THE TEAM

capitalW is a consulting firm that catalyzes break through revenue

The team contains deep expertise in all aspects of philanthropic, corporate and government funding.

  • CEO

    Kathryn is focused on increasing the flow of capital toward work that strengthens communities and supports social change.

    With 25 years of experience in revenue mobilization, she has seen how thoughtful strategy and practical tools can help organizations move their work forward.

    She founded capitalW to bring clear, adaptable fundraising practices to initiatives working at both community and systems levels. Her approach reflects a belief that steady, well-aligned revenue can create the conditions for lasting impact.

    Kathryn is guided by the idea of an infusive economy—a future where people can use their philanthropic, investment, and everyday spending choices to support human flourishing.

  • Advisor

    Arlene is central to Canada’s conversation on charitable and non-profit data. She has sat on more than 40 charitable boards and led the Charitable Sector Data Working Group for the Federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector. Arlene is a member of both the Federal Non Profit Data Coalition and the CFC’s Transition and Innovation Group.

  • Managing Director

    A seasoned non-profit executive, Joy’s career encompasses fundraising, governance and operational work at grassroots organizations through to her tenure as Acting President for the Arthritis Research Foundation (UHN) and Executive Lead, Major & Planned Giving at Sinai Foundation.

  • Vice President

    Niti specializes in transformational gifts that propel transformational impact. Niti’s portfolio of work includes seven figure gifts for charitable organizations in arts, health and social services.

  • Advisor, Government Relations

    A public affairs executive with over two decades of experience, Chris specializes in policy development and stakeholder engagement across the non-profit, public and private sector.

  • Advisor, Social Finance

    An expert in the full range of social enterprises, Heather's strong financial modelling acumen is derived from work in both the corporate and development finance space.

  • Data Lead (PhD)

    Arlene and her team of developers, data analysts, data scientists, and data visualization experts, bring 30+ years in the public and private sector, and experience in areas like, machine learning algorithms, artificial intelligence, data cleaning, natural language processing, data analytics, predictive analytics, and data visualization.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    With over 35 years of business leadership experience in non-profit and for-profit national and international organizations combined with multiple Mergers & Acquisitions within both sectors, Suzi helps non-profits and social enterprises balance the return on social and the return on capital to help organizations increase their social impact and carry out their mission for our communities well into the future.

  • Partner

    Moira is the co-founder of capitalW, her passion for the advancement of women, and shared vision of what’s possible - made capitalW a reality.

  • Managing Director of Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Social Innovation

OUR Partners