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Learn best practices for your Annual Report from the Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards. Run by the CA-Queen's Centre for Governance in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and sponsored by PwC, the Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards recognize the best non-profit Annual Reports in Ontario each year. Find out how to make your Annual Report the best it can be.
- Best practices from charities across Canada, the US and the UK.
- What works, what doesn't.
- Things to include, things to avoid.
- How to develop one reporting package that meets the needs of key donor, funder and stakeholder audiences.
- How to incorporate new accounting standards into your financial reporting.
Download Best Practices in Charity Annual Reporting for free.
Other Resources
- Developing a Culture of Reporting Transparency and Accountability: The Lessons Learned from the Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting Transparency. Published in the Philanthropist, Vol 23, No 4 (2011). By Steven Salterio, Patrick Legresley.
- Fraud in Canadian Nonprofit Organizations as Seen Through the Eyes of Canadian Newspapers 1998-2008. Published in the Philanthropist, Vol. 22, No 1 (2009) . By Qiu Chen, Steven Salterio, Pamela Murphy.
- Transparency, Accountability and Trust in Canada's Charities (Dr. Barr's powerpoint slides) - November 2009
- Governance Principles Not Platitudes Report - March 2009
- Audit Committees on Canada's "Big Board" fall into Line; Little Guys Continue to Lag - July 2008
- Centre Commissioned Research: 'Best in Class' Annual Reports: Results of A Focus Group - March 31, 2008
- Management’s Evaluation of Design Effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting: Weak Regulation and Inconsistent Compliance - October 14, 2007
- An Early Look at Internal Controls in Canadian Public Companies - December 2006
