Not-For-Profit Organizations

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services End confusion in the not-for-profit maze. Attend this enlightening seminar and stay abreast of the issues confronted by not-for-profit organizations today. Our seasoned professionals will provide practical answers to your most pressing questions about employment law considerations, nonprofit tax status and corporate governance. Register today and get an inside look at how to respond to confusing issues confronted by not-for-profit organizations today. Take advantage of this opportunity to make sure you stay current and stay out of trouble. Benefits for You - Avoid employment law liability - get tips for personnel management - Get strategies for protecting your nonprofit tax status - Learn about qualified donees and why they matter - Skillfully maneuver through the reform on non-share capital corporations law - Find out what you need to know about good corporate governance

Not-For-Profit Organizations Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am - 10:00 am Employment Law Considerations for Not-for-Profit Organizations

- Christopher J. Edwards

- Personnel Management

- Employment Contracts and Offers of Employment

- Termination Entitlement Considerations for Employees of Not-for-Profits - Limiting Liability

- Managing the Executive Director and Manager - Pitfalls

- Performance Management Considerations for Boards

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 11:15 am Protecting Your Nonprofit Tax Status - A Fresh Review of the Requirements of the Canada Revenue Agency

- Lynne Golding

- Payments That Can Be Made to Members

- Payments That Can Be Made to Directors

- Issues Relating to the Carrying On of a Business

- Use of Not-for-Profit Entities in Corporate Structures

11:15 am - 12:15 pm Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations and the Other Qualified Donees Under the Income Tax Act

- James M. Parks

- What Qualified Donees Are and Why They Matter

- How Qualified Donees, Other Than Registered Charities, Are Regulated by the Tax Authorities

- Planning Opportunities Involving Qualified Donees

- Pitfalls and Problems Relating to Qualified Donees

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Restrictions for the Activities of Charitable Organizations

- Carole Chouinard

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Reform on Nonshare Capital Corporations Law

- David P. Stevens

- Current Nonshare Capital Corporation Laws

- History of Reform Efforts in Canada and the USA

- Desirability of and Need for Reform

- Impediments to Reform

- Contours of Reform

- Bill C-62

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Good Corporate Governance

- David C.K. Tang

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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