Welcome to COCo!
We are the Centre for Community Organizations (Centre
des organismes communautaires), a provincial, nonprofit
group based in Montreal aimed at building organizational and community
capacity primarily in English-speaking, bilingual, and ethno-cultural
communities.
This site is designed to support Quebec non-profits by providing
tools, information, and opportunities to communicate and collaborate.
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Please visit our publications page to see the following new non-profit resources.
Board Liability and Non-Profit Organizations
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.
Applying for Charitable Status
What is
charitable status, who can benefit from it, and in what ways? This info
sheet provides an introduction to some of the pros and cons and
processes around qualifying and applying for charitable status,
maintaining it and benefiting from it.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Small Non-Profits
Check out these nifty non-profit accounting tips, compiled by Frances
Ravensbergen with
the assistance of Manoj Chandarana, from Bookkeeping
basics: What every nonprofit bookkeeper needs to know
Ways in which COCo supports community organizations:
- Organizational development: customized
training for community organizations
- Public Forums: Opportunities
to engage your organization and network with others on important
issues affecting our sector. Scheduled throughout the year.
- Free phone consultation for information or referral: (514) 849-5599
and toll-free throughout Quebec (866) 552-2626
- Free lending library
for community organizations: books, dvds, videos on community development
and organizational development
- Online access to hundreds of organizational development resources
in our virtual 'Toolbox'
- Free subscription to our monthly e-Bulletin
filled with community news, resources, events and job postings read
by over 1500 board, staff, and volunteers throughout Quebec
3680 Jeanne-Mance, Suite 470, Montréal (QC) H2X
2K5
Ph: (514) 849‑5599 | Toll free: (866) 552‑2626
Fax: (514) 849‑5553 | Toll free fax: (866) 560‑2626
info@coco-net.org
Last update: July 2, 2008
Webmaster:
Laila Malik
Original site design: Keith Sutherland of CEI
