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Finance, Governance & Administration Track

TRACK DEAN:
Greg Baker: Vice President, Finance & Administration, Sunnybrook & Women’s Foundation, Toronto Ont.



SUNDAY, JUNE 6
10:00 - 11:20 am
    1. LEGAL, REGULATORY AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN THE CHARITABLE SECTOR
    Public concerns about ethics, privacy, security, and protection have driven an increase in the number of laws, regulations, and standards in the marketplace. The charitable sector has not been spared. Come join a session that focuses on issues related to these marketplace changes and the effect on the policies, procedures, practices and governance of registered charities.
Jill McAlpine, FCA
Senior Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 



SUNDAY, JUNE 6
1:40 - 3:00 pm
    2. HEALTHCARE BENCHMARKS FOR EXCELLENCE
    This session will focus on strategies for improving organizational performance
    at health care foundations. Based on extensive research currently being conducted, the session will identify the key ingredients required to be a strong and capable healthcare foundation that is focussed, accountable, responsive, productive and effective.
Karen Wilson
Senior VP Research,
Ketchum Canada Inc
Gillian Morrison
VP, Research,
Ketchum Canada Inc


SUNDAY, JUNE 6
3:40 - 5:00 pm
    3. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION:
    HOW TO GO FROM INVESTMENT POLICY TO IMPLEMENTATION?
    This session will open with a brief review of the Investment Policy Statement and the concept of prudent person, followed by a discussion on how to implement an investment policy and how to use it to set the selection criteria for an investment manager search. The discussion will move to the RFP process including helpful tips and tricks, then to using benchmarks and other measures against which to evaluate the performance of the chosen investment manager.
Ann E. Jackson, CFA, MBA
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
Mark DeCelles
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.


MONDAY, JUNE 7
8:30 - 10:00 am
    4. MEASURABLE STRATEGIC PLANS — POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE!
    Challenge your assumptions and annual process for keeping your strategic plan “alive”. Participants will examine the accountabilities of the board, management and staff for achieving your organization’s mission and vision. This session is not about developing the process but about implementing a strategic plan for measurable results over a three to four-year timeframe.
Pearl Veenema, CFRE Managing Director of Campaigns
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario


MONDAY, JUNE 7
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
    5. IMPROVING CHARITABLE ACCOUNTABILITY:
    ONE FOUNDATION’S EXPERIENCE
    A leading trend in philanthropy today is the public demand for greater charitable accountability. Governments, churches and the corporate world have all been forced to address the issues of greater responsibility to taxpayers, parishioners, shareholders and customers. The trend is no less for charities. This session will address the rationale for greater accountability, and the practical steps one charity has taken to establish a comprehensive program of charitable accountability with ongoing monitoring.
Rob Donelsen, CFRE, President
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation, Hamilton


MONDAY, JUNE 7
1:40 - 2:50 pm
    6. CAPITAL STRATEGIES FOR ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS AND VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
    Learn about a successful annual campaign model, which is based on classic capital campaign strategies. The session will demonstrate, with practical examples, how volunteers are engaged in achieving increasingly ambitious fund raising goals. You will also learn how the model serves as an effective tool for volunteer and board development.
Les Parrott, Past Chair,
Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation
Linda Saunders
Director Development,
South-East Regional Health
Authority, Moncton, NB