"

Volunteer Risk Management Column
By Linda Graff (Author/Trainer – A Canadian Icon in this field of Risk Management)
Bio and Contact Information

NOTE: See Linda's website for her volunteer risk management books, we think they are the best available:  www.lindagraff.ca

• "It's Never Over: Ongoing Screening of Volunteers and Paid Staff
• "Be Careful What We Wish For! The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Volunteering"
• "Volunteer Placement"
• "Initial Screening Tools"
• "Policies & Procedures"
• "Designing and Structuring Volunteer Training"
• "Volunteer Risk Management in Action: Identify the Risks"
• "The Short Course on Screening Protocol Design"

Employment Practices Risk Management Column
By Barry Kwasniewski
Bio and Contact Information

The latest column (or blog) is always at the top of the list: