Speakers 
CEO, Principles
Zach Zimmel is CEO and lead strategist at Principles, a Toronto-based social-impact strategy and creative agency. He works with charities across North America to launch narrative change strategies and strengthen digital fundraising/engagement by building repeatable systems: audience...
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Director of Communications and Fund Development, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
Jill Oba-McGrath is a communications and fund development leader working at the intersection of social justice and philanthropy. She currently serves as Director of Communications and Fund Development at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. For over a decade, Jill has led campaigns...
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Managing Director, Real Path
Leigh Sandison started her career in fundraising in the UK - first in corporate partnerships, then product development and innovation in mass market fundraising. She then moved to the agency side, focusing on strategy and insight-led experience design for Fortune 500 companies. Drawing...
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Founder, Guide + Mapmaker, Spark & Signal
Long before "digital transformation" became mainstream, Ryann Miller (she/her) was speaking at fundraising conferences about digital being more than just tools and tech, why that matters and what to do about it. She pushed the conversation beyond platforms and campaigns, framing digital...
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Director of Individual Giving, UNICEF Canada
Shairoze Walji works in fundraising and communications, driving multi-channel growth. Her work explores storytelling, donor relationships and how to move beyond crisis-driven engagement to build more meaningful connections. She studied at Wilfrid Laurier University and The New School...
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