Jack Silverstein has over 25 years of fundraising experience in the charitable sector, including professional positions with Carleton University, the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Executive Director of the Annual Campaign for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and President of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation and most recently as the Vice President of Financial Development for the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA.
Jack will be sharing some of his experiences with us, highlighting the Top 10 Myths about fundraising, as well as his insights into legacy gifts. Topics will include:
- What to do with In memoriam/In honor donors
- The How vs. Why debate
- Becoming one of many
- Mining your own database for upgradable donors
Register before February 8th and you’ll be entered into an early bird draw to get a copy of Jack’s book: Tales from the Trenches...What I learned from 25 Years in Fundraising. The book draw will happen during the chat with Jack.

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