Leadership

By Julie Quenneville For me, leadership is about more than titles or accolades. It’s about nurturing the growth of the people around you, championing meaningful change, and guiding a team united by a shared mission to transform health care. Some of the most rewarding moments in my career have come …

By Mark Halpern It’s taken me working for almost 35 years, in an industry I love, to become an “overnight success”—and, frankly, most of us can say something similar. As Malcolm Gladwell pointed out in his book Outliers, it often requires 10,000 hours of dedicated practice for someone to become …

By Marla Smith I have sat in too many meetings where average work gets celebrated. Someone hands in a plan that’s half-baked or just repeated from last year and instead of providing honest feedback, they get pats on the back and “great job” accolades. I get it. None of us …

By Kathleen A. Provost As a professional fundraiser, I have always wondered how to pay it forward. I consider myself to be privileged, and for that reason, believe I should share with others. If you have read my previous articles in Foundation, you know that over the years, I have …

By Jill Nelson Do you know how others perceive your strengths or weaknesses? Do you sometimes wonder what the “unwritten rules” are that guide your environment? Do you have someone you can count on to give you objective and honest feedback regarding your challenges; someone you trust to ask for …

By Paula Attfield Leadership in fundraising has always been more than setting a vision and raising money. The best leaders inspire, guide, and develop the next generation of talent. But in today’s world—marked by digital acceleration, economic uncertainty, and increasing expectations of transparency—leadership also means mentoring teams to use data …

By Lawrence Cherney Featured image: Soundstreams TD Encounters: Poitu Varen. Featuring: Chris Pruden, piano; Zoe Markle, bass; Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, composition. Photo credit: Cylla von Tiedemann Whether you’re a leader in the arts, an artist, a donor, or a lover of arts in any form, you know the arts matter to …

By Jenny Mitchell, ACC, DMA Alfred Adler was the “other psychologist” of the 20th century, a former colleague of Freud and Jung. Adler’s research centred on the social aspects of human beings. He famously said, “All problems are interpersonal relationship problems.” Adler’s model maps well to the not-for-profit world. He …

By Vani Jain When the Peterson family started funding mental health and wellness in 2017, it seemed only natural to them that substance use and harm reduction would be part of this work. Yet, over time, they realized there was a significant gap in private philanthropy supporting substance use health—despite …

By Dr. Véronique Church-Duplessis, and Jessica Sims The inaugural Canadian Mentoring Summit in Calgary, Alberta, this November, is more than just a conference; it is a milestone event for the Canadian mentoring field. Uniting a diverse network of mentoring leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers, the Summit provides an unparalleled opportunity …