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		<title>Of course the sector needs to be sustainable but that&#8217;s not the &#8220;be all, end all.&#8221; The real goal is to have a civil society with organizations that are there for the public good.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Canadaâ€™s nonprofit maze: A Scan of legislation and regulation impacting revenue generation in the nonprofit sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report funded by the Wellesley Institute. In this report I take a look at the impact of our antiquated legislation and regulatory regime for Canadian charities and nonprofits. The sources of revenue for Canadaâ€™s charities and nonprofits are changing and our regulation has not kept pace. The result is a tangled maze of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Must Rebalance the Market Economy and the Public Benefit Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/rebalance-economies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The description of the public benefit economy has resonated with many in the nonprofit sector and is now frequently incorporated into discussions about the sector. The flood of thoughtful feedback I received to my initial article has helped me move my thinking along. Following up on my article that developed the concept of a public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Analysis of The Proposal for a Provincial NonRefundable Tax Credit For Charitable Donations</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/provincial-nonrefundable-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lynneakin.com/provincial-nonrefundable-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposal from the Association of Fundraising Professionals ( AFP) for the Government of Ontario to provide a provincial non-refundable tax credit for charitable donations to augment the tax break already provided by the Federal Government needs further policy and financial analysis. It may not be an effective policy at this time for Ontario. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making visible the public benefit economy - New Report</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/making-visible-the-public-benefit-economy-new-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gradually, I have come to believe that we require our own language and a new way of approaching the nonprofit and charitable sector if we are to meet its challenges. The new language that I believe we need would have profound implications for how we think not just about organizations serving the public good but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Moving â€“ May 31, 2008 deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/public-benifits-corporations-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Join ONN in calling for a dedicated Public Benefit Corporations Act in Ontario
The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN), expert working group has prepared three responses to the three consultation papers on the Corporations Act issued by the Government of Ontario. All three can now be found on the brand new ONN website.
Please check it out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modernization of Ontario Legislation for the Nonprofit Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN), expert working group has been hard at work on a more detailed study of the legislative options for public benefit organizations and drafting these briefing notes for the field.Act now! Make sure your organization participates in the consultation process and take the time to forward this brief to your networks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report: We Canâ€™t Afford to Do Business This Way</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/we-can%e2%80%99t-afford-to-do-business-this-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Study of the Administrative Burden Resulting From Funder Accountability and Compliance Practices. 
My research on the administrative burden resulting from funder accountability and compliance practices is now available. Undertaken with the support of the Wellesley Institute, the studies findings will help nonprofit organizations and their funders improve their effectiveness and responsiveness.
Some excerpts:
â€œThe findings are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow Up - Building a Network</title>
		<link>http://www.lynneakin.com/follow-up-building-a-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since my memo in June 2007 proposing that a network, rather than an organization, was a better fit for the nonprofit sector two things have happened.
Firstly, in contrast to my first paper which was met with a resounding silence, my network proposal generated many enthusiastic responses. Many of you contacted me to say what a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memo to the Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Eakin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post I introduced the paper Advancing the Nonprofit SectorÂ  in which I identified the key characteristics for successfully organizing the nonprofit sector as â€“ independent (non-government) funding, cross sector involvement, experienced volunteer and staff leadership, and an open functional structure.
I then set out to speak with many people in the various [...]]]></description>
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