It Doesn't Hurt to Ask!

Want to know how to become faster, higher, stronger & get your organization to digital-first place? In this episode we chat with Jason Shim, Director of Digital Strategy at Pathways to Education Canada. Beyond departmental tactics, for an organization to truly become digital-first, digital should be woven into the overall fabric of your organization. From cryptocurrency to digital councils to intergenerational mentorship, Jason Shim shares his insights and experience about how to use digital technology for good.

Change is coming for the philanthropic sector. And it doesn't care what you think about it. In this episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! we chat with Marina Glogovac, CEO of CanadaHelps.org about the shifts we're facing as a sector.

How are charities going to evolve? What does the sector need to do to make sure we adapt? This episode is all about the disruptive forces coming for the charitable sector: technology, crowdfunding and maybe surprisingly, humility. For full show notes, visit www.itdoesnthurtotask.com

In this episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Cathy has an open and honest conversation with Lisa Watson of Openly about how our money values and personal relationship with money - ie our 'money mindset' can manifest in the ways we work in the charitable sector. Lisa and Cathy talk about the work they're doing as a team to challenge charitable sector leaders to have courageous conversations about money and how our beliefs around money need to shift for the benefit of the organizations we work with. Not one to miss!

It's hard to introduce Dr. Krishan Mehta because he does so many things! His day job is AVP Engagement, University Advancement at Ryerson University. He self-identifies as a nerd, but to us and many others, Krishan is an innovative fundraiser, a shift-disturbing thought leader, and a dedicated researcher. In this episode, we chat with Krishan about the subject of his PhD research: how high net worth immigrants are participating in the charitable sector in Canada; diversity and inclusion in philanthropy and the state of research in our sector. For full show notes, check out www.itdoesnthurttoaskpodcast.com

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In our inaugural episode of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Cathy interviews Sharon Avery, CEO Toronto Foundation and finds out just how much shift Sharon is bringing to the charitable sector. Not only is Sharon not afraid to ask for money (spoiler alert - she loves it!) she believes in shaking up long-held traditions within philanthropy by promoting social change philanthropy on a large scale. In this episode, we chat about challenging the rules of philanthropy, the Toronto Foundation's visionary approach to engaging Next Gen philanthropists and women, collaborative fundraising and how Sharon's next big thing is all about inspiring a movement of radical generosity. For full show notes, check out www.itdoesnthurttoaskpodcast.com

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Introducing Cathy Mann, your host of It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! Welcome to Season One. After spending over 25 years as a professional fundraiser working in philanthropy, Cathy knows a thing or two about the charitable sector. We're a sector that is... what shall we say... comfortable with tradition. But the world is changing and it's time for us to change too. We're facing competition from industries we didn't even know existed a decade ago. So where does that leave a risk-averse sector faced with a world of disruption? In true It Doesn't Hurt to Ask! fashion, we started asking some questions. Listen, learn and laugh along with us to find out.