In response to requests from not-for-profit organizations for assistance in building their long-term stability, the Victoria Foundation offered a series of workshops for not-for-profit organizations in the Greater Victoria area.
 

This page provides the materials from the workshops and some valuable links to other resources.

• Victoria Foundation Donation of Securities form
• Thinking Long Term Questionnaire
• Top 10 Bequest - Ready Tips
• Victoria Foundation Grant Eligibility Check list AND sample budget
• Overview of the Victoria Foundation
• Hosted Organization Endowment Funds

Professional associations – e-products to get you started, benefits and educational opportunities 
1)  Canadian Association of Gift Planners – www.cagp-acpdp.org
2)  LEAVE A LEGACY™ Library Series – public information at a local library - topics to be offered in 2008/09
3)  Association of Fundraising Professionals - www.afpnet.org  
4)  National Philanthropy Day – www.npdvictoria.com
5)  LEAVE A LEGACY™ – www.leavealegacy.ca
6)  Philanthropic Foundations of Canada – www.pfc.ca

Web based networks - resources, articles
1)  Centre for Non-Profit Management (University of Victoria)– www.cnpm.ca
2)  Volunteer Victoria – www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca
3)  Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network – www.vskn.ca
4)  Imagine Canada – www.imaginecanada.ca 
5)  Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations - Canada’s largest and most accurate bilingual fundraising database. Is has more than 3,100 foundation listings, more than 150 corporations and over 90,000 indexed grants. A service provided by Imagine Canada, the Directory is updated weekly with special subscriptions for Libraries and Investment and Wealth Managers.
6)  Imagine Canada has released its report on charitable gifts of securities and their implications for Canadian organizations. Those surveyed included members of CAGP-ACPDP™, along with AFP, AHP, the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education, Community Foundations of Canada, Business for the Arts and Imagine Canada. For more on the major findings and implications, read the full report including executive summary:
7)  Charity Village – www.charityvillage.com
8)  BC Centre for Non-Profit Development (University of the Fraser Valley) – www.bccnpd.ca

Funders – information on governance, useful information to share with professional advisors
1)  Community Foundations of Canada – www.cfc.fcc.ca
2)  Muttart Foundation – www.muttart.org

3)  Free Directory Of Subsidies, Loans And Grants In Canada - Thanks to Ron Koros, Vancouver Coastal Health Community Developer in Powell River - The focus is on stewardship but many of the grants and programs are broader in reach. It can be searched by keyword, region: http://www.stewardshipcanada.ca/funders/index.asp?type=static&page=funderhome.asp 

Government 
1)  Canada Revenue Agency – www.cra-arc.gc.ca
• As part of their Giving to charity: Information for donors initiative, the CRA has put out a Speaker's kit available for download via their website as well as order a hard copies. This is a great resource as it answers many questions first time donors may have. For more information or receive a copy of the kit visit the CRA’s website.