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By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read April 28, 2014

Canada's anti-spam legislation – myths and misconceptions

Over the past months, I have been writing, lecturing and advising on Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL). In discussing the legislation, I have encountered many myths and misconceptions about CASL and its implications. This is not surprising. The legislation and accompanying regulations create a complex and often confusing regulatory regime that contains more questions than answers.

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Payroll, Privacy / anti-spam legislation, B2B, Business, business exemption, business to business exemption, Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, CEMs, charities, commercial activity, commercial electronic messages, computer program, consent, electronic message, for-profit businesses, information technology industry, installation of computer programs, myths and misconceptions, non-profit organizations, previously obtained consent, privacy legislation, raising funds, sending an email asking for consent, spam, Spam emails, text

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read May 20, 2013

Cause marketing – much more than a sponsorship opportunity

You’ve seen the pink ribbon, the Coca-Cola polar bears, and the Project Red Starbucks cards. You might have even worn the infamous yellow Livestrong bracelet at one point. Cause marketing is more prevalent than ever before, as more for-profit businesses see the benefits of partnering with non-profit organizations for mutual benefit, and consumers seek brands that do good, in addition to doing well...

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / An effective cause marketing campaign, brand, Builds a brand, Cause marketing, causes for the greater social good, consumers, employee engagement, employee morale, for-profit businesses, greater social good, Increases profits, marketing campaign, marketing tactics, non-profit firms, nonprofit organizations, public perception, sponsorship opportunity, target consumers

By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 8, 2013

Why every charity should consider incorporation

Before a group can be registered as a charity, there has to actually be some legal thing to register. This means that every charity faces the choice of which legal structure to use. A charity can be constituted as a trust, an unincorporated association, or a corporation.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, Canada Revenue Agency, charity, corporations, corporation’s debts, director liability, for-profit businesses, high-liability, high-risk, incorporation, non-profit organizations, non-share capital, not-for-profit incorporation, penalty for issuing a receipt that contains false information, personal assets, personal liability, registered as a charity, Registered charities, revocation tax, unincorporated association

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