United Way offers Workshop on Duties and Liabilities of Directors

News Release
November 4, 2013

Part of Board Governance Series for Board Members and Executive Directors of Non-Profit Organizations

KINGSTON, ON / November 4, 2013 – United Way Leadership Development Services (LDS) is hosting a workshop on Duties and Liabilities of Directors: How to Protect Yourself on Thursday November 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rideaucrest Home, 175 Rideau Street.

Workshop facilitator, Peter Tobias of Viner Kennedy Frederick Allan & Tobias LLP, will focus on why board members of non-profit organizations and charities are right to be concerned about their personal liability. Directors need to understand the risks involved in volunteering on a board of directors and how to protect themselves.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• describe the legal structure of their organization and its constitutional documents;
• identify and describe practices to limit liability;
• identify and describe the legal duties of the Board and of individual directors.

This workshop is open to board members and executive directors from non-profit organizations in the region. The cost for this workshop is $25 per person and includes light refreshments. Registration is required. The registration deadline is Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

To register, download the registration form on the United Way website and return to the United Way by email to volunteer@unitedwaykfla.ca, fax to 613-542-1379 or mail to United Way, 417 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario  K7K 3C1.

For information about the LDS program and future public workshops, contact the United Way office at 613-542-2674 or visit www.unitedwaykfla.ca.

About the Facilitator
Peter Tobias of Viner Kennedy Frederick Allan & Tobias LLP, Kingston practices business and corporate law and his work includes not-for-profit, charitable and institutional sectors, among others. Peter has also been extensively involved in local community activities.

 About Leadership Development Services
Leadership Development Services is a United Way initiative, designed to build capacity of local non-profit organizations and help them deal with the ever changing landscape of the voluntary sector. Public workshops are offered through the year and provide valuable information for senior staff and members of not for profit boards of directors.

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Media Contact: 
Bhavana Varma, President & CEO, United Way KFLA
613-542-2674 ext. 2, bvarma@unitedwaykfla.ca