Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Region of Waterloo REDI

Senior Advisor, Research & Data, Imagine Canada & Adjunct Research Professor, Carlton University

Cathy Barr’s 35+ year career spans academia and the nonprofit sector. She has a PhD in political science from York University and spent several years as a faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University. In 2002, she transitioned to the nonprofit sector, serving as Director of Research for the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (now Imagine Canada) and later as Vice-President, Research. Cathy has led dozens of data, research, and knowledge mobilization projects focused on the nonprofit sector and has also been active in advocating for the federal government to provide more and better data on the sector.

YouthREX

Data Scientist, Giving Tuesday

Executive Director, CCNDR

Partnerships Lead - Impact, Ontario Trillium Foundation

Liz develops strategic partnerships to build capacity and infrastructure at a systems level across Ontario’s nonprofit sector. Prior to joining OTF 9 years ago, she worked in nonprofits focused on the arts, community development, mental health, and the environment in a variety of roles ranging from front line worker to executive director. She is a passionate champion for the role nonprofits play in building vibrant communities.

Managing Director, Purpose Analytics

Daniel is an experienced analyst with a broad set of data science skills and subject matter expertise related to urban and social planning, health care, housing affordability, and energy efficiency. His approach to data and working with community is deeply informed by his early career as a program worker in Toronto’s community services sector. Daniel holds a Master of Spatial Analysis from Toronto Metropolitan University.

Director of Evaluation, Logical Outcomes

Community Investment Lead, Home Depot Canada Foundation

Director of Strategic Partnerships, DARO

President & CEO, Blueprint

Vice President of Data Capacity and Analytics, Blueprint

Max’s main areas of focus are building data capacity in the nonprofit sector, and leveraging public sector data sets to build better policies and programs. His work revolves around the principle that better use of data in Canada by both nonprofit organizations and government decision-makers can lead to better services, policies, and ultimately outcomes for individuals and communities. Max holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics and Psychology from the University of Waterloo.

Executive Director & Co-founder, Logical Outcomes