Collected Wisdom: Tools for Clubs

Helpful Hints & "Best" Practices

Collected Wisdom contains articles on a wide variety of subjects... and the sky's the limit!
If your club does something really well, please tell us all about it so we can share your experience with everyone else. And if you find information in "Collected Wisdom" that helps your club, please let us know: E-mail Carolyn Taylor-Smith at ctaylor@cha.ab.ca - we love success stories!

Note: these are not RCA's official policies. The Canadian Rules of Racing and other important RCA guidelines can be downloaded on the Policies page.

Boathouse and Club Administration

• Rowing Canada Aviron/RowOntario Club Development Manual (link to various chapters)
• Boathouse Maintenance Hints (PDF Document)
• Child Fitness Tax Credit Information for Clubs

Building Better Boards

• Building Better Boards (link to Alberta web newsletters)
• Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations (link to Industry Canada site)
• Role of the Assistant Treasurer (roles courtesy of the Argonaut Rowing Club Board Manual - PDF Documents)
• Role of the Club Captain (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Administration (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Communications (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Events (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Facilities (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Fundraising (PDF Document)
• Role of Introductory Support Portfolio (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Media Relations (PDF Document)
• Role of the Director of Membership (PDF Document)
• Role of the President (PDF Document)
• Role of the Secretary (PDF Document)
• Role of the Treasurer (PDF Document)
• Role of the Vice President (PDF Document)
• Roles and Responsibilities of a Director (important to be signed annually by the club's directors) (PDF)

Coaching

• Coaching Deaf Rowers (PDF Document)
• Coaching Recreational Rowers (PDF Document)
• BC Coaching Code of Conduct - also see our coaching section for more information
• Link to information from BC on coaching contracts and a sample contract (pdf)

Fundraising, Marketing and Media Relations

• Row For Gold Club Guide (PDF Document)
• Row for Gold at Hanlan: A case study (PDF Document)
• Third-party Fundraising (PDF Document)
• Also see "Building a Board of Directors " - Role of the Director of Fundraising
• RCA's Media Tips for Clubs (PDF Document)
• Also see "Building a Board of Directors " - Role of the Director of Media Relations.

Recreational

• FISA's guidelines for touring (PDF Document)
• Retaining Members
• Retaining Club Members (PDF Document)

Trailers

• Link to Transportation Association of Canada site
• Link to Ontario Ministry of Transport web site

NOTE: Ontario requires that trailers undergo an annual inspection at an approved Ministry depot, and each trailer must have a yellow sticker on it - visible to the inspector. Similarly the towing vehicle needs an approved sticker.
When calling with questions, one has to inform the Ministry that we are talking about "boat trailers which are some 30 to 40 ft long" not transport trailers as most people interpret the word "trailers".