What’s the most recent research revealing about the state of Canadian fundraising? Join us in this episode of CharityVillage Connects, where we dig into new reports that reveal the impact of inflation on giving, demographic changes that require new fundraising strategies, and larger sociological shifts that may account for the current downward trend in donations. Listen now, as experts and researchers from across the sector share their findings, concerns, and potential solutions. 

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Meet Our Guests

Meet Our Guests (in order of appearance)

Dr. Paloma Raggo 

CICP-PCPOB Director & Principal Investigator,
Charity Insight Canada Project at Carleton University

Dr. Paloma Raggo is a faculty in the Graduate Programs of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. Her research focuses on leadership and nonprofit governance, global philanthropy, and research methods.

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Her recent article “Leadership and Governance in Times of Crisis: A Balancing Act for Nonprofit Boards” published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly explores how nonprofit board adapts in turbulent environments and shift between their management and leadership activities. She teaches courses on governance and leadership, research methods and community projects, and global philanthropy. She has won research and teaching excellence awards and is actively engaged in community organizations devoted to promoting whistleblowing in Canada and research on the nonprofit and voluntary sector internationally.

 

John A. Hallward

Founder, Sector3Insights 

John is a graduate of Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario), BComm, 1983. He started his career at Procter & Gamble (Toronto) in market research, and then Johnson & Johnson (in Montreal) as the Market Research Manager. In 1986, John co-created Tandemar Research, with his partner. This was a very successful market research enterprise, hiring hundreds of people, and doing business in both Canada and the USA, with a few global projects.

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In 2000, Tandemar was acquired by Ipsos, merged with the Angus Reid company (also acquired the same date by Ipsos), and became Ipsos Canada, the largest research firm in Canada. John took on a global role supporting the expansion of Advertising + Brand Equity Tracking expertise within Ipsos around the world.

John retired from Ipsos in February, 2020, to concentrate more time on volunteering for the health of the Non-Profit Sector in Canada, and supporting his social enterprise research firm for the benefit of non-profits; Sector3Insights.

In 2007, John had his first book published by Wiley & Sons, New York; “Gimme! The Human Nature of Successful Marketing”.

In New York, April 2008, John won the Advertising Research Foundation “Great Minds” Innovation Award for his contribution to innovative thinking in the advertising research industry. John is one of the few Canadians to win such an award in the USA.

In 2008, John returned to his entrepreneurial spirit, but in a unique way. After learning that Canadian charity behaviour was waning, and that Canadian giving rates were half of Americans, John created GIV3 (a registered Canadian charity) with the mission to encourage more Canadians to be more giving. John and his family have been the main funders.

John published his second book in 2011; “The Happiness Equation. The Human Nature of Happy People”.

In 2016, John was honored with the highest recognition, in Canada, as “Fellow” of the Market Research and Intelligence Association (now the “Canadian Research Insights Council”).

Wen-Chih O’Connell

Executive Director and President,
PayPal Giving Fund Canada
Wen-Chih O’Connell is passionate about bridging the gap between the charity and corporate worlds to leverage the strengths of each toward positive community impact. As the Executive Director and President of PayPal Giving Fund Canada, she is working to increase funds raised online for Canadian charities by partnering with tech companies to integrate giving opportunities into their platforms and make giving part of everyday life.

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She recently joined the rest of her family in becoming a Canadian citizen, and loves to eat yummy food and spend time with her partner and two sons.

Charlotte Field

Partner, Good Works

Charlotte is a fundraiser and digital native with more than a decade of experience in communications and fundraising. She’s a strategic thinker with a mind for integrating offline and online tactics to create cohesive donor journeys that generate exceptional results. As a partner at Good Works, she’s worked with charities of all sizes and causes to raise funds from annual and legacy donors.

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Charlotte is a co-author of ‘You Can’t Take It With You: The Art & Science of Legacy Fundraising’ (2019), a regular on the conference circuit, and pronounces ‘GIF’ with a hard ‘G’.

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 independent 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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