Peggy Austen

• Developed inaugural fund development role at Pallium Canada through strategic and operational planning to implement new line of business
• Created processes and policies for the organization to align with CRA charitable designation status granted in March 2020
• Develop proposals and supporting documents in response to donor solicitations
• Public facing representative of Pallium at various leadership functions
• Presentations to Board of Directors and recruited and onboarded senior corporate leaders for the Board sub-committee
• Prepare finance reports and meeting materials for the Board of Directors and the Fund Development Advisory Committee
• Data analysis and evaluation to develop comprehensive donor impact reports on the results of Pallium's palliative care programs
• Provide strategic advice to the CEO and VP Operations on fund development activities
• Relationship management with individual, corporate and foundations to fulfill their philanthropic aspirations
• Successfully nominated Pallium Canada as the Ottawa Board of Trade's non-profit of the year in 2020

• With the Board Chair, planned all Board and sub-committee meetings including preparing finance reports and support materials
• Regularly updated Board members of board related issues including implementation of instructions and decisions
• Provided direction and detailed reports on the activities and progress of Foundation initiatives, events and prospects to the President, Executive team, the Foundation Board of Directors and the Board of Governors
• Community ambassador and speaker for the Foundation interacting with a variety of leadership audiences including family foundations to develop and sustain the College's community partnerships and brand recognition
• Oversaw Foundation and Alumni Engagement teams to achieve annual revenue of $3.5M from individual, corporate, foundation and public sector donors
• Created award-winning signature community events
• Strategic leadership on key messages related to stakeholder engagement, industry profiles, alumni, donors and special events
• Strategic leadership for the Alumni and Friends Network programs and initiatives to build and strengthen alumni engagement to inspire alumni to give back to Algonquin College as ambassadors, employers, lives changed stories, volunteers and donors
• Directed staff processes for the reconciliation of donations and ongoing operation of both the alumni and Foundation budgets, charitable tax receipts, and reporting mechanisms to meet CRA guidelines and audit specifications

• Collaborated with community and industry leaders to identify, develop proposals and secure major gifts and gifts in kind for Algonquin College's three campuses in Ottawa, Pembroke and Perth
• Developed strategies to strengthen family foundations/business/corporate relationships to leverage community engagement opportunities
• Stewardship of major donors and community partners ensuring engagement, gift agreements and recognition plans were realized
• Project lead and proposal writer for interdepartmental team on the 2016 PostSecondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund proposal resulting in $22M in funding from the federal government to build the DARE District, new Library and Indigenous Learning Commons (in consultation with Indigenous community leaders)
• Participated on various interdisciplinary leadership groups with representatives from academic, finance, government relations, Indigenous initiatives to expand cross-functional organizational capacity and strategic planning

• Provided direction to annual strategies to strengthen and increase support from Tim Horton Children's Foundation various target donor groups including Tim Hortons Restaurant owners, senior leaders with corporate stakeholders and other community groups
• Led the fundraising and communications team on signature fundraising initiatives such as Camp Day, Black Tie Gala and over 32 golf tournaments and special events (both in Canada and the US)
• Created a new fund development strategic plan to drive results and ensure goals were being achieved by the team
• Identified beneficial opportunities to tell the Tim Horton Children's Foundation story through media, web, public relations and corporate social responsibility assets to increase awareness, engagement and financial support
• Lead and participated in major gift solicitations and managed a portfolio of specific prospects and donors including individual and corporations
• Provided leadership to the newly created Canada/US Fund Development Advisory Committee and prepared and delivered presentations and reports for the senior leadership teams of Tim Hortons Corporate and the Tim Horton Children's Foundation Board.

• Member of the Senior Management Team providing support and leadership to United Way governing bodies including the United Way Campaign Cabinet, the Community Services Cabinet and the Board of Directors
• Managed staff and over 100 senior leadership volunteers in the grant management process to achieve United Way community goals and community wide initiatives
• Worked directly with prospective and existing partners to address where the community needed help the most and where investments will show the greatest results.
• Provided ongoing strategic guidance and support to United Way grantees and partners related to evaluation, progress reporting and outcomes
• Led community agencies to adopt a new evaluation framework - Results Based Accountability
• United Way representative on the Grant Maker's Forum - a consortium of funders working together to achieve impact
• Supported change management with agency and community leaders in the transition to become an impact organization through the establishment of 3 focus areas and priority outcome goals
• United Way lead on key community leadership tables
• Identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship with key, donors, foundations, corporations, stakeholders and strategic partners to fulfill their philanthropic aspirations in the community
• Engaged municipal, provincial and federal partners in leveraging financial resources to advance United Way priority goals
• Member of various provincial and national groups including the United Way Canada Community Impact and Evaluation Leader's National Network

• Worked in collaboration with the adult and youth community as well as police, school boards, businesses, politicians, health, service clubs and agencies to address community needs of children, youth and their families.

•Managed special events and fundraising activities including golf tournaments, awareness campaigns, third party events and proposal writing

• Responsible for both print and television media interviews regarding children and youth community issues as well as preparing others (including youth) as spokespeople

• Designed and secured donor support for the Community Helpers Program, an award-winning youth suicide prevention program. This program won the Canadian Donner Foundation Award of Excellence in Social Service Delivery, the Metropolitan Insurance Company's Award of Excellence in Suicide Prevention as well as the Ontario Rural Foundation Award of Excellence for Partnerships in the Voluntary Sector

• Designed and led Summer Youth Drop In Program (1991-1998), an award-winning partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police, Kanata and Goulbourn Parks and Recreation Departments and the Youth Services Bureau to provide safe, youth-friendly environments for social-recreation programming