Research and Resources

The Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development, including its staff, associates and Advisory Council, have produced a number of articles and reports relevant to our work including topics related to:

 

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Sustainability and Leadership

Toward a More Modern and Systematic Approach to Tax Treatment of Non-Profit Organizations Engaging in Public Policy Development in Canada: Moving Beyond Cinderella's Slippers, Dr. Kernaghan Webb, 2003 (PDF, 40 Kb)

Funding Policy Capacity, Rachel Laforest, 2001 (PDF, 120 Kb)

Policy and Practice

Voluntary Boards and Executive Directors - A Relationship for Organizational Stability, Larissa Silver, Paula Speevak Sladowski, 2007 (PDF, 426 Kb)

Aiding Policy? Re-conceptualizing Civil Society Engagement in Tanzania, Elaina Mack, 2007 (PDF, 790 Kb)

National Study of Board Governance Practices in the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector in Canada, Grace Bugg and Sue Dallhoff, 2006 (PDF, 1000 Kb)

National Study of Board Governance Practices in the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector in Canada - Executive Summary, Grace Bugg and Sue Dallhoff, 2006 (PDF, 728 Kb)

Policy Internships and Fellowships, Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development and the Centre for Public Sector Studies, 2004 (PDF, 316 Kb)

Policy Internships and Fellowships, Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development and the Centre for Public Sector Studies, 2003 (PDF, 736 Kb)

Be Careful What You Ask For - CRA Proposed Policy on Fundraising, Carters.ca CharityLaw Update, 2008 (PDF, 351 Kb)

CRA Fundraising Guidelines- ONN's Briefing Note to the Field, Ontario NonProfit Network, 2008 (PDF, 281 Kb)

Connections and Communities

Mapping the Communities Agenda in Canada, Paula Speevak Sladowski and Emilie Hayes, 2007 (PDF, 440 Kb)

Encouraging, advancing, and providing leadership for a vibrant voluntary sector, J Boswell, 2002 (PDF, 100 Kb)

Setting the Table for a Stronger Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector In Toronto, Susan Carter and Paula Speevak Sladowski, 2007 (PDF, 610 Kb)

Voice Lessons:A Discussion Paper on the Ecology and Leadership in the Canadian Voluntary Sector, Paula Speevak Sladowski, 2002 (PDF, 119 Kb)

Voluntary Sector Framework for Health Emergencies, 2nd edition, Voluntary Sector Framework for Health Emergencies project, 2008 (PDF, 858 Kb)

Maintaining the Passion - Sustaining the Emergency Response - Episodic Volunteer, Voluntary Sector Framework for Health Emergencies project, 2008 (PDF, 237 Kb)

Neighbourhood Planning Initiative Summary, 2008 (PDF, 148 Kb)

Deliberate Relationships between the Non-Profit / Voluntary Sector and Governments – the what, why, when and how well, Susan Carter, 2008 (PDF, 232 Kb)