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Grant Writing Resources

Most Christian charities raise funds exclusively through appeals and solicitation. On occasion churches will also use campaigns to raise additional funds for buildings and capital expenses. Grant-writing is often an unfamiliar skill-set. These resources help you find your footing as you venture into grant-writing.

What's New in the CCCC Knowledge Base

The CCCC Knowledge Base is always changing and growing. This page is where we highlight major changes to the site and resources. It is also a record of what we are learning about technology, remote work, and collaborative information sharing. See a list of new and revised resources for each month.

Register Now for Strategy Development Bootcamp For Charities & Non-Profits

We're delighted to share that CCCC's Strategy Bootcamp, a unique online course crafted for Christian charity leaders, is now welcoming enrolments. Led by industry experts, Chris Bosch and Lon Wong of Chisel Consulting, the course utilizes the "Wayfinding" method to offer a clear roadmap for strategic planning and deliver the necessary tools for strategy development in your organization.

Qualifying Disbursements, Grants, and Conditional Donations

Amendments to the Income Tax Act prohibit charities from receiving donations which are conditional on the charity making a gift to a non-charity. Now that charities can give grants to non-charities, this blanket prohibition has created confusion about whether and how charities can accept gifts with a donor preference. CRA’s final guidance on this point is yet to be released, but CRA indicates that it is a case-by-case determination that depends on the facts and documentation. CRA’s draft guidance recommends that charities clearly communicate to donors that (1) they can indicate a preference, but the charity retains ultimate authority over its resources; and (2) donations will not be returned to the donor if the resources will not be used according to the donor’s indicated preference.

Congratulations to our Accredited Members!

By demonstrating commitment to integrity, accountability, and transparency through compliance with the CCCC Standards of Accountability, Accredited Members have earned CCCC Accreditation.

Congratulations to the following Accredited Members who recently participated in a scheduled accreditation review and demonstrated their ongoing commitment to CCCC Accreditation standards: Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches, FH Canada, Fresh Start Support Services, Heritage Christian Education Society, Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada, Inc., and Union Gospel Mission (Vancouver). We are proud to have you as part of our Accredited Member community!

To find out more about CCCC Accreditation and our Accredited members, visit giveconfidently.ca.

Bequest To A Church

Users discuss how to manage gifts to charities that come with 'strings attached' where donors would like to see specific things done with the gifts given. A donor-restricted gift policy is one of the ideas discussed and details are provided.

Church As Guarantor To A Lease Agreement

Many churches participate in activities that support refugees, asylum-seekers and new Canadians. Drop in on this topic for the discussion on whether a church can or should act as guarantor for such an individual on a lease agreement. Feel free to share your insight as well if you have navigated this previously.