Episode 8: Breaking out of the Echo Chamber
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In this episode, we spoke with Beth Ann Locke, Director of Advancement in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser University; Brad Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation; Cathy Mann, President of Cathy Mann & Associates Inc; and Scott Decksheimer, Founding Partner of ViTrēo Group. We discussed how to advance the fundraising profession in Canada. It was an important and wide-ranging discussion.
SOME OF WHAT YOU WILL HEAR:
AFP Canada Board of Directors - where is it going next?
Developing leadership in the fundraising profession
The value of mentorship & coaching
Closing the fundraising research gap in Canada
Diversity & inclusion in fundraising
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Episode 8 Panelists
Beth Ann Locke
Director, Advancement
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
Brad Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation
Nova Scotia
Cathy Mann
President
Cathy Mann & Associates Inc
Toronto, Ontario
Scott Decksheimer
Partner
ViTrēo Group
Calgary, Alberta