As a temporary measure, the Charities Directorate is providing additional telephone service for donors and charities who want information about donations toward earthquake relief in Haiti. The toll-free telephone service 1-800-267-2384 is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, and as a temporary measure, on weekends, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. For information about the Government of Canada's donation matching program, please go to Haiti Earthquake Relief fund. Canadians who wish to make donations to aid Haiti disaster victims may want to consult the CRA Charities Listings to verify that an organization is a registered charity in Canada. You can also verify registration by calling 1-800-267-2384. For more information on donating wisely, visit Giving to Charity: Information for Donors and learn about how charities are regulated, how to avoid fraud, tax savings, and donation receipts.

BE LISTED WITH CRA’S EMAIL SERVICES! As a church or ministry, are you receiving news from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) ? If not, it is probably because you have never subscribed with them ! As director or administrator of your charity, it is vital that you be listed in order for CRA to email current news and changes so you can be well informed to better administer your charity. You receive: Charities and Giving - What's new: CRA notifies you about additions to the Charities (and Giving) Web site, including Charities Newsletters, policy statements and commentaries, new guidelines, draft guidelines for consultation, and information about outreach activities.

We are very happy to offer you access online to our «tool boxes» in French (for the moment) ! Containing lots of pertinent and up-to-date information, your charity will find «tools-online» practical and easy to work with, full of samples and references.

Are you planning to provide a protection program for children and youth in your church ? In 2007, Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada published a revised version of « Plan to Protect » and have also published an association version without Christian context. Please note that either version is distributed by Winning Kids Inc. and can be ordered through their website : www.winningkidsinc.ca

Le Centre de services comptables, financiers et administratifs des organismes chrétiens (CSOC), un organisme de bienfaisance enregistré, est à la recherche d’un TECHNICIEN EN COMPTABILITÉ (niveau intermédiaire) pour son bureau de Saint-Hyacinthe.