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Associations & Memberships
Advance your common purpose with strategy.
Tools to manage the business and strengthen member connections
Associations and memberships make up a unique sector in the Canadian business ecosystem but must address many of the same challenges as other industries—and capitalize on abundant opportunities.
BDO has worked with national trade, regulatory, sports associations, trade unions, and professional memberships. We start by understanding their needs and formulating strategies to help them manage reputational risks and stay relevant to their members.
From providing recommendations to modernize business tools or better manage investments to utilizing financial modelling to strategically manage resources or assess cyber threats, we’re ready to help you help your members.
Featured insights and offerings for associations
and memberships
Resources to support your business
Understand and identify the fraud risks in your not-for-profit
Fraud is a heightened threat for NPOs. This guide for board members outlines the gaps, and provides smart stops, solutions, and suggestion.
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Guidance and advice that service associations
and memberships
Building trust with your stakeholders requires meeting regulatory requirements, adhering to accounting standards, and being transparent with your financial reporting. Our Audit & Assurance teams use their deep industry knowledge and access to the latest data to help you keep up with the ever-changing regulatory landscape, including ESG reporting, complete complex audits, and meet tight deadlines.
Do you need to develop an IT strategy that better aligns with your business objectives and supports future goals? We can help assess your existing infrastructure, find opportunities for enhancement, and produce a plan to meet future technology demands.
Businesses across all industries are adopting advanced and emerging technologies at a much faster rate than ever before. Solutions driven by data and AI are powerful assets to help you stay competitive in current markets; but they aren't without vulnerabilities. Our comprehensive, end-to-end cybersecurity services can help you mitigate the risks and strengthen your defences against cyber crime and attacks.
Transfer pricing planning and compliance is essential for companies conducting business outside Canada. Our team rigorously develops defensible transfer pricing policies that align with the overall tax planning strategy of our clients and that meet Canadian and international requirements.