Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club Essay

SAIRISH KARODIYA
DORALYN HEINRICHS
BUS100-04
15 SEPTEMBER 2015
“Non-profits” business is capable of generating profit which means that business which are organised for non-profit make profit, they are not designed to make money for proprietors or shareholders. But, non-profits are organised to serve the government as well as the society.
Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club is a non-profitable organisation. The Club operates a professional football franchise in the Canadian Football League (the “CFL”). The Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club was been established in 1910 and incorporated in 1940 and is registered under the Non-Profit Corporations Act of Saskatchewan.
The football Club’s Board of Directors and leadership group gathers in an encouraged activity to assess its vision - we are a championship organisation; mission - the Saskatchewan Roughriders set the standard of excellence in Canadian football and values like our fans and stakeholders, winning philosophy, innovation,

integrity, fairness and respect, openness and accountability and giving back to the community.
Jim Hopson, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been driving the club since 2005 and now retired. At that time, community-owned Roughriders chose to move to a governance role rather than a managerial one. According to him, it had given more successes and seemed as to run a real business.
The Club has two classes of permanent membership Interests.

The Class A membership shares, an unlimited number of permanent voting members whereas the Class B consists of the unlimited number of permanent non-voting members. The Class A membership shares convey the privilege to one vote each for the race of the Club's Board of Directors and agreement of the individuals. The Membership Shares convey no other money related rights or advantages, specifically, no privilege to get profits or different distributions aside from the right to a return of the amount paid for every membership share on any dissolution of the Club. The share cost $250 per share. The special benefits received as a shareholder of Football Club, would be like choice to purchase preferred parking, access to selective shareholder events and also rider share wear clothing line, 15% off all routinely estimated Rider stock at the Rider Store, a chance to upgrade season ticket, direct entry into shareholder

challenges.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders support the children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. The club’s objective is to bring issues to light about the effect of donating blood and the amount of lives it saves. The Touchdown for Dreams program appeared in October of 2011 as a major aspect of the CFL’s new pink activity where in six women had their dream come true. Apart from this, in terms education, they believe in imagine no bullying and raise a reader program. Their love and thoughts for the kids believe that none of the kids should left side. In the year 2013, a program called go green was formed which had partnership between the club, the city of Regina and North central community association. This led to increase in participates; clean the waste, dirt and sort the recyclable. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are likewise able to reach every edge of the province with many community outreach programs and activities like Grey cup legacy project.

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