If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
I started my career as a professional fundraiser in 1989. So many things about the charitable sector have changed since then – new innovations, different challenges, and an incredibly fluid ecosystem in which charities must operate.
One thing hasn’t changed, and that’s the need to stay ahead of the curve. Anticipating what comes next is fundamental to effective planning and execution.
Challenges can be transformative. I love that a long career gives me the ability to help clients see around the next corner and anticipate all the twists and turns in the road ahead.
Just a quick moment to talk about experience.
Credentials.
- Bachelor of Public Relations (BPR) – Mount Saint Vincent University – 1987
- High Impact Presentation Training – Saint Mary’s University) – 2005
- Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE International) – 2008
- Non Profit Strategy Planning & Positioning for the Future – Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University – 2023
And then there's the amazing clients.
2B Theatre
Acadia University
AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation)
Atlantic Collaborative for Injury Prevention (ACIP)
Barrett Corporation
Big Brothers Big Sisters Atlantic Region Agencies
Big Brothers Big Sisters Nova Scotia Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax,
Bishops College School
Brunswick Street Mission
Bryony House
Camp Brigadoon
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society, Nova Scotia Division
Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO)
Canadian Sea Turtle Network
Cancer Care Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador
Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation
CARE International
CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
Centre for Women in Business (Mount Saint Vincent University)
Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex
Cobequid Health Centre Foundation
Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University School of Nursing
Dartmouth Adult Services Centre (DASC Industries)
Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation
Dartmouth Sportsplex
DEVOUR! The Food Film Festival
EMLyon (Lyon Business School), France
Fullbright Foundation Canada
Fredericton YMCA
Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Halifax Grammar School
Health Services Foundation of the South Shore
Holland College
Hooked Rug Museum of North America
Hope Blooms
IWK Health Centre Foundation
IWK Child Saftey Link
IWK SeaStar Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia
Lunenburg Academy for Musical Performance
Mount Saint Vincent University
MT&L (now NATIONAL)
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (UNB)
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
National Centre for Arts and Technology, USA
National Gallery of Canada Foundation
NBCC (New Brunswick Community College)
Neptune Theatre
Nipissing University
North East Health Integration Network
Nova Scotia Health Authority & Health Foundations of Nova Scotia
NSCC (Nova Scotia Community College)
Pathways to Education
Phoenix Youth
Pictou County Wellness Centre
Pier 21 Society
QEII Health Sciences Foundation
Rothesay Netherwood School
RSC: The Academies (“The Royal Society of Canada”)
Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation
Saint Mary’s University
Shelter Nova Scotia
Sobey School of Business (Saint Mary’s University)
Sobeys Inc.
St. John Ambulance NB Council
Strongest Families Institute
Technical University of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University)
The David Foster Foundation
The Kidney Foundation
The Moncton Hospital Foundation
The Northwood Foundation
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (now Toronto Rehab)
The RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) Eye Research Foundation
The Wellesley Hospital
United Way of Cape Breton
United Way of Halifax
University of Kings College
University of Prince Edward Island
Welland County General Hospital
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, London, UK
Yarmouth Mariners Centre
YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa