Courses
Non-Profit Governance Essentials
The foundational governance obligations of Canadian non-profit organizations — the legal framework, member governance, financial governance, and charitable status compliance that every non-profit board must understand.
When the Building Fails: Board Oversight and Capital Project Accountability
A non-profit board approved a major renovation. Years later the building is failing and the programs inside are affected. This course examines what governance obligations attached to the capital project, what the board should have done before and during the work, and what accountability looks like when things go wrong.
Regulatory and Compliance Governance for Non-Profits
The regulatory and compliance obligations that Canadian non-profit boards must govern — CRA compliance for charities, privacy law, employment law, and how to build a compliance governance framework.
Governance of Social Enterprises
How governance works for Canadian social enterprises — the dual bottom line, impact measurement, investor and funder relations, and how to govern an organization that must balance mission and financial sustainability.
Governance of Indigenous and Community Organizations
Governance principles for Indigenous and community-controlled organizations in Canada — cultural governance frameworks, community accountability, volunteer governance, and sustainable capacity building.
Governance Effectiveness Assessment and Development
How Canadian non-profit boards assess and improve their own governance effectiveness — board self-assessment tools, director development, governance planning, and building a board culture of continuous improvement.
Board Accountability When a Non-Profit Becomes Insolvent
Examines director liability exposure when a Red Deer non-profit society continues operations after insolvency, misallocates restricted grant funds, and faces creditor claims during a flawed dissolution process.
Board Disclosure Obligations and Institutional Concealment of Misconduct
Examines board disclosure obligations when a religious diocese's Insurance Committee with professional expertise failed to report known misconduct risks to its liability insurer in 1980s Newfoundland.
Board Response to Shareholder Activism and Derivative Action Demands
Boards of publicly traded companies must recognize when serial litigation by unsuccessful bidders constitutes abuse of process and respond with procedural defences under BC corporate law.
Committee Governance: Managing Volunteer Workload and Engagement
Examines how a 24-person provincial committee in Peterborough created governance structures that inadvertently discouraged senior member participation and blocked institutional knowledge transfer over three months.