Breakfast Briefing Insight Talks & Panel Discussion
“THE STATE OF THE GRANT SECTOR”
October 22nd, 2026
OBA Conference Centre
20 Toronto Street, Toronto, ON
AGENDA
7:45 am | Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast Served | Networking
8:45 am | Welcoming Remarks & Speaker Introductions
Jim Hilborn, Publisher, Charity eNews
9:00 am | Speaker Presentations
10:00 am | Panel Discussion, Q&A, Comments, Additional Insights
11:00 am | Closing Remarks| Briefing Ends
HOST, SPEAKERS & PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Jim Hilborn, Publisher, Hilborn Charity eNews & Civil Sector Press
Devon Ayer, Vice President, Programs, Strategy & Business Development, Imagine Canada
Nicola Hives, Vice-President, Strategy & Impact, Toronto Foundation
Selga Apse, Director of Granting, Weston Family Foundation
Selga Apse (she/her) joined the Weston Family Foundation in May 2022, providing parental leave coverage for Crystal Braganza.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Selga worked with the Canadian Olympic Foundation where she spent almost a decade building its fundraising programs, managing operations, launching it’s endowment fund and supporting 52 National Sport Organizations with grants and programs. She also supported Team Canada athletes and coaches directly serving at four Olympic Games in Brazil, South Korea, Japan, and China. Selga began her career at The National Ballet of Canada working in all areas of fundraising, and following that at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Danielle Tatarski, Senior Manager, Foundation Giving, Campfire Circle