This course provides guidance and practical advice to improve governance in smaller not for profit organizations.
This course examines ways to improve governance in smaller not-for-profit organizations in Canada. It presents practical knowledge and tools to empower CPAs to implement strategies that are aligned with their organizational culture and leadership. Using case studies, the course will examine Canadian governance failures as well as success stories. Governance red flags and best practice ideas will be reviewed. This course is designed for board members, managers and auditors in Canadian not-for-profit organizations that wish to develop the skills to become the “go to” people on improving governance. The content and examples are tailored to smaller entities.
Topics include: Challenges in smaller not for profit organizations Governance models Governance as Leadership philosophy Governance failures Governance success stories Best practice ideas
2 activities • 2 videos • duration: 2h 2m
Lead Instructor, FCPA, FCA
Arun Mathur, FCPA, FCA, LPA has over 35 years of teaching and corporate training experience. He is a retired Partner at Gerald Duthie & Co. LLP, where he provided professional services to a diverse group of clients. Arun is also Owner and Lead Instructor at UltimQuest Knowledge Inc., offering corporate training on improving governance, ethics, internal control, performance measurement and related topics. He provides live and online training through CPA bodies across Canada and Bermuda. Arun served for several years on the Board for HealthForce Ontario Marketing and Recruitment Agency, and was also Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee there and for the Trillium Gift of Life Network. He has served on the CMA Ontario's Review Committee prior to the merger as well.
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Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.
The "Improving Governance in Smaller Not-For-Profit Entities" course was useful in learning some of the governance challenges these entities face including some case studies, governance models, and ideas for improvement. A must watch for those who are board members or seeking to join not-for-profit boards.
In my experience, my clients do not have much financial knowledge or interest so governance is very important in my role.
Loved this course!
Great course! Easy to follow and understand.
