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Over the last 30 years there has been a prolific growth in the number of non-profit organizations. Yet, many organizations are not able to sustain themselves shortly after incorporation.

To ensure your new non profit is strong enough to survive, here are some questions that need to be answered BEFORE applying for incorporation.

The Building Movement Project works to strengthen the role of US nonprofit organizations as sites of democratic practice and to advance ways nonprofits can significantly contribute to building movement for progressive social change

The CNLN promotes the effective use of core resources through regional information providers in the nonprofit sector. The Imagine Canada – John Hodgson Library partners with other libraries, volunteer centres, social planning councils, United Way agencies and other nonprofit organizations that serve as information hubs in their communities or regions, and in Ontario's case provides them with a core collection of resources about the sector, an annual workshop, and training and support in using this website and other powerful online resources.

Incorporation can provide advantages for some organizations. It provides a legal structure that stays in place even as the active members change over the years. An incorporated non-profit can enter into contracts and have its own bank accounts. If you think this might be your organization, check out this infosheet, which outlines the steps required to incorporate in Quebec.

These healthy practices refer to the kinds of habits that help us to take care of our employees, staff, board, volunteers as well as our physical space. When we look at our structures, employment contracts, policies, and decision making process, we take care of our organization while simultaneously reducing our liability risks.

The HR Toolkit is a comprehensive online resource designed to help managers, employees and board members better understand, address and manage issues relating to HR in nonprofit organizations

In July, 1995, CharityVillage went online and quickly became the leading online source of information, news, jobs, services and resources for the Canadian nonprofit community

Bénévoles Canada s’associe à la firme AON Reed Stenhouse dans le but d’offrir aux organismes du secteur la possibilité de souscrire à un régime d’assurance sur la responsabilité civile des administrateurs et des dirigeants à un tarif avantageux, et de les sensibiliser aux risques et aux responsabilités auxquels s’exposent les dirigeants bénévoles sur le plan juridique.

Support for Interpretation and Translation aims to assist organizations that encourage the participation of Canadians in both official languages at public events and to increase the number of documents available in both official languages.

The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) is a multiracial organization that promotes the connection between fundraising, social justice and movement-building. We believe that how groups are funded is as important to achieving their goals as how the money is spent, and that building community support is central to long-term social change. We provide training, resources and analysis to strengthen organizations, with an emphasis on those focused on social justice and based in communities of color.

Organization Unbound is a project that explores the link between organizational engagement and social change.  How can community groups become living expressions of their missions and values? How might we turn even the simplest, most common activities - staff meetings, phone calls, intakes, evaluations, fundraising- into energizing and engaging experiences that connect people more fully to each other and to the organization's deep purpose? We created a blog to catalyze a wider conversation on this topic, grounded in practical examples from around the world. Check it out at: www.organizationunbound.org