Vice PresidentCommunity Foundations of Canada
Melanie Thomas is Vice President at Community Foundations of Canada, the national network to 191 community foundations across the country that collectively has $6 billion dollars in assets and reaches over 90% of Canadian communities. Prior to working in philanthropy, Melanie completed her business and law degrees and worked in private practice, banking international development and telecommunications.
In her current role, Melanie is responsible for seeking, developing and scaling new initiatives. Some of the initiatives include leading the design and administration of the $350M Emergency Community Support Fund from the Government of Canada in response to COVID-19 and she has worked closely with partners across the country to launch the Investment Readiness Program, a Government of Canada $50M program to support the growth of social enterprises in Canada.
In her spare time, she loves salsa & hip-hop dancing and attempting to learn French.