Dr. Sharilyn Hale helps those who give, give well. She enables philanthropists and their families to unearth and achieve their philanthropic goals, and supports social purpose organizations to deepen their performance. With a 20+ year career in philanthropy, she draws on expertise in philanthropic strategy, family engagement, organizational development, and board governance.
Sharilyn is an advisor with the NYC-based 21/64 to support multi-generational family philanthropy, a Chartered Director, and a Board Source Certified Governance Trainer. She serves as Vice Chair of the Toronto Public Library Foundation, and is a leadership volunteer for the Imagine Canada accreditation program for charities in Canada.
Author and educator, Sharilyn recently completed her doctoral dissertation on governance and family philanthropy, and was among a group of leaders to initiate Canada’s first graduate degree program in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Carleton University, where she serves on the Advisory Council.
In late 2019 I completed my doctoral research on how multi-generational families in Canada govern their giving. This was before most of us had heard about COVID-19, and prior to the most recent and robust calls for racial justice globally. These days of course, in response to a palpable shift in the status quo, philanthropy for many generous families, and… Read More
This content is available exclusively to NCFP Friends of the Family. To access it, please LOGIN or JOIN THE FAMILY.