Advancing the nonprofit sector in Ontario

The following are the key considerations in developing a campaign that would unite the nonprofit sector in Ontario: The sector needs to come together to articulate the value and importance of the sector and tackle the regulation and finance issues that are undermining capacity. [...] L. Eakin, Advancing the Nonprofit Sector, October 2006 2 Introduction When I began this work in the fall of 2005, there was new research emerging about the state of the nonprofit sector.1 On the one hand, the research identified the size, reach, and importance of the nonprofit sector; on the other hand, it identified the significant challenges for the sector, particularly in the area of regulation [...] In addition, one of the challenges facing the nonprofit sector at the national level has been the lack of organization in the provinces. [...] The public needs to understand the fragility of the organizations and services that they take for granted and they need to understand the cumulative picture not just - arts groups today, social services tomorrow, and the environment the next day. [...] The Forum had determined that the initial roles of the Coalition would include advocacy on behalf of the sector, relationship building within the sector and with government and others, communication on sector wide issues, developing quality standards for the sector and building capacity through information sharing and the development of a knowledge strategy.11 Funding for the coalition, however, w