The Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts commissioned Benjamin Miller from Nonprofit Law Ontario to create of this legal guide for community land trusts exploring obtaining charitable status. It presents three trajectories for community land trusts wanting to enjoy the benefits of charitable status: Applying for charitable status Creating a separate legal arm of the…
Use this template to create a start-up budget for your new CLT! You can download or make a copy of the Google Sheet in order to edit it. Note that there are formulas in Year 2 and Year 3 cells for most expenses, and there are formulas to calculate the sub-totals and totals.
Use this spreadsheet to keep track of funding opportunities that may apply to your CLT! Note that this spreadsheet excludes public sector opportunities; some of these are listed here. The sheet will be updated regularly but may not always have the latest grant deadlines so keep an eye on the linked websites. Feel free…
Use this template as a starting point to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an organizational business plan. Note that the scope of the project and project budget should be decided at an earlier point, when applying for funding to support the development of a business plan.
This Powerpoint template can be used to visualize your CLT’s network, based on three levels of involvement: your core group, your supporters, and your external partners.
This resource is directed at CLTs that either have not incorporated or are recently incorporating, and are in the early stages of organizational development. Use this resource to identify existing and missing skills/knowledge areas within the core group leading your CLT’s organizational development. You can respond to skills not covered by recruiting new core…
Federal CMHC (various) Community Housing Transformation Centre (various) Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund New Horizons for Seniors Program Investment Ready Communities Community Services Recovery Fund Provincial Community Housing Growth Fund (NS) BC Housing (various) Foundations Trillium Foundation (ON) BC Real Estate Foundation (BC) Metcalf Foundation Echo Foundation Atkinson Foundation (ON) Vancity Community Foundation Catherine…