Recent and Upcoming Presentations/Training Sessions

Grant presents informative topics, organizes practical training sessions and facilitates board and staff retreats on a regular basis for charities and professional associations across Canada. His presentations cover topics in areas of fundraising, human resources and strategic planning. You will see a listing below of upcoming presentations that you may be interested in attending as well as recent topics presented. To contact Grant to discuss a possible speaking engagement, training session or facilitation, please contact him via email at grantmonck@gmail.com or by phone at 778-875-6220.

Upcoming Presentations – 

Recent presentations and training sessions:

Blended and Planned Giving training session for major gift staff – National campaign – In person client session – Toronto, Ontario – November, 2023 

Understanding the strategic philanthropy of blended gifts – PGgrowth on-line webinar – November, 2023 

Blended and Planned Giving training session for major gift staff – Local hospital campaign – On-line client sessions – June, 2023 

Planned Giving training session for major gift staff – In person client session – Vancouver, BC – May, 2023 

How to secure gifts of land to move forward your mission – CAGP National conference with Michelle Johnson – Vancouver, BC – April, 2023

Strategic planning session – Mission and Vision – In house client session with Foundation and Society boards – Richmond, BC – December, 2022 

Blended gifts – Joint AFP/CAGP session – Vancouver – October, 2022 

Being at the table: Strategic gift planning partnerships with your donor – PGgrowth session with Ed Sluga and Peggy Kileen-  Richmond, BC – May, 2022

Planned Giving in the Independent School Capital Campaign – PGgrowth session – April, 2022 

Understanding the gift planning process: How to skillfully use gift vehicles to facilitate strategic philanthropy – PGgrowth session with Doug Puffer – March, 2022

Gift Planning and the Donor Conversation – PGgrowth in house client session with Peggy Kileen and Doug Puffer – October, 2021 

Building a strong case for support – In house client session – May, 2021 

Asset Giving – The Future of Fundraising – PGgrowth session with Ken Ramsey – February, 2021 

Board strategic planning session – In house client session – February, 2021 

Integrated Giving: Major Gifts and Planned Giving – How to engage, inform and empower your donors about major and planned gifts to support your mission – today and into the future – CAGP – Greater Vancouver Chapter – January, 2021

Board participation in upcoming capital campaign – In house client session – November, 2020  

CAGP and Government Relations – Our Role in shaping philanthropy past, present and future – CAGP Summer School – Webinar across Canada – July, 2020 

The future of the charity, not-for-profit and volunteer sectors in Canada – Special Senate Report – Joint session of CAGP and Estate Planning Council – Victoria, BC – March, 2020 

Presentation to Victoria CAGP Chapter and Estate Planning Council – March, 2020

Developing a strong case for support – AFP – Langley, BC – February, 2020 

APF presentation on Blended gifts – Vancouver – Jan. 2020

Blended gifts – AFP – Vancouver, BC – January 23, 2020 

Presentations and training sessions to organizations in the past have included:

Association of Fundraising Professionals                   

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Canada

BC Schizophrenia Society                                           

Canadian Association of Gift Planners 

Community Foundations of Canada                         

Community Living Society of BC

Continuing Legal Education Society of BC               

Dalhousie University*

Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation                       

Estate Planning Council of Vancouver

KidSport BC                                                         

Kelowna General Hospital Foundation*  

Reconciliation Canada                                                 

St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation*

United Church of Canada                                           

United Way Centraide Canada

United Way Worldwide – Asia Pacific                       

Vancouver Foundation

Vantage Point                                                                 

Victoria Foundation

Volunteer BC                                                                 

West Vancouver Foundation                                     

World Wildlife Fund* 

*Senior Counsel with PGgrowth

To contact Grant to discuss a possible speaking engagement or training session please contact him via email at grantmonck@gmail.com or by phone at 778-875-6220.

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