| | |
CanFund’s
founder and President is John Bouza, a recognized leader in
philanthropic fundraising in Canada
and internationally.
A
carefully cultivated group of qualified professionals in organizational
development, public relations, marketing, event planning, corporate
sponsorship, and campaign management is available to complete the
CanFund
team. Project Managers are engaged for each
individual program based on the requirements of the partner
organization.
| John M.
Bouza, CFRE
President and Founder
John
Bouza has more than twenty five years experience in fundraising,
marketing, and communications. He was the first person in Ottawa to
earn the internationally recognized Certified
Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation from the Association
of
Fundraising Professionals (AFP). As
a CFRE, Mr. Bouza has met a high level of standards and completed a
written
examination given by CFRE International. He has also
committed to uphold the Imagine
Canada Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code.
Mr.
Bouza's greatest strength is conceiving creative fundraising solutions
in today's challenging climate for resource development. His
longstanding and passionate commitment
to the non profit sector and his tenure as a fundraising professional
were
recognized
by his peers in 1998 when he was awarded the Outstanding Fundraising
Executive Award by AFP
Ottawa Chapter.
| Mr. Bouza has worked for and/or
advised a wide range of nonprofit institutions designing
effective, unique resource development initiatives.
Send an Email to John. |
 | Gordon H. Durnan, CFRE, FAHP
Senior Associate
Gordon
Durnan is a proven development professional with an outstanding record
of achievement. He has led a distinguished, award winning 35-year
career in health care philanthropy and charity management. In
1983 he was awarded the professional designation Certified Fundraising
Professional. In 1987 Mr. Durnan was awarded the status of Fellow
by the Association for Health Care Philanthropy (AHP);
the first Canadian to achieve this level of recognition. He was
named Outstanding Fundraising Executive in 1996 by the Toronto Chapter
of the Association
of Fundraising Professionals and in 1998 was named the North America-wide winner of AHP's Si Seymour Award for bringing honour and prominence to the fundraising profession.
A
strong proponent of professional development and volunteer education,
Mr. Durnan has been a featured lecturer at more than 50 international,
national and regional conferences and seminars.
| Mr.
Durnan has worked on several successful capital campaigns. He brings
to CanFund projects extensive hands-on experience in campaign
management as well as skills in the growth and development of
non-profit organizations.
Send an email to Gord. |
Chloe
Hillier
Program Manager
Chloe
Hillier has several years experience in
adminsitration, communications, fundraising and event management.
She brings with her a strong commitment to the CanFund mission
of helping charities fulfill their visions and improve society.
Ms. Hillier is adept at researching and analyzing complex
data and information and synthesizing this into compelling and
evocative materials for use with prospective donors. Ms. Hillier’s
experience extends to various aspects of capital campaign management
and planning including liaising with volunteers, detailed tracking and
management of prospect files, prospect research, and campaign analysis
and reporting.
Send an email to Chloe. |  |
 | Myles
Frosst
Associate
Over two decades
Myles
Frosst
has assisted government departments, industry associations, NGOs, individual
companies and research institutes build working relationships with one another
in pursuit of common strategic goals. Myles graduated with a degree in economics
from McGill
University and continues
life long learning in public policy and administration.
In his words, “to launch rockets toward
shared objectives, fuel is paramount. More often than not that fuel is
available only from the implementation of a sound fund development strategy.”
To that end, Myles has exercised his passion for identifying the
intersection of the specific needs and capabilities of diverse funders/sponsors
and other stakeholders in a fundraising project, building a strategy that
maximizes the contribution that each partner can make to the project, finding
realistic performance measurements required to fine-tune the strategy's
implementation over time, and conveying the merits of the project to a broad
range of audiences.
Strategic or operational plans; facilitation of
goal setting; consultation and engagement; knowledge of potential partners;
achievement and communications of results: these are some of the strengths that
Myles brings to CanFund projects.
Send
an email to Myles. |
 |
Gerry Westland
Associate Gerry
Westland provides professional services to both not-for-profit and public
sector organizations. These services include strategic fundraising advice, the
development of related policy instruments, the design and implementation of
innovative governance arrangements, and the introduction of change management
initiatives. For over 25 years he was a successful senior manager responsible
for both large and small entities and has delivered specific program results
across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
As a member of the Board of Directors of two Crown
Corporations, Gerry was directly responsible for the identification and
acquisition of the funding required by these corporate entities to be
successful. He has also been involved in the United Way for a number of years and
served as the Federal Chair for the Nova
Scotia United Way. He is an active supporter of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRFD), a not-for-profit
corporation that raises funds for awareness and research in Prostate Cancer. This
year there were Rides held in over 20 cities across Canada. He is currently the Co-chair of the Ottawa
Chapter for the Ride for Dad. Send an email to Gerry.
|
Doris
M. Smith, CFRE (retired)
Associate
Ms. Smith is the
co-author, with John Bouza, of The Canadian
Glossary of Fundraising Terms. She has also written various articles
published in fundraising magazines and prepared the research (as well as being
one of three presenters) for a seminar on Women as Donors at the1996 NSFRE
Congress in Toronto.
Her professional
experience included managing three capital campaigns -- Rideau Chapel
Restoration campaign (for the Friends of the National Gallery of Canada), Villa
Marconi Long Term Care Centre campaign, and "Building Young Lives" capital
campaign for the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa-Carleton.
Send an email to
Doris. | 
|
|
|
 | 
Our
American Partners
Brakeley Briscoe, Fundraising
and Management Consultants
In addition to the
highly qualified professionals who make up the CanFund team, we also
work in
partnership with Brakeley Briscoe a fundraising and management
consultant firm
with offices across the United States.
Brakeley Briscoe brings over 85 years of consulting experience and
expertise
and is a leader in fundraising and nonprofit management. For
large scale,
international projects, CanFund is pleased to partner with Brakeley
Briscoe.
Send an email to
Brakeley Briscoe. |
|
