Earlier this year, I was asked by The Philanthropist 'What current election issues might impact your work?' This was a great question, and to be honest, I hadn't stopped to really think about it. When I did take a moment, it hit me like a tonne of bricks: sport funding! I’m always concerned about sport funding. I believe there is mixed messaging — on one hand we preach the importance of health (both physical and mental), inclusion, diversity, childhood obesity, care for our a

This past weekend marked one year since our country – and the world – mourned the tragedy that was the Humboldt Broncos. We all watched, as there was a collective movement from shock, to grief, to action, resulting in a record $15.2M raised for the victims of the Humboldt accident. Since April 6th, 2018 a lot has changed. As survivor Kaleb Dhalgren so eloquently shared: “You guys should be proud of the impact you have on our world, including new bus laws, semi laws, health no

Part three of a series on the role of crowdfunding in fund development. When people talk about sport, philanthropy isn’t top of mind. Neither is crowdfunding. Sport funding is changing and government support is becoming harder to come by, but the money is out there - you just need to find it. One of the best – and most effective – tools is crowdfunding. When you think about it, a crowdfunding campaign is similar to sport - it’s time sensitive, there’s a very clear goal and it

Part two of a series on the role of crowdfunding in fund development. When people talk about sport, philanthropy isn’t top of mind. Neither is crowdfunding. Sport funding is changing and government support is becoming harder to come by, but the money is out there - you just need to find it. One of the best – and most effective – tools is crowdfunding. When you think about it, a crowdfunding campaign is similar to sport - it’s time sensitive, there’s a very clear goal and it’s

Part one of a series on the role of crowdfunding in fund development. When people talk about sport, philanthropy isn’t top of mind. Neither is crowdfunding. Sport funding is changing and government support is becoming harder to come by, but the money is out there - you just need to find it. One of the best – and most effective – tools is crowdfunding. When you think about it, a crowdfunding campaign is similar to sport - it’s time sensitive, there’s a very clear goal and it’s