2026-2027 Call for Nominations – PFC Board of Directors

Philanthropic Foundations Canada’s (“PFC”) Nominating Committee invites you to consider making a nomination for the Board of Directors (“Board”) of PFC. The deadline for nominations is February 6, 2026. The election of new Directors will take place at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, June 8, 2026. The new Directors will be expected to join the Board in Prince Edward Island for an in-person Board retreat on June 8 and 9, 2026. 

We have four (4) vacancies to fill. Self-nominations are welcome. If nominating another member, please seek their agreement to serve in advance and include this in the cover letter.    

Nomination process

The nomination process aims to ensure that the Board reflects the diversity of Canada, the changing composition of Canadian philanthropy, and that it has the necessary leadership and governance expertise to advance philanthropy, PFC’s mission, and its current 2025-2028 Strategic Framework. 

For this particular call for nominations, we are especially interested in nominees who have at least one of these attributes:  

• Certified financial expertise (ideally with previous experience with a charity or not-for-profit); 

• From an Indigenous-led foundation; 

• Board trustees of a Family Foundation; 

• From Western Canada or Atlantic Canada. 

Criteria 

Nominees can be a Board Director from a PFC member or a staff member (at any level) from a PFC member.  

Each candidate will bring experience or expertise in one or more of these key functions: 

• Governance 

• Finance/audit 

• Investment strategy 

• Strategic communications 

• Public policy/government relations/advocacy 

• Legal 

• Grantmaking  

• Philanthropic issues and practice 

The nominating committee will strive to keep the Board as representative as possible by: 

• Drawing from all regions of Canada 

• Representing foundations of all sizes and types (family, corporate, public, etc.) 

• Having Directors from all age brackets 

• Seeking candidates who bring perspectives from other forms of diversity (Indigenous peoples; racialized Canadians; new Canadians; disabled Canadians) 

• Welcoming all genders and sexual orientations 

• Seeking to have at least 20% of Directors who have French as their mother tongue or are fully bilingual. 

Some things to keep in mind when submitting your nomination: 

• The Board term is three (3) years, renewable for a second term.  

• The Board meets five (5) times a year, twice (2) in person and three times (3) virtually, with occasional special meetings as required. 

• The in-person Board meetings are held in different cities across the country, in rotation, in June and late November/early December.  

• If necessary, PFC will incur travel expenses of Directors as per its travel policy. Board Directors who work for a foundation or sit on their board are strongly encouraged to assume these costs as part of their contribution to PFC. 

• Board members will serve on one of the standing committees, which meet virtually between Board meetings.   

• Should your Board candidacy not be successful, PFC will launch a nomination process in June for members to serve on our committees (i.e. Finance and Audit, Policy and Member Services), to which you would be encouraged to apply. PFC members can serve on these committees without being a Board Director. 

Nomination Form

If you would like to submit a nomination, please complete the form below by Friday, February 6, 2026. 

The Nominating Committee will consider all nominations received and recommend a slate of Directors to the Board and members for election in June 2026.  

Thank you for supporting PFC.