In this episode, we focus on the devastating impact COVID shutdowns and restrictions had on fundraising, how nonprofits pivoted and embraced new digital tools to transform their fundraising models in record speed. Join our host, CharityVillage President Mary Barroll, to hear crucial advice from some of Canada’s top experts to rebuild, diversify and strengthen your fundraising strategies and do some crystal ball gazing to see what key innovations are like to remain as the sector emerges from the pandemic and into a new normal.

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Meet Our Guests

Marina Glogovac

President & CEO of CanadaHelps

Marina Glogovac is the President & CEO of CanadaHelps, a technology organization and a charitable foundation working to increase giving in Canada through technology. CanadaHelps connects donors and charities, democratizes access to effective fundraising technology, digital know-how and tools for smaller charities.

Ruth Mackenzie

President & CEO of the Canadian Association of Gift Planner (CAGP), and Executive Director of the CAGP Foundation

Ruth’s career in the charitable sector spans 30+ years and the local, national and global levels. She is currently the President & CEO of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP), and Executive Director of the CAGP Foundation.

Daryl Hutton

Founder & CEO of FundRazr

Daryl leads FundRazr, an innovative, award-winning global enterprise crowdfunding platform. He is a serial entrepreneur who loves the challenge of building companies from scratch, has founded multiple start-ups and helped bring one, Optio Software, to a successful NASDAQ IPO in 1999.

Wen-Chih O’Connell

Executive Director of Paypal Giving Fund Canada

Wen-Chih O’Connell is the Executive Director of PayPal Giving Fund Canada, a Canadian registered charity that enables charitable giving online by partnering with tech companies such as PayPal, Facebook, GoFundMe and others – all without charging donors or charities for its services.

About your Host

Mary Barroll

President of CharityVillage

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.

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