Altruvest
Charitable Services is a registered Canadian charity founded
in 1994 by a group of business leaders. Our mission is to
expand the talent pool, and enhance the governance skills
of charitable sector boards and senior leaders, fostering
more effective charities and stronger Canadian communities.
Altruvest believes excellent organizations start with good
governance. However, in Canada we have over 1 million board
volunteers, with a turnover of at least 25% annually, and
many have little or no training as to their roles and responsibilities
before assuming the directorship.
Individuals with private sector experience are eager to volunteer
but many lack a basic understanding of the charitable sector
and don’t know how to get involved. Our solution is
to act as a bridge between these volunteers and the charitable
organizations. We do this through our two core governance
programs: BoardMatch Fundamentals and BoardMatch Leaders.
We have also introduced a new program called BoardWorx Executive
Director, which focuses on enhancing the skill sets of senior
staff in the charitable sector.
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The Board of Directors of Altruvest Charitable Services, well known for their innovative BoardMatch ® programs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Harris as Chief Executive Officer.
Harris, 48, most recently served as the General Manager of the Professional and Trade Division at Wiley Canada, where he spent seven years growing a successful sales, marketing and product development operation. Prior to his executive appointment at Wiley, Harris held various sales and marketing leadership roles within the Canadian publishing industry. In addition to his business credentials, Harris has been active in fundraising and project development within the Canadian charitable sector for many years. Harris holds an MBA from the University of Toronto.
Rob Follows, Founder and Chair, said the Altruvest Board unanimously selected Harris based on his business acumen and executive track record, as well as his strong desire to build capacity within Canadian charities.
"Robert came to our attention because of his strong execution skills, his proven ability to connect with people, and his track record with respect to intellectual property and project management,” said Follows. “As we got to know Robert, we were impressed by his emphasis on understanding the role of culture at Altruvest and his commitment to building our capabilities to better serve all our stakeholders."
Harris said, "Altruvest is one of Canada’s great charities, with an exceptional reputation for training, developing and matching talent via BoardMatch ® for a wide cross-section of philanthropic needs. I was very attracted to Altruvest’s unique contributions and it’s a great honor to have the opportunity to build on its success." Harris added, “I am also delighted to be working closely with Susan Dunne, Executive Director. Susan will continue to apply her rich expertise in the areas of program delivery, operations and training to ensure we deliver a high-quality experience to our volunteers, charities and partners.”
For more information about this announcement, or Altruvest’s innovative BoardMatch ® programs, please contact rharris@altruvest.org or call 289-388-8661.
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