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How to Run an Annual General Meeting (SaskCulture)

Provincially incorporated non-profit organizations are required by law to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM). Ensuring that this statutory business takes place is part of good governance. This guide provides tools for preparing an AGM, an agenda and relevant documents, and includes a sample preparation timeline, election process and AGM script.

Guidelines for Volunteer Management (Hot Docs)

This manual was created by Hot Docs to support arts and culture not-for-profits in Ontario and beyond to have a better understanding of developing a strong and successful volunteer program. With the hope of providing insight into the planning and execution of a volunteer program, organizations can continue to grow and provide their volunteers with the best experience possible. The manual also contains several template forms, documents, reports and letters as well as useful data.

Le rapport final de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada (CVR)

Étant l’aboutissement de plus de six ans de recherche, le rapport final de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada présente l’histoire des pensionnats ainsi que leur héritage et trace la voie de la réconciliation, incluant les 94 appels à l’action.

Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)

This is the Final Report of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. The report includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the Commission’s 94 recommendations for action and more.

Conférence sur le financement participatif (ARRQ)

Un enregistrement vidéo d’une rencontre sur le financement participatif, présentée par L’Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ) le 28 avril 2015. Dans un contexte où les modèles d’affaires sont bouleversés dans les domaines de la télévision, du cinéma et des médias numériques, le socio-financement ou financement participatif représente un moyen réaliste de réaliser les projets qui nous tiennent à cœur ou pour compléter un financement.

Élaboration d’une politique antiharcèlement au travail (CCDP)

La Commission canadienne des droits de la personne a conçu le présent modèle de politique antiharcèlement pour aider les employeurs à respecter leurs obligations en matière de droits de la personne. Cet outil facile à utiliser est destiné aux employeurs qui n’ont pas le temps ou les ressources nécessaires pour élaborer leur propre politique de lutte contre le harcèlement.

Developing a Workplace Anti-harassment Policy (CHRC)

This Anti-harassment Policy Template was developed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to help employers meet their human rights obligations. This easy-to-use tool is for employers that may not have the time or resources to develop their own anti-harassment policy.

Media Arts Fee Schedule (CQAM)

After multiple consultations spanning over more than a year with a committee composed of artist centres, distributors and artists, a Media Arts Fee Schedule was established to guide artists, curators and organizations in minimum fee recommendations. This was following a request made by the community at the Conseil québécois en arts médiatiques’ conference in 2012.

Comment organiser une assemblée générale annuelle (SaskCulture)

(Uniquement disponible en anglais) Les organismes sans but lucratif constitués à l’échelle provinciale sont tenus par la loi de tenir une assemblée générale annuelle (AGA). Une bonne gouvernance s’assure que cette activité statutaire ait bien lieu. Ce guide de SaskCulture fournit des outils pour préparer une AGA, un agenda et les documents pertinents, et comprend un exemple de calendrier de préparation, de processus électoral et de déroulé d’AGA.

Corporate, insolvency and competition law policy (Government of Canada)

The Corporate, Insolvency and Competition Policy Directorate (CIC) is responsible for the legislative policy development and review of a number of Canada’s business framework laws and regulations in the corporate, insolvency, and competition policy areas. These include a number of statutes and the regulations made under them, including the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act.

1 January 2014

Caring for Video Art: Best Practices Guide (Vtape) 3

This guide was developed by Vtape as a tool for organizations to develop best practices that will assist in documentation and inventory, the creation of suitable storage environments, as well as the handling and maintenance of their video art. The techniques and processes discussed in this guide are for video works created and found on magnetic videotape formats such as ½˝ open-reel, ¾˝ Umatic, VHS, Betacam SP, MiniDV and Digital Betacam.
3 October 2017

Contract Templates for Artists (CQAM) 3

The Conseil québécois en arts médiatiques (CQAM), in collaboration with consultant Georges Azzaria and a committee of artists in digital arts, have developed a series of contract templates for use by the media arts community.
18 December 2018

Think Before You Appropriate: A guide for creators and designers 1

People and cultures have always exchanged and borrowed ideas from each other to create new forms of art and symbolic expression. Whether intentionally or not, most if not all human creations reflect varied sources of inspiration. Why, then, are some products negatively labelled “cultural appropriation” or their creators accused of disrespecting the very cultures they found inspiring? And why do products inspired from Indigenous cultural heritage seem to spark particularly strong reactions and pushback? This guide, developed by The Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH), unpacks these important questions. It provides advice to designers and marketers on why and how to avoid misappropriation, and underlines the mutual benefits of responsible collaborations with Indigenous artists and communities.