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Introduction
This guide will assist you to find resources for nonprofit organizations and charities, covering how to start a nonprofit/charity, its management, fundraising, charity tax status and the NPO society act.
Recommended Books
Canadian Fund Raising Directory 

Call Number: Soc. Ref. Lib's Desk 361.7025 C212
Reference material – in library use only, available in both print and CD-ROM. Provides listings of foundations that donate to Canadian individuals and Non-Profit Organizations.
Canadian Subsidy Directory 

Call Number: Soc. Ref. Lib's Desk 361.705 C213
Reference material - in library use only, available in both print and CD-ROM. Provides descriptions of 3,000 subsidy programs operated by Canadian governments, associations and foundations.
Charities Handbook 

Call Number: Soc. Ref. Room 361.7 C47a
Reference material - in library use only. Income tax, fundraising, accounting and employment.
The Idealist.org handbook to building a better world
Call Number: Soc 361.37 I19L
ISBN: 9780399534874
Part career guide, part activist's handbook, this unique work provides tools and inspiration for anyone who wants to make a difference but doesn't know where to start.
Internet Management for Nonprofits - Hart, Ted, ed.
Call Number: Bus 658.1148 I61h
ISBN: 9780470539569
Strategies, tools and trade secrets.
Law of Charitable and Not-for-profit Organizations
- Bourgeois, Donald J.
- Bourgeois, Donald J.Call Number: Soc. Ref. Room 361.763026 B77L2
ISBN: 0433431032
Reference material – in library use only. Philanthropy and charity laws. In association with the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.
Society Guide for British Columbia
- Scott, Gerald C.
- Scott, Gerald C.Call Number: Soc. Ref. Lib's Desk 366.026 R64s6
Reference material - in library use only, available in both print and CD-ROM. Written for Community Legal Assistance Society about nonprofit organizations. Explains how to incorporate as a society and maintain a not-for-profit status.
Suggested Electronic Resources
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Laura Safarian
Social Sciences
Tel: (604) 331-3766
Email: Laura.Safarian@vpl.ca



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