Megan Skyvington is a designated Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) with more than 12 years of progressive experience in higher education advancement, community building in the arts and equity-focused healthcare.
Currently, Megan is the Senior Director, Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships, at Women’s College Hospital Foundation (WCHF) in Toronto. WCHF is Canada’s leading academic ambulatory hospital and a world leader in women’s health. Since 2020, Megan has had the privilege of partnering with hospital colleagues in seeking private support for their frontline work, both in the hospital and the surrounding community.
Megan has spent significant time championing the Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health, the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre, and the Crossroads Refugee Clinic.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University in 2011. As a lifelong artist and participant in the creative economy, her time at OCAD honed her abilities as a storyteller. Her work also allowed her to evolve as an advocate through understanding her lived experience with trauma, seeking to carefully connect with and support others with a similar lived experience.
After graduation, Megan launched her art and community organizing efforts, establishing Women King Collective with two of her closest collaborators. Eventually, she found herself drawn to the nonprofit sector for altruistic reasons and because she sought work that fit into an increasingly complex world that needs the support that nonprofits provide.
Megan is committed to exploring how fundraising can do better as an industry. This includes removing barriers, centring equity, and creatively approaching best practices in fund development. She looks forward to using her time in the MPNL program to dive into these areas and more.
Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Students 2023
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