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{{DEMOWARNING}}{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Mary Childs]], [[Michael Blatchford]] and [[Steve Carey]] |date= November 2016}}
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{{Transitioning an Existing Society TOC}}If you work at a non-profit society in British Columbia or sit on a board of directors, the new ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/15018_01 Societies Act]'' affects your world as of November 28, 2016. This section highlights 10 changes in the new Act that you should know about.


'''If you work at a non-profit society in British Columbia or sit on a board of directors, the new Societies Act affects your world as of November 28, 2016. Here are 10 changes in the new Act that you should know about:
==There is greater access to a society’s records==
==There is greater access to a society’s records==
Under the new ''Societies Act'', members have greater access to a society’s records. The Act spells out the records a society must keep, including a register of members, minutes of members’ and directors’ meetings, accounting records, and financial statements.  
Under the new ''Societies Act'', members have greater access to a society’s records. The Act spells out the records a society must keep, including a register of members, minutes of members’ and directors’ meetings, accounting records, and financial statements.  


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