In Person

PFC Gathering in Toronto

27 April 2023 / Registration Closed

When: Thursday, April 27 from 5-7 PM ET

Where: Foundation House, 2 St. Clair Ave E, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M4T 2T5, Canada

We are delighted to invite you to a special gathering in Toronto, which will be an opportunity to reconnect with Toronto-based peers, bid farewell to Liza Goulet, and explore the theme of navigating change from a governance perspective.

Join our special guest facilitator Sharilyn Hale, in conversation with member panelists – Stephanie Trussler, Executive Director of the Peter Gilgan Foundation, Vani Jain, Executive Director of the Daymark Foundation, and Robin Lawson, Board Director of the Lawson Foundation – in exploring the spectrum of change that family foundations navigate – from generational shifts and leadership transition, to evolution within the family and in the community – and how governance can help prepare and strengthen a foundation for whatever the future holds.

The panel discussion will be followed by a light reception.

This event is open to Board and staff of PFC members based in Ontario, as well as foundations strongly considering membership.

Thank you for registering below, and we look forward to seeing you in-person soon! 

Aviv Milgram

Director, Member Engagement & Communications (on leave)

Aviv joined our team in January 2023 to lead PFC’s integrated member engagement and communications strategies and activities, in support of its advocacy, collaboration, and learning goals.

Coming from a background in both the philanthropic and non-profit sectors, Aviv’s experiences range from grants management and operations to directing strategic initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Her involvement has spanned from national philanthropy addressing community resilience, Indigenous reconciliation, and climate change, to local Montreal-based arts, culture, and heritage work in the museum sphere.

Aviv holds a BA from McGill University and an MA in Religion in Global Politics from SOAS, University of London.

Sara Krynitzki

Director, Public Affairs & Research

Sara has spent over 20 years leading non-profit initiatives across Canada. She began her career in fundraising, has worked on Parliament Hill, and for over eight years managed community initiatives and granting for one of Canada’s largest community foundations, allocating millions of dollars annually, and connecting philanthropy to the greatest needs to tackle inequity.

As Director of Public Affairs and Research, Sara guides PFC’s thought-leadership, advocacy agenda, research, and public relations activities to foster good public policies for the sector and to advance impactful, forward-thinking philanthropy.

She has a BA in Political Studies from Trent University and a Master’s in Public Policy and Public Administration from Concordia University. Having lived in several communities across Canada and internationally, Sara is now based in Toronto with her husband and three children.   

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Jean-Marc Mangin

President & CEO

Jean-Marc has been President & CEO of Philanthropic Foundations Canada since 2019. He currently sits on the Government of Canada’s Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector, the Advisory Council for Carleton University’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) program, and the management committee of PhiLab, the Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network.

Prior to PFC, Jean-Marc led a renewal process of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest national organization of Canadian researchers and scholars as its Executive Director.

He also has had a long career serving in international development with the UN, NGOs, and the Canadian Government in responding to global humanitarian disasters and development challenges. As CUSO Executive Director, he led a merger with VSO-Canada, and he was the first Executive Director of Global Call for Climate Action, a cross-sector civil society initiative supporting transformational change to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Born in Manitoba, raised in Quebec, and educated in BC and Ontario, he holds an MA in Political Sciences and Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto.