Legal Risk Management Column
By Dana Young (Lawyer from Windsor - tremendous contact for our Centre since we began)
Bio and Contact Information
May/ 10 - "Executive Committees and Related Board Liability"
Mar/ 10 - "Mind Your By-Laws"
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
May/ 10 - "Not All Risks Are Bad"
Apr/ 10 - "It's Never Over: Ongoing Screening of Volunteers and Paid Staff"
Mar/ 10 - "Be Careful What We Wish For! The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Volunteering"
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"
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
June/10 - "Director Non-Performance"
May/ 10 - "Overcoming the Fear of Board Assessments"
Apr/ 10 - "Board Recruitment: Part 2"
Mar/ 10 - "Board Recruitment: Part 1"
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
June/ 10 - "It Pays to Manage Receipt Risk, Too!"
May/ 10 - "It Pays to Manage Risk Management"
Mar/ 10 - "A Most Taxing Risk"
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
June/ 10 - "Dismissed For Cause"
May/ 10 - "Employers Be Aware: New Ontario Law Will Increase Reporting Obligations Regarding Child Pornography"
Apr/ 10 - "Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms: 'Dependent Contractors' Entitled To Reasonable Notice of Termination"
Mar/ 10 - "Human Rights Complainants Cannot Be Awarded Legal Costs"
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
May/ 10 - "Payroll Frauds"
Mar/ 10 - "Control Your Cash and You Control Your Business"
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"
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
Mar/ 10 - "Olympic Reflections"
Feb/ 10 - "A Tale of Two Schools - Some Thoughts About Risk Management"
Jan/ 10 - "Coaching in the Age of New Media"
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"