Krystal V.

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT KRYSTAL V.

Krystal brings a wealth of knowledge and nearly a decade of experience in the charitable sector to her role as the Director of Development at Breakaway Community Services. Her experiences range from working on Parliament Hill and the United Nations Association in Canada to fundraising and event planning for a number of smaller nonprofits within Ontario. Krystal is recognized as a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), is Blackbaud Certified as a Raiser’s Edge professional (bCFE-Pro), and achieved the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) accreditation. Krystal also served as the Curator of TEDxOttawa for 5-years. Krystal has raised a career total of over $16.5-million through gifts from major philanthropists, corporate giving, community-based foundation and fundholder giving, foundation grants, government grants, and estate giving. She has managed a career total of over $50-million in portfolio assets and multi-year funding. In 2022, Future of Good recognized Krystal as one of 30 Young Impact Leaders across Canada. Over the last few years, she has worked with the University of Toronto\'s School of Cities\' Infrastructure Institute & Rotman School of Management to catalyze Affordable Housing supply through capacity building, demystifying systemic processes, and uncovering sustainable financial modeling for housing across Ontario. In her spare time, she develops innovative creative mixed-use Affordable Housing archetypes for new developments and retrofitting existing affordable housing stock with an empathic lens. She is working on creating affordable housing opportunities for families in Canada, advocating to develop gender-sensitive housing, and systemic process that incorporates long-term affordability, financing, and circular economies for the long-term viability to cost of housing management and maintenance; speaking engagements including several UN Summits led by Urban Economy Forum in partnership with UN-Habitat. SUMMARY • 9 years in fundraising, over $16.5M raised; • Future of Good\'s 30 Young Impact Leaders in Canada • Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation • Successful special events planner, most notably: Curator & Co-Organizer at TEDxOttawa; Leading Canada\'s Stepping Out In Style Inclusive Fashion Show; UNA Canada and Annual Global Citizen\'s Gala. • UN Commission on the Status of Women 2018 & 2023. • Expertise in fundraising, revenue generation, event planning, public relations, corporate social responsibility, public speaking & relationship building.