Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Effective Organizations

Assessing and Understanding Your Community

• Effective Community Decision Making (Order No. 93-043)
• Basics of Collaboration

Agricultural & Horticultural Society Annual Return and Grant Application

• Agricultural Society Annual Return & Grant Application
• Horticultural Society Annual Return & Grant Application

Communicating Effectively

• Clear Writing (Order No. 07-049)
• Communications Planning for Organizations (Order No. 03-033)
• Managing Issues: A Guide for Leaders of Rural Organizations (Order No. 93-019)
• Newsletters - Design & Production (Order No. 88-026)
• Preparing and Presenting a Brief (Order No. 96-011)
• So You've Been Asked to Speak... (Order No. 87-009)

Financial Management and Fundraising

• A Guide to Bookkeeping for Non-profit Organizations (Order No. 88-010)
• Record Keeping for Non-Profit Organizations (Order No. 08-059)
• Being a Club Treasurer - The Basics (Order No. 89-107)
• Financial Policies and Procedures: Protecting Your Organization's Financial Assets (Order No. 01-047)
• Fundraising For Your Organization (Order No. 88-011)
• Preparing an Effective Business Case - A Guide to Planning and funding Municipal and Community Projects (Order No. 02-023)
• Understanding Your Organization's Financial Statements (Order No. 96-037)

Managing Meetings

• Conducting Elections (Order No. 96-015)
• Creating Effective Agendas (Order No. 05-037)
• Effective Committees (Order No. 08-061)
• On Being a Delegate (Order No. 88-057)
• Procedures For Meetings (Order No. 96-009)
• Procedures for Chairing Effective Meetings (Order No. 16-005) (PDF)
• Running Effective Meetings (Guidebook)
• Board Governance (Guidebook)

Marketing

• Promoting Your Organization's Activities (Order No. 96-021)

Project Management

• How to Choose a Consultant (Order No. 98-053)

Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Order No. 05-049)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Organization Directors (Order No. 96-013)

Starting an Organization

• How to Form a Co-operative (Order No. 02-019)
• Starting an Organization (Order No. 88-017)
• Building Organizational Capacity: Online Modules

Strategic and Program Planning for Organizations

• Organizations Assessing Their Needs (Order No. 89-127)
• Program Planning for Organizations (Order No. 96-007)
• Taking Your Organization's Pulse (Order No. 94-005)
• Understanding Change (Order No. 91-014)
• Introduction to Strategic Planning Resource Manual

Volunteer Management

• Community Readiness for Economic Development: Working with Volunteers (Order No. 01-031)
• Developing Policies and Procedures for Volunteer Organizations (Order No. 08-063)
• Motivation and Leadership for Executive Members, Managers & Committee Chairs (Order No. 96-001)
• Recruiting Volunteers (Order No. 96-005)
• Volunteers: The Heart of Community Organizations (Order No. 96-017)
• Working With Volunteers (Order No. 87-012)

Working with Groups

• A Quick Reference Guide for Facilitators (Order No. 95-073)
• Community Readiness for Economic Development: Community Leadership (Order No. 01-033)
• Community Readiness for Economic Development: Facilitating Group Processes (Order No. 01-039)
• Coping With Problem Behavior (Order No. 96-003)
• Being an Effective Leader for Your Organization (Order No. 16-003) (PDF)
• Problem Solving (Order No. 94-079)
• Resolving Conflict in Your Organization (Order No. 16-007) (PDF)