Meetings

Meetings occur on Wednesdays starting at 12:00 noon and end at 1:30 pm.

Typical Agenda:

  • Welcome & networking
  • Professional Development with a guest speaker or panel
  • General Business Meeting (brief, as needed)

Upcoming Meetings:

Please stay tuned for 2024 upcoming meeting information.

 

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Past Meetings: 

  • May 17th, 2023 – (AGM) – Industry Insights: A Panel Discussion with Leading Sponsors
  • March 8th, 2023 – Paul Nazareth – Zoom – Fundamentals of Starting a Legacy Giving Planning Program (via Zoom)
  • November 16th, 2022 – Holiday Meet & Greet with roundtable discussion (in person)
  • September 14th, 2022 – Decolonization of Fundraising (in person +via Zoom)
  • April 20th, 2022 – Lucas Froese, Canada Helps – The 2021 Giving Report  (via Zoom)
  • February 16th, 2022 (AGM) – Fraser Green, Good Works Co. –  Stewardship Best Practices (via Zoom)
  • November 17, 2021 – Steve Bill, Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Social Media Fundraising (via Zoom)
  • October 20, 27 & November 3, 2021 – Fundraising Summit! – Major gifts, Legacy giving, Ethics in fundraising (via Zoom)
  • September 15, 2021 – Linday Doran-Bonk, Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre – Giving Tuesday (via Zoom)
  • April 21, 2021 – Fraser Green, Good Works Co. – Smart Fundraising in Times of Pandemic  (via Zoom)
  • November 18, 2020 – Albert Brulé, CEO United Way of Thunder Bay – Key Performance Indicators (via Zoom)
  • September 16, 2020 – Jon Racco, MNP – Charities and Giving | Insights into CRA Guidelines (via Zoom)
  • April 22, 2020 – Graham Strong – Storytelling (via Zoom)
  • November 20, 2019-General Meeting
  • September 18, 2019-General Meeting
  • May 15, 2019-General Meeting
  • February 20, 2019-Annual General Meeting-Major Gifts
  • November 21, 2018 – General Meeting – Capital Campaigns: A Panel Discussion.
  • September 19, 2018 – General Meeting – Creating a Meaningful Experience for Your Donors.
  • April 25, 2018 – General Meeting- Next Steps in Professional Development: Exploring the CFRE and Masters in Philanthropy.
  • February 21, 2018 – Annual General Meeting- Diversifying Your Fundraising Portfolio.
  • December 6, 2017 – General Meeting – How to Meet Your Year End Targets.
  • September 20, 2017 – General Meeting- Lee-Anne Camlin (Philanthropy Associate-Legacy Giving Lakehead University) presents Legacy Giving: Thinking Differently.
  • December 8, 2015 – Holiday Social – 5 Forks from 5:00pm-7:00pm in private dining room
  • November 18, 2015 – General Meeting – Joe Quaresima (Co-founder, Sencia Canada Ltd) presents on the importance of relationship building and how to excel at networking.
  • September 16, 2015 – General Meeting – Lindsay Doran (e-Philanthropy Officer, TBRHSF) presents how to use social media for your fundraising programs.
  • June 23, 2015 – Summer Social with TBAVA – Breakwater Taphouse (Upstairs in the train station at marina). 5:00pm-7:00pm.
  • May 20, 2015 – Foundation Funders Panel with Bonnie Moore, Thunder Bay Community Foundation, Don Paterson, The Paterson Foundation and Bonnie McNulty, Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration, Tourism, Culture & Sport.
  • February 18, 2015 – Annual General Meeting – Paul Nazareth Fundraising Engagement Seminar