On the 1st National Day of Conversation (https://afpglobal.org/events/national-day-conversation-ndoc), Simon is joined by 3 guests to explain what it is, why it's needed, and what it's trying to achieve.
You can participate in the conversation by posting and sharing content with the hashtags #NationalDayofConversation and #NDOC on your social networks. And you can visit their Facebook event page for the latest schedule and live discussions on the day.
You may also be interested to read Liz LeClair's original article "Sexual harassment runs rampant in non-profits — and it's time for our #MeToo moment".
The guests today are:
Michelle McCann is a Nova Scotia lawyer and risk manager, and proud mother of two girls. She has been a practicing lawyer in Nova Scotia for more than 10 years, focused on human rights, occupational health and safety, employment and charity law. As Director of Risk Management and Legal Services at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Michelle manages the organization’s legal, compliance, policy, privacy and risk management portfolios.
Michelle also runs a private law and consulting practice, focused on assisting not-for-profit boards enhance their governance and representing select clients in human rights claims. She volunteers her time as Chair of the Governance Committee for HomeBridge Youth, an organization that provides group homes for high risk youth under the care of the Nova Scotia government. A self-proclaimed policy nerd, Michelle was thrilled to be appointed this year to the Imagine Canada Standards Counsel, where she will debate and help write and interpret the over 70 governance, financial and fundraising standards that the 240 organizations accredited by Imagine Canada must meet each year.
Now in Waterloo, ON, Wanda Deschamps is founder and principal of Liberty Co – a consultancy for non-profits with charitable status. When not spending time with friends, following the Pittsburg Penguins, exercising or reading about history, biographies or current affairs, she is a champion for inclusivity, with special focus on neuro-diversity and gender equity issues. Wanda is a skilled advocate for advancing and achieving gender balance in non-profit leadership and in elected representation. She is always open for a friendly debate about a variety of issues, preferably over a strong cup of coffee, and accompanied with a homemade fruit dessert.
Liz LeClair (twitter.com/liz_hallett) is proud to call herself a fundraiser and a feminist. She brings more than 15 years of experience to her role as the Director of Major Gifts at the QE2 Foundation in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Toronto, she has lived and worked on both coasts, working with a variety of non-profits, in a variety of sectors.
Liz is a long-standing member of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), serving on boards on Vancouver Island and in Halifax. She sits on the board of CFRE International, volunteers on the AFP Canada Foundation’s National Scholarship Committee, and is the Chair of the AFP Women’s Impact Initiative. In January 2019, Liz published an op-ed with CBC on rampant issue of sexual harassment in the non-profit sector, putting a face to the issue. Liz is committed to speaking up about the challenges facing women and marginalized individuals in the non-profit sector.
