Experience

Starlight Children's Foundation Canada

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations

• Executive Director, Toronto Office

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  *Management of Starlight's Ontario office *Supervision of national Development staff (Experience in face-to-face and remote management) *Head department activities including budgeting, financial planning, event execution, media relations, risk management and human resources *Accountable for growth and retention of all major donors *Management of all national corporate partnerships *Public spokesperson for media interviews – Extensive experience in all avenues of public speaking *Creation of Ward Robes Program including overseeing viral video components and responding to subsequent global interview requests *Develop, manage and evaluate the annual fundraising plan by identifying, researching and soliciting prospects in order to secure donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and 3rd parties *Coordination of large scale campaigns with corporate partners managing all aspects from fundraising platforms to implementation *Administration of all aspects of national in-hospital program serving 130+ Canadian hospitals Show less



Canadian Liver Foundation

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Regional Business Development

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  *Management of 10 regional offices across Canada *Supervision of national fund development and program staff teams *Creation and execution of national business plan, budgets, critical paths and crucial benchmarks *Responsible for large scale grant writing and major corporate partnership development *Restructure of regional offices and staffing *Development of a multi-faceted fundraising strategy to create organizational stability *In charge of national event and program development *Implementation of a staff management and evaluation program *Established a plan to reduce operational and fundraising expense by 25% in Year 1 *Accountable for securing sponsorship for national events *Creation of standardized national templates for foundation and corporate proposals Show less

• Director of Development

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2012

  *Acquired new large scale partnerships including but not limited to Cineplex Entertainment, Benix, Astellas Pharma, Toronto Tourism, Bowring, Direct Energy Business Services, Bombay,Thomas Cook Canada, Scotiabank, Intrawest, Planters/JohnVince Foods, MGA Entertainment, Business Capital Group, Toys “R” Us Canada and Choice Hotels Canada *Instigated all marketing initiatives, brand drives and cause related campaigns *Established and maintained a formalized donor recognition and stewardship program for existing donors *Played a large role in all aspects of major events including Annual Starlight Gala, Bachelor Auction and DreamWalk *Created Monthly Giving and eBay Programs Show less