volunteer
Make a Difference in Your Community
If you are a dedicated and passionate person with advanced organizational skills who believes in not-for-profit organizations and the good that they can do, then MAS is the place for you.
what we look for in a volunteer
Volunteer With Us
MAS Volunteer Consultants use their management, business, technical and professional expertise to provide professional pro bono consulting for not-for-profit organizations in the GTA. You’ll bring your knowledge and experience into the community, work hand-in-hand with clients and provide practical and innovative solutions for clients. From Strategic and Business Planning, to enhancing Board Governance, Financial controls and Human Resource practices including Coaching and Volunteer Management, you’ll have an opportunity to engage in meaningful work that helps not-for-profit organizations maximize their resources, operate efficiently and build capacity.
In exchange for volunteering your knowledge and expertise for our clients, you will receive invaluable experience, and the satisfaction of knowing you have helped the amazing organizations in our community who help so many others.
Why join MAS
Benefits of Volunteering
Use Your Experience
Bring your knowledge and experience into the community.
Meaningful Work
Engage in meaningful work that helps not-for-profit organizations maximize their resources, operate efficiently and build capacity.
Provide Solutions
Work hand-in-hand with clients to provide practical and innovative solutions.
Engage with Others
Be part of a vibrant team of dedicated professionals and work with a broad range of people and causes from across the not-for-profit sector.
Volunteer Consultant Testimonials
MAS is Terrific
I’ve been volunteering with MAS for a number of years and the work is always rewarding. I run my own business that keeps me busy. MAS is terrific because it offers me the flexibility to choose the projects that interest me and that I have time to volunteer for. It feels great to know that I can use my skills to make a real difference to a variety of organizations.
Mark Ellwood
Volunteer Consultant
MAS provides a community to share ideas
By doing pro-bono work for non-profits in the GTA I can help both non-profit organizations and through them, their end-clients. MAS also provides a community to share ideas about how best to do the kind of work that can help organizations who either don’t have the skilled staff or the dollars to invest in consulting services. MAS Consulting engagements help encourage me to stay up-to-date on industry trends and to retain the valuable skills I learned throughout my career.
Sue Pulfer
Volunteer Consultant
Meet Some of our Volunteer Consultants
Our volunteer consultants are experienced in the not-for-profit sector in a variety of disciplines, and look forward to helping you!
Adrienne Jackson
Adrienne is a senior business communicator with extensive experience across multiple sectors and geographies. She has directed communications strategies for organizations in the professional services, healthcare, real estate, technology, social justice and government sectors. Adrienne currently provides consulting services to support multiple communications needs, from writing and editing to comprehensive issues and crisis management solutions.
Surabhi Jain
Surabhi brings 20 years of experience in the social impact sector having worked in both the US and Canada. Her expertise is in program development, strategic planning, visioning, and business development.
Darlene Norris
A self-motivated development professional with 25+ years of experience working with high net-worth individuals, families, and Fortune 500 corporations. She provides strategic leadership in fundraising, marketing, and communications, with a proven track record in donor management and persuasive communication skills.
Naomi Abegunde
Naomi Abegunde is a seasoned healthcare leader with expertise in strategy and governance. As a board member at Unison Community Health Centre and Canadian Mental Health Association, York and South Simcoe, she excels in effective governance. As Manager of Scarborough Family Physicians Network, she led its non-profit incorporation, showcasing her ability to drive strategic initiatives.
Ajay Rao
Ajay is a seasoned finance executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, execution, and financial management, including Family Office/Wealth Management. Ajay's expertise lies in driving organizational growth, optimizing financial operations, and providing strategic insights that lead to informed decision-making.
Denise Strong
Denise has 25 years experience in the not for profit sector working for a variety or organizations in a number of roles ranging from team manager to Director of Information Systems. In these roles, she worked on Strategic Plans, Operational Roadmaps/Annual Workplans, Internal Consulting, Monitoring and Evaluation, and staff management and development.
Patrick Madden
After a 30 year career with the Ontario Public Service, Patrick began consulting here in Canada as well as in Africa and the Middle East. His areas of specialty include institutional development, planning, evaluation, policy development, performance measurement and results-based budgeting.
Steve Kuwahara
Steve has 30 years of commercial banking and corporate finance experience, with a combination of business, financial and legal knowledge. Prior to retiring in December 2023, Steve was the head of CIBC’s Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Group, an industry specialty team that provides banking services to a broad range of charities and not-for-profit organizations
Rakesh Vig
Results-Oriented Business Development Entrepreneur - Drives Revenue Growth / Develops Partners / Penetrates New Markets / Structure Business Value and Competitive Differentiation. Took early retirement from IBM to escalate spiritual knowledge and volunteer skills/time on various projects across cultures and countries….(besides Golfing and Travel).
Abiagom Dibia
Abiagom, with a background in Applied Physics, is an analytical problem-solver with multi-disciplinary experience in business development, finance, HR, strategy, management consulting, project management, non-profit & international trade with African markets focus. He values strong client relationships.
Brian Flett
Brian has a background in IT Consulting, Operations Management, and Software Product Management. His focus is on helping non-profits better leverage technology to help drive toward their mission.
Sue Simington
For over 30 years, Sue has designed and consulted on significant organizational change in strategy, leadership development, culture and organization design working with top leaders of corporations in Canada and abroad. Education: Bachelors of Commerce, Master’s in Applied Behavioural Science.
Brian Traquair
Brian is a retired software industry executive with years of volunteer leadership experience in charities and not-for-profits. He joined MAS in 2017, heads the Finance and IT practice, and also does strategy, governance and coaching assignments.
Mercedes Blackwood
Following a 15+ career in media and communications with Bell Media and Rogers Television, Mercedes Blackwood founded Black Coffee Communications Inc. in 2016 to help clients and organizations to develop meaningful connections with audiences via strategic communications and content strategy.
Mark Ellwood
Mark Ellwood is an expert facilitator, specializing in strategic planning, team building, and board governance. He builds team cohesion and creates defined action plans using his innovative group engagement techniques, based on decades of experience.
Vida Vaitonis, RN, BSCN, MED
Having served for over 30 years in senior executive positions in Ontario’s health care system, Vida’s lived experience brings an approach that is as pragmatic as possible in governance training and strategic planning while ensuring Boards’ meet their legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
Tom Vandeloo
Tom spent over thirty years in the consulting industry and has over ten years of governance experience.
Sue Pulfer
After a career in business and technology consulting, Sue joined MAS in 2013. As an expert in strategic planning, Sue has advised and guided many organizations with missions focused on everything from serving the homeless, providing programs for marginalized communities, youth, the environment and much more.
Thomas Plant, MBA, MPA
Thomas has graduate degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Public Administration (MPA) as well as over 20+ years' experience in municipal government specializing in strategic planning, business planning and continuous improvement. He has been a volunteer with MAS for over 15 years.
Bobby Siu
Since 1989, Bobby Siu has been a management consultant with extensive experience in the non-profit, business and government sectors. He won awards for community volunteering.
Sandra Cruickshanks
Sandra has experience in several sectors including healthcare, government agencies, telecommunications and consulting. Her professional and volunteer background has given Sandra an excellent understanding of the not-for profit sector, regional issues and cultural differences that exist in Ontario.
Ronald S Purcell, BComm, MBA
Ronald S Purcell combines his senior marketing and general management experience with an extensive educational and training background to provide his clients with strategic planning and marketing insights and solutions.
Rob Karpati
Rob has been a long-term Finance leader in multi-national Corporate environments, focused on strategic transformation and process optimization. Rob believes that win/win multi-stakeholder balanced approaches are the basis for collaboration and long-term value.
Marla Allan
An executive Human Resources career in multiple industries, in US and Canada, shaped Marla’s strategic human centred perspective with a metrics driven focus. Passionate about lifelong learning and collaborating with talented leaders, she is active in NFP work, board positions and volunteering to provide leadership coaching and manager development.
Ludo Pasquereau
Welcome and thank you for your interest in coaching! My name is Ludo. As a bilingual and certified business coach, I empower my busy clients to increase their influence and performance (individual and team) in Sales, Projects and Transformations.
Paddy Bowen
Paddy Bowen is an experienced non-profit sector consultant and former executive director. Her work with grass-roots social service organizations has focused on improving volunteer programming, management and leadership as a means to achieving mission.
Denise de Souza
Denise De Souza is an experienced management and operational consultant focused on the
transformation of people and processes. With certifications in Human Resources, Coaching, and Project Management, she has worked in supply chain, marketing & sales, manufacturing, technology, customer experience, and human resources across a variety of sectors including consumer packaged goods, healthcare and Seniors housing leading large multi-faceted and small independent organizational change.
Mark Sklar
Mark joined MAS in 2016, having worked in leadership roles in large and small companies, private and public, profit and not for profit sectors. and brings a pragmatic and results focussed approach to all MAS projects.
Pierre Moatti
Pierre’s strong background in I.T., has spanned over thirty-five years, managing projects and large teams. His main focus, has always been about people. Developing and mentoring has always been a priority throughout his career.
Darlene Frampton
Darlene Frampton is a recently retired marketing and fundraising executive with extensive experience in the non-profit sector. Darlene has also taught sponsorship marketing at George Brown College.
Steve Moysey, CPA, BComm
Retired Chief Financial Officer & Vice President Finance and Board Director with global supplier of logistics and supply chain technology. Steve is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a board member with several charitable organizations, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Laura Graham-Prentice
Laura Graham-Prentice consults in the areas of Strategic Planning and Marketing Communications. She has over 30 years experience working for leading brands and Canadian charities.
Jim Brown, BComm/MBA
Jim Brown is a recently retired IT executive who managed both IT related and business functions globally in the financial sector. Jim joined MAS in the Spring of 2019. Jim also currently volunteers with a number of non-profit organizations in the GTA area.
Jawad Kassab LLB, MBA, MDiv
Jawad Kassab is a mission-driven, fiscally responsible, strategic thinker committed to social justice and healthy communities. He has spent his career ensuring access to justice for refugees, transforming business operations, building productive relationships, and improving governance in the legal, health and social services sectors.
Glen Loo
Glen Loo has helped several hundred organizations and communities with their strategic and business planning. He assists stakeholders establish common purpose and collaborative actions.
Peter Goldthorpe
Peter joined MAS in 2000. He worked over 30 years as a lobbyist and in senior management for the Province of Ontario.
Laraine Naft
Laraine transferred the skills she acquired throughout her Social Work career in the community non-profit sector to her work at MAS. Educating herself about Canada’s history with Indigenous Peoples will allow her to offer support in this area as well.
Gary Furlong
Gary Furlong has experience in labour relations, mediation, ADR and conflict resolution. Gary is a Chartered Mediator (C. Med.) and specializes difficult workplace disputes. Gary teaches at the Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre, and is a principal at Agree Inc.
Dorothy Aaron
Dorothy Aaron (M.Ed., Organizational Development) has a background in marketing and research. Since joining MAS in 2011, she has facilitated team building and strategic/action planning for Boards and staffs, focus groups with members/clients/volunteers, and designed research to aid in rebranding.
Cindy R. Dunn, MBA
Cindy spent most of her career with TD Bank and Canada Trust, in Marketing, Retail Banking and HR roles Graduate of Rotman MBA, Ivey HBA, ICD Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials Programs.
Gail Whitbeck
Gail Whitbeck is an accountant with decades of experience in systems in Canada and overseas with excursions in warehouse management and journalism. She loves bringing groups to new insights and ways forward.
Eli Clarke
At McMaster University, Eli Clarke builds meaningful relationships to create opportunities for donors to provide access to education to create a more just and equitable world. Prior to McMaster, Eli worked at the UofT and the MS Society of Canada.
David Saffran
David joined MAS in 2015. He provides consulting on strategic planning, focus groups, surveys and facilitation. Prior to joining MAS he was SVP at Ipsos, a consulting firm. He has a BA from McGill and an MBA from York University.
Barbara Wiktorowicz
Barbara Wiktorowicz brings over 25 years experience in senior executive and Board roles with community health and social services. Most recently, she was Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Accreditation supporting quality improvement in governance, management and service delivery.
Allan G. Reitzes
Following a 30 year career in Jewish communal service, established Allan Reitzes Consulting serving non-profit organizations in North America and Israel. Allan joined MAS in August 2015 in the Strategic Planning, Governance and Fundraising Practices.
Successful Projects
Client Projects
Here are a few successful projects we are proud to have supported.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience and extensive knowledge and skills in the MAS Practice area (Strategic Planning, Governance, HR, Coaching, Volunteer Management, Finance, Marketing, Fundraising or IT)
- Individuals with 2+ years professional and relevant experience may apply to be a MAS Intern
- Capacity to work on a minimum of two projects per year (each project requires about 10 to 15 hours of your time)
- A desire to help not-for-profit organizations
- Ability to work independently
- Must be a Resident of Canada
Volunteer Consultants
We are always looking for professionals to advise our clients on best practices for Governance/Board, Strategic Planning, Finance/Accounting, Marketing/Communications, Human Resources, Change Management, Executive Coaching, Facilitation, IT, and Fundraising If you have skills in this or any of our service areas and would like to volunteer with MAS, please apply today.
*Note: We reserve the right to ask you for personal and professional references as part of the MAS interview process.
Internal Volunteers
Internal Volunteers work within the MAS offices, using their knowledge and experiences to support our team and our efforts. There are currently no openings for internal volunteers.
*Note: We reserve the right to ask you for personal and professional references as part of the MAS interview process.
