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Tune in as Cathy interviews Joel Zola, Executive Director of Street Voices. Based in Toronto, Street Voices is a youth-led online platform that aims to create a voice for the marginalized. Their ultimate aim: empower marginalized voices, no mat
Tune in as Cathy interviews Paul Taylor, Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto. Paul is a lifelong anti-poverty activist who has used his experience to fuel a career focused on helping others and dismantling the beliefs and systems that lead
This is a replay of one of our favourite episodes from last season. In this episode, Simone Joyaux, ACFRE (proclaimed by Cathy as the Grand Dame of Social Change Philanthropy) reviews the do's, don'ts and dilemmas of fundraising for social c
This is a replay of one of our favourite conversations from last season. On today's episode, Cathy sits down with Ajeev Bhatia, Manager of Policy and Community Connections at the Centre for Connected Communities. Ajeev discusses how the situat
This episode is a replay of one of our favourite conversations from last season of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask. Dr. Elizabeth Dale is a fundraiser turned academic who studies the giving habits of women and LGBTQ donors as an Assistant Professor at S
On today's episode, Cathy sits down with Paulina O'Kieffe-Anthony, the executive director of SKETCH based in Toronto. Paulina discusses her new role as Executive Director of SKETCH and some of what she's learned in various roles. She also talks
In this episode of 'It Doesn't Hurt to Ask,' the Fundraising Lab's Anne LeMesurier talks with David Phu from Nonprofit Video Comms. We learn about how small to mid-sized nonprofits can look to simplify their marketing communications while incre
On today's episode, Cathy sits down with Sharon Redsky, the Principal at Redsky Fundraising. Sharon discusses how community has the ability to be transformed through intentionality and deepening relationships with partners. She discusses findi
On today's episode, Cathy sits down with Ajeev Bhatia, Manager of Policy and Community Connections at the Centre for Connected Communities. Ajeev discusses how the situations of his past have transformed into motivation for his future as he ch
Ken is the President and CEO, William Osler Health System Foundation and has just been named the 2019 Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Toronto Chapter. Ken is a quiet shift disturber
Join Cathy and Laura Manning, Executive Director of the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation as they discuss the foundation's shift from program-based funding to providing General Operating Support (read: unrestricted funding!) to some of their grantees.
It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! podcast is back after a little hiatus. In this episode, Cathy sits down with Chris Baylis of The Sponsorship Collective to discuss the "secretive" world of cause sponsorship. Chris is a self-confessed sponsorship geek. A
I remember my early years of fundraising. The questions, the insecurity, the doubt. I’m so glad to be past that stage of self-questioning. I see so many early in their careers with similar feelings. When I reflect back on that time, I wish I
In this episode, Simone Joyaux, ACFRE (proclaimed by Cathy as the Grand Dame of Social Change Philanthropy) reviews the do's, don'ts and dilemmas of fundraising for social change. From the professionalism of fundraising to board governance, th
Cathy interviews Jennifer Bernard, CEO of Women’s College Hospital Foundation in Toronto. Jennifer is passionate about equity, social justice and innovation and through her work at WCHF, Jennifer is bridging traditional philanthropy with social
Dr. Elizabeth Dale is a fundraiser turned academic who studies the giving habits of women and LGBTQ donors as an Assistant Professor at Seattle University's Nonprofit Leadership Management program. Elizabeth's insights are invaluable on both a
In this episode, Cathy sits down with Anne Gloger, who has been shift disturbing for 20 years as the founding director of East Scarborough Storefront and the Centre for Connected Communities. Anne speaks candidly about her journey towards seein
Are we donors, or are we dancers? In this episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Cathy sits down with Elissa Beckett of Tides Canada, Canada's least known 30 million dollar charity. In this episode, Elissa shares her experience with innovative appr
"Why do you give?" It's such a personal question. But what can the answer tell us about how to design philanthropy? How can design-thinking be applied to build a more human and inclusive approach to philanthropy? And how can we use design to cr
Want to know how to become faster, higher, stronger & get your organization to digital-first place? In this episode we chat with Jason Shim, Director of Digital Strategy at Pathways to Education Canada. Beyond departmental tactics, for an orga
Change is coming for the philanthropic sector. And it doesn't care what you think about it. In this episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! we chat with Marina Glogovac, CEO of CanadaHelps.org about the shifts we're facing as a sector. How are char
In this episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Cathy has an open and honest conversation with Lisa Watson of Openly about how our money values and personal relationship with money - ie our 'money mindset' can manifest in the ways we work in the cha
It's hard to introduce Dr. Krishan Mehta because he does so many things! His day job is AVP Engagement, University Advancement at Ryerson University. He self-identifies as a nerd, but to us and many others, Krishan is an innovative fundraiser,
In our inaugural episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Cathy interviews Sharon Avery, CEO Toronto Foundation and finds out just how much shift Sharon is bringing to the charitable sector. Not only is Sharon not afraid to ask for money (spoiler ale
Introducing Cathy Mann, your host of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Welcome to Season One. After spending over 25 years as a professional fundraiser working in philanthropy, Cathy knows a thing or two about the charitable sector. We're a sector tha
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