Board of Directors Resources

Province of Ontario

• Province of Ontario's COVID-19 page for updates, tools for organizations and businesses

Covid-19 Information

• NEW - Province of Ontario - Protection from COVID-19
• Public Health Ontario - Coronavirus
• Ontario Ministry of Health - updates each morning at 10:30am
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - Coronavirus information from credible sources
• Poster - Cut Back on Germs - Infographic

• Article: Duties, Responsibilities and Powers of Directors and Trustees of Charities

• Article: 5 Ways to Find the Right Board Members for Your Nonprofit

• Article:  Joining a Board of Directors: What New Directors Should Expect 

• Article: Six Steps to being an Awesome Treasurer
• Article: The Best Board Member Orientation: How to set your New Directors Immediately Up for Success
• Article: How to Create Awesome Nonprofit Board Meetings
• Article: Building Better Boards: Strengthening Fiduciary and Risk Oversight

• Legislation: Charities Accounting Act
• Regulations: Approved Acts of Executors and Trustees under the Charities Accounting Act
• Attorney General: Payments to Directors and Connected Persons

• ESA: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act
• Webinar: Hiring help for Nonprofit Managers (Feb 27, 2020)

•  Webinar: Nonprofit Budgeting for Beginners
• Article: Nine Tips for Avoiding and Responding to Fraud at you Nonprofit or Charity

• Article: Seven Ways to Prove Your Charity Can be Trusted
• Article: The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Board Fundraising for a Non-Fundraising Board with Emma Lewzey
• Article: Fundraising Q&A: Helping Your Board Fundraise

• NEW - Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - Small Business - Duties & Responsibilities
• NEW - Article: 9 suggestions to help avoid a work refusal
• NEW - Workplace Safety and Prevention Services - Mental Health Resources
• OHSA: Your Guide to Understanding the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Website: Health & Safety Ontario
• Training: Worker Health & Safety Awareness in 4 Steps
• Training: Supervisor Health & Safety Awareness in 5 Steps

• Legislation: The Corporation Act
• Guide: The Incorporator's Handbook
• Legislation: The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
  • Guide to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

• Article: Top Five Reasons Nonprofit Organizations Need Insurance 

• Website: PAL Insurance Broker Canada Ltd.
• Website: Duuo by Cooperators

• Music: Entandem
• Movies: Audio Cine Films, Criterion Pictures Canada
• Alcohol: Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
• Lottery: Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

• Article: Nine Ways to get the Local Media Interested in Your Nonprofit Story
• Webinar: How to Create a Strategic Social Media Content Plan

•  Code of Conduct: Provo Recreation Centre
• Renter Rules & Checklist: Perry Township
• Conduct and Use: City of Baldwin Park
• Facility Rules: Erie Colorado
• Webinar: Empathy: The Secret Sauce in effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Article: The Basics of Volunteer Management
• Online Course: Volunteer Thunder Bay: Volunteer Management
• Volunteer Thunder Bay: Upcoming Workshops
• Article: Essential Volunteer Management Strategies for your Nonprofit
• Article: Seven Elements to a Successful Volunteer Training Program
• Article: What your Volunteer Needs to be Happy
• Article: How to Create a Volunteer Handbook for your Nonprofit
• Article: Five Ways to Avoid Legal Problems with Volunteers
• Article: Fresh and Creative Ways to Thank Your Volunteer
• Article: How to Write a Job Description that Your Volunteers will Love