Jillian Witt is the community engagement editor at The Philanthropist Journal, overseeing the communications and outreach strategy that connects and grows the Journal’s readership.
Jillian has worked in the non-profit sector for more than 20 years in a range of roles, from front-line community work to sector-wide research and initiatives that support new governance practices and policies. Jillian is a board member of New Hope Senior Citizens’ Centre in her neighbourhood and co-founder of La Ruche d’Art de NDG, a community project using the arts to build community in Montreal.
In November, the Definity Insurance Foundation commissioned a report from The Philanthropist Journal to understand foundations’ various spending options. It’s now offering free access to this research so that everyone can learn from it.
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