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Hello Reader,

May 2023 be a year of renewal, energy and success for you and yours! In this issue: 2 important ONCA facts + Our 50% Limited time Offer for our popular Client Centered Governance Course for Subscribers of this Newsletter.

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ONCA - Did You Know?

1. Staying Connected - Ontario nonprofits have until September 30-2023 to hold their board meetings or members’ meetings electronically/online or by phone, even when contraindicated in their bylaws say they cannot. Will this be extended again? Let's hope so.

2. Your Key Tasks - Ontario nonprofits have until October 19-2024 to update their Articles of Incorporation & By-laws to comply with ONCA. If your current governing documents are valid under previous law (often the Ontario Corporations Act) then they still are. If an issue was/is not addressed in your articles and bylaws, your nonprofit must now comply with the pertinent ONCA rule.

Discussion -Many nonprofits may be well on their way to meeting this target. Many overwhelmed and under-resourced nfps haven’t started the journey. Your own legal counsel is your top resource for amending your Articles of Incorporation (AKA Letters Patent – the ONCA only uses the term Articles of Incorporation), and your By-law(s). Amending on your own? Make sure to be absolutely certain you are complying with all the ONCA requirements (213 sections plus Schedules). There is a Default By-law document on the government website - however it only addresses basic areas. You would have to adapt + frequently refer to the actual legislation for a multitude of issues over time. Also note - all nonprofits are required to register on the new Ontario Business Registry. Here it is if you haven’t yet: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-business-registry

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Change Inspiration

The secret of change is to spend your energy not on fighting the old, but building the new.

Socrates

Is your Nonprofit going through a major transformation?

Uppermost in board and leaders' top focus areas should be:

* Assist teams in adapting to new roles: be specific. Find out what individuals need, and make it happen.

* Help everyone understand and succeed within a new structure. Everyone should understand each team member's new role.

* Do the Culture work. If you skip over protecting and building a positive culture, your probability of success is greatly diminished. Create a change plan, together, with evidence-based strategies and your agency's unique ideas. Communications, teamwork & collaboration are your supertools.

Let's not fight for all the old ways - let's build the new, better ways.

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Meegwetch, Merci, Thankyou, Kiitos,

Gisele, Diana & associates

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