Chinese Canadians make up over 20% of the Population of the Lower Mainland and are having a growing impact on our philanthropic community. Increasingly, Gift Planners are interested in knowing more about the motivations, aspirations and charitable mindset of this important group.
In this session, dynamic-duo Candice Tsang and Charlene Taylor of VGH Hospital Foundation will share their insights and tips - based on their years of experience and success working in Chinese Canadian Philanthropy.Join us to learn more about the consideration, motivation and practice of making a legacy gift in the Chinese community.
Registration deadline is Tuesday November 17th.
CAGP recognizes this is a difficult time for many non-profits and businesses. If your PD funds have been frozen, you are between roles, or face any kind of financial barriers in accessing professional development right now, you can apply for a bursary to access this session for free here.
Candice Tsang Vice president, Leadership Giving, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
Candice has 30 years of experience raising major gifts and working with donors and volunteers.
She started her fundraising career with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. in 1990, where she learned the landscape of philanthropy in Vancouver and gained a lot of experience working with Chinese-Canadian philanthropists. She then joined BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF) in 1994 as Multicultural Manager, progressing to Philanthropy Director, and specializing in Chinese-Canadian fundraising. During her 20-year tenure at BCCHF, she championed two capital campaigns and established Asian Programs for both annual and major gifts. She founded the For Children We Care gala, managed a fundraising cabinet in Hong Kong, and established a Chinese-Canadian Planned Giving Committee.
Candice joined VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation as Vice President, Major Gifts & Gift and Estate Planning in 2014, and has built an active and flourishing Asian Program, including the annual Time to Shine gala which, in its inaugural year in 2015 was recognized as the “Best New Gala” by Vancouver’s Fred Lee. She and her colleague, Charlene Taylor, also created a Chinese Planned Giving Seminar for Asian donors to learn more about planned giving strategies. Candice is currently in the role of Vice President, Leadership Giving, focusing on working with major donors to create transformational impacts for specialized adult health care in BC and beyond.
Prior to moving to Canada, Candice was a public broadcaster and public relations professional in Hong Kong.
Charlene Taylor, Senior Associate Director, Gift & Estate Planning, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
Charlene has worked in the charitable sector for more than 17 years in the area of Gift & Estate Planning. She has helped VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation grow its Gift & Estate Planning revenue from less than $2 million annually to an average of $10 million per year including several transformational estate gifts ranging from $10 million to close to $30 million each.
She has also grown VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s expectancy pool by over 200% with a future value of $126,000,000.
It is not surprising that she is a wealth of knowledge about estate planning and she has built many deep meaningful relationships with professional advisors in legal, taxation, finance and wealth management as she had previously spent over 20 years working with one of the major financial institutions in the area of Estate and Trusts as a Trust Officer and Estate Planning Professional.
Over the years, she has also dedicated much of her time to volunteer in the field of gift and estate planning. She chaired the Canadian Association of Gift Planners in2007 and 2008, and chaired the Fraser Valley Estate Planning Council Membership Committee in 2006 - 2008.
Charlene is an active member of the Vancouver Estate Planning Council, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and a past member of the Fraser Valley Estate Planning Council.
