In Conversation – Women in Philanthropy

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming lunch date -“In Conversation – Women in Philanthropy”.

The In-person schedule will include a light lunch and time for networking.

As a special welcome to our GTC members and GTC Affinity Groups each in-person ticket will include 1 free virtual invitation.

Please note a “virtual option only” ticket is available as well.

Details:
Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Venue: MaRS Discovery District, 101 College St, Toronto, ON, ON M5G 1L7
Time: 1pm- 3:30pm
Registration is Required***
(All are welcome. Access is barrier-free and event to include closed caption) – Attendees that require a Support Person should notify Taylor Cunningham at tcunningham@afptoronto.org. Support Persons are FREE to attend at no cost.

Event Description:
An insightful panel discussion that will explore the significant themes outlined in the TD Wealth Management 2023 report “Trust and Transformation: Canadian Women and Philanthropy“; challenge what we know and consider the changes needed in terms of intergenerational engagement and the influence on social justice and impact in the future.

Secure our spot today! Register here: https://dna.afptoronto.org/events/index.html/event-info/details/id/510

Speakers/Panelists to include:

Moderator: 

• Candice Jay, Wealth Advisor, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd.

Panelists:

• Jo-Anne Ryan, Vice President, Philanthropic Advisory Services, TD Wealth
• Dreeni Geer, Global Director of Child Rights, Equality and Social Justice, Save the Children International
• Helen McLean, Executive Director, Donner Canadian Foundation & William H. Donner Foundation

This AFP GTC event is in partnership with TD Wealth Management. It will be barrier free and include a virtual option with closed caption.

**“If you’d like to attend this event but finances are a barrier and professional development budget is limited, please notify us. We have a limited amount of reserve tickets to ensure accessibility to this event.”

Bios of Speakers/Panelists:

Candice has over 16 years of experience in the financial industry and is a Partner and Wealth Advisor at CC&L Private Capital. Her practice guides and works with charitable foundations and high net worth clients to achieve their unique financial goals and strategies. Strategic philanthropy is also important part of Candice’s client conversations and she is passionate about helping clients identify values and areas where philanthropy can play a role. She has extensive experience helping business owners, generational families and women, further along their financial positioning and legacy.

Candice also plays leading roles in the charitable community and is on the executive board of the University of Toronto Alumni Association and UHN Foundation – UHN Impact Collective. She is also a member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and leads engagement and mentorship for professional advisors across Canada.

In her spare time, Candice enjoys playing golf and tennis, and being in nature with her family and golden retriever, Maggie.

Jo-Anne Ryan is Vice President, Philanthropic Advisory Services at TD Wealth. She develops strategies to help clients incorporate philanthropy in their overall financial and estate plans. As a certified 21/64 advisor, she works with multi-generational families to guide them along their philanthropic journey.  She has also led TD’s research efforts around Women and Philanthropy since 2014. She is the architect and Executive Director of the Private Giving Foundation, the first donor advised fund to be launched by a financial institution in Canada.

Jo-Anne is a member of Canadian Association of Gift Planner’s government relations committee. She is also the Vice Chair of the Board for Bishops University Foundation and is a member of the advisory board at Carleton University’s Masters in Philanthropy and Non-profit Leadership program – the only one of its kind in Canada.

Helen McLean is the executive director of the Donner Canadian Foundation, where she has worked for more than 25 years. She has also held that role at its sister organization, the William H. Donner Foundation, since 2021. She previously held senior positions at the Toronto Community Foundation, Ketchum Canada, and Arts and Communications Counselors.

A former director of Philanthropic Foundations Canada, she currently serves on its finance committee. She recently completed her term as a director of the Mabin School. Helen has an MBA from York University’s Schulich School and a BAH from Queen’s University.

Dreeni Geer is the Global Director of Child Rights, Equality, and Social Justice at Save the Children International where she leads a global team of senior technical experts in governance, gender equality, disability inclusion, anti-racism and LGBTIQ+ equality. Dreeni has over 25 years of global experience in human rights law, advocacy, human rights programming in humanitarian and development contexts, and expertise in equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dreeni has worked in Canada and globally in multiple countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Her human rights practice has focused on inequality and discrimination across multiple protected grounds including sex, gender, disability, sexuality, race, ethnicity and religion. 

She has served as a former Adjudicator for the Appeals Division, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, and was also the inaugural Director of Human Rights and Equity at Lakehead University where she taught International Human Rights Law.

Dreeni holds a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo.