Rickesh Lakhani

Rickesh has over 15 years of experience in the charitable and social profit sector. Currently, he is the Executive Director at Future Possibilities for Kids, where they work with children in their middle years (ages 9 to 12) from underserved communities in the GTA, to support them in achieving community enhancing goals while building confidence, leadership and life skills.

Prior to this, Rickesh was the Director, Campaign at United Way York Region, leading an $8M annual fundraising campaign, and also worked at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Toronto Chapter, and served twice as a Mentor for the AFP Fellowship in Inclusion and Philanthropy.

Rickesh launched the York Region chapter of Be Good Be Social, a free conference to support charities and social profit organizations in using social media to achieve their missions. He is a strong advocate for volunteerism and has contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to a variety of initiatives. He deeply enjoys spending quality time with his family, including his wife and three young sons, and to decompress, he can be found playing drums, bike riding, camping or skating.

Rickesh Lakhani
Twitter: @ConstantChanges

Future Possibilities for Kids 
Twitter: @FPKCanada
Facebook: FPKCanada
Instagram: @fpk.canada
Website: www.fpcanada.org