On the TechVancouver stage ×1
First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about John ↗
In their words
People with purpose are able to persevere, because they're doing it for reasons that go well beyond just the task at hand.
My advice to you is: know your purpose, and link your personal purpose with the organizational purpose of the company you work for.
Fundraising has succeeded at financing charities, but it has failed at developing a culture of giving.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
Who is John Bromley?
Founder and CEO of Charitable Impact, a Vancouver giving platform (originally called Chimp) that gives donors free accounts working like personal foundations. He started his career in corporate finance at PwC and RBC Capital Markets before moving into charity law.
What did John Bromley speak about at TechTO / TechVancouver?
In April 2016 he spoke about purpose: hiring only people genuinely aligned with the mission, linking personal purpose to organizational purpose, and his view that fundraising finances charities but fails to build a real culture of giving.
What is Chimp / Charitable Impact?
A Vancouver donor-advised giving platform Bromley founded in 2011. Donors open free giving accounts, hold funds, and grant to any registered Canadian charity on their own terms. It has moved more than $220 million to charity.