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Presentation on Indirect Tax Rules (HST) for non profits

By on May 10, 2012 in Upcoming Events, Vital SE Info

Is your non profit organization earning revenue? Are you a social business? Are you charging HST/GST or QST? Should you? Is your organization getting all the rebates and available credits on your purchases? Learn the rules on indirect tax* for non profit organizations and the specific rules that apply to charities. CISED and the Ottawa [...]

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Summer Student position at CISED

By on May 10, 2012 in Uncategorized, What's New for Ottawa SEs

CISED and the Causeway Foundation are seeking to hire a summer student to assist with marketing and communications in support of Causeway Foundation programs, and the social enterprise supports offered by CISED. This is a seven week position and applicants must be students returning to full time studies in September. The deadline for applications is [...]

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Read this great Social Enterprise paper.

By on April 17, 2012 in SE Case Studies, Social Business Tools, Vital SE Info

The Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3CI), a CISED collaborative member, has published an excellent primer on “What does it mean to start a social enterprise.” Download it here. In our estimation, this is a MUST READ for anyone thinking of starting a social enterprise, and a very good introduction to the structures, finances, and [...]

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Treasurer needed for Board of Directors

By on April 17, 2012 in What's New for Ottawa SEs

Causeway Work Centre is a progressing charitable organization that runs four social enterprises in Ottawa, and is the lead agency in the Collaborative for Innovative Social Enterprise Development (CISED). They are currently seeking a volunteer board member to be the secretary-treasurer of the charity. This is an opportunity for an individual with an professional accounting [...]

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Free space for non profits

By on April 13, 2012 in Uncategorized

Free Office Space at the C3 Centre Are you involved with a small organization that could benefit from a free office space? The C3 Centre, located at 1155 Lola Street in Ottawa East has a program to support emerging nonprofits. For more information click here. Part of the value proposition for The C3 Centre has [...]

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