Nourishing Managers of Volunteers
Legal 101
KCR Community Resources has a full slate of amazing workshops and learning opportunities coming up this fall. Details and registration links are below. We also have a poster available with all of the workshops. Please post and share this information with your teams and connections.
More Information:
Dorothee Birker, Communications & Development Coordinator
250.763.8008 ext 254, dorothee@kcr.ca
Workshop Series: Nourishing Managers of Volunteers
Free Workshop Series: Nourishing Managers of Volunteers – Encourage one another & Expand our knowledge during these lunch hour gatherings held the 3rd Thursday of each month. Block one hour in your calendar every month and then register for one workshop at a time.
Time To Nourish You!
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: KCR Community Resources, #200 – 620 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
Facilitator: Crystal Flaman, Inspiring Success Inc.
Cost: Free
Register Now
We’re excited to announce that Crystal Flaman, keynote speaker, athlete and social entrepreneur, will be sharing her energy and passion with us all to give us a boost to carry us through the new year. Space is limited, so register early!
Nourishing Managers Workshops and Community Volunteer Orientations supported by:
Legal 101 for Non-Profit Organizations
Dates: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – October 15, 29, November 26, 2019, January 14, 28, February 11, 25, March 10, 24, 2020
Location: KCR Community Resources, #200 – 620 Leon Avenue, Kelowna
Cost: Free
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November 26, 2019 – Social Enterprise
Geoff White, Geoffrey W. White Law Corporation
Your society wants to initiate a revenue stream through a social enterprise. Know your legal obligations and limitations.
January 14 & 28, 2020 – Societies Act I & II
Paul Wood
*Please note the January sessions will be offered from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Societies Act workshops will be split into a 2-part series covering the following topics:
- Becoming a society under the Societies Act
- Fundamental documents, your Constitution and Bylaws
- Membership
- Board of Directors
- Office and Records
- Financial obligations
- Obligations under the Societies Act
- Policies or Bylaws
- Key risks
- Charitable status, a brief overview
- Dealing with disputes, a brief overview
February 11, 2020 – Volunteers and the Law
Johnathan Arkle, Doak Shirreff
Do volunteers offer a risk to your organization?
February 25, 2020 – Charity Status and the Income Tax Act
Johnathan Arkle, Doak Shirreff
March 10, 2020 – Conflict of Interest and Board of Directors Legal Roles and Responsibilities
Sasha Platz and Jane Otterstrom, Touchstone Law Group
March 24, 2020 – Non-Profit Start-Ups
Johnathan Arkle, Doak Shirreff
Before you start, what you need to know
