Our team brings decades of experience in philanthropy, technology, and social impact.
Founders
I know what it's like to sit on both sides of the "giving and asking table" and these experiences have given me tremendous empathy for both groups. My past has included leading a peer-to-peer fundraising technology startup, before helping being a part of the team starting Charitable Impact Foundation, leading to its growth to over $100m in gifts. I facilitated corporate and individual philanthropy for companies and advised on large, complex gifts before becoming the CEO at Acts for Water, one of Canada’s oldest clean water charities. Here, I realized just how big the chasm between the giver and fundraiser can often be and how we could use technology to make it more sustainable, enjoyable and healthier for all.
Jeff Golby
From a young age, the spirit of charity has always held great significance for me. Growing up well below the poverty line, my family often relied on the charity of others throughout my childhood. My personal experience in the charitable space ranges from volunteer youth work and serving on the board of a charity aiding refugees, to advocating for mental health, social justice, and racial equity. Additionally, I was the first software engineer at the Charitable Impact Foundation, where I spent seven years building a web-based technology platform that has now facilitated over $1.4 billion in donations.
Daniel Wintschel
Advisory Committee
Darian is the Metis founder of Vancouver based PR, digital ads & SEO company Jelly Digital Marketing & PR and digital marketing school, Jelly Academy. He is the host of the podcast Marketing News Canada, loves doing workshops, and volunteers on the board of the Digital Marketing Sector Council and NPower Canada and his local charter community - Waceya. He is the editor of IndigenousSME, and freelances with publications like BCBusiness, Future Economy, Globe & Mail, Forbes and Entrepreneur magazine. His recent book Marketing Mentors featuring interviews with Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki and marketing leads from LEGO, Lululemon and Starbucks is available now wherever you purchase your books. Darian lives in Fort Langley, BC with his wife and four children and likes to mountain bike, swim, grow dahlias and watercolour and read YA novels in his free time.
Darian Kovacs
Mark Beckles has over 30 years of global executive experience in banking, insurance, risk management, and non-profit leadership. He currently serves on the boards of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and Fulbright Canada, and sits on advisory committees for the Lincoln M. Alexander Award, Global Skills Opportunity, and The Canadian Multicultural LEAD Organization. He is a former Vice Chair and Board Member of the William Osler Health System. Mark has been widely recognized for his leadership and community service, including receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Harry Jerome Award for Professional Excellence, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal. He holds an MBA in International Business from the University of Bradford and the ICD.D designation. In 2024, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws by York University.
Mark Beckles
