Support your local charity — reform the law
Ottawa’s tax audits against select charities across the country has created the great “advocacy chill”and many are now afraid to speak out… Read more at the Times Colonist…
Section 99 removed from Proposed Societies Act
We have just been informed through the Federation of Community Social Services of BC that ‘Section 99’ has been removed from the Societies Act bill that will be presented to the BC Legislature.
In August 2014, the Provincial Government released …
BC’s Poverty Reduction Plan?
Justine Hunter at the Globe & Mail is reporting that the BC Liberals have a “plan-without-a-name” that happens to take aim at child poverty.
She writes, the BC “Liberals do not want to be measured against targets – perhaps having …
Tell Your MLA What You Think of Proposed Changes to the BC Society Act
A draft of the new Societies Act is coming before the BC Legislature during this sitting. Section 99 of the proposed Act would allow any member of the public or a corporation to bring legal action against a society on …
Rules of Speaking Up: Registrar of Lobbyists BC & the CRA
Non-profits and charities have an essential role and voice in shaping public policy in Canada and BC. We should not be intimidated out of that role, and certainly not because of misconceptions about the rules.
There are two big questions …
Imagine Canada: Advocacy and Charities
On January 17th Imagine Canada hosted a Public Policy Session in Vancouver, designed to inform board directors on the impacts of recent changes to the federal government’s approach to charities and the effects that is having on charities.
There has …
It’s Membership Sign Up Time!
It’s that time of year again for Board Voice’s annual membership drive. A huge thanks goes out to our many members for believing in BoardVoice and we ask you now to either renew your membership or sign on as new …
Imagine Canada’s Public Policy Roadshow Coming to Vancouver Feb. 17th
On Tu
esday February 17th from 2 to 4pm, Imagine Canada, the national umbrella organization for Canadian charities, will deliver a public policy workshop at the Vancouver Public Library. The workshop is aimed at local charity leaders and Board members …
Update on Proposed Changes to BC Society Act
Andrew Gage from the West Coast Environmental Law Society 
attended a roundtable discussion on the proposed Societies Act in Vancouver on January 26th, led by Minister Michael De Jong.
Andrew reported that Minister De Jong ran the meeting himself and …
Cowichan Contemplates Social Policy Framework
On October 21, 2014, 39 board and executive directors from community based social service organizations joined with business leaders in Duncan B.C. to hear from a panel on “A Social Policy Framework: What are the possibilities for the Cowichan region?”…