Andrea Wong Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

• Build and manage relationships with funded agencies across the region with a focus on Early Learning & Parenting, including monitoring agency performance, identifying organizational and program delivery issues, and.
• Serve as co-lead/coordinator for one of ten geographic clusters created during the pandemic to address the emerging needs of vulnerable communities through the coordinated, collective efforts of the City of Toronto.
• Led the organizational health and financial assessments of Community Program Grant agencies, developed recommendations and guidance for resolving identified issues, and providing capacity building supports in the areas.
• Contributed to the design, implementation and management of community investment strategies, including refining funding eligibility and assessment criteria, reviewing applications, facilitating volunteer orientations.
• Supported the implementation of various grant streams, including reviewing applications and making funding recommendations for the Community Services Recovery Fund, COVID-19 Emergency Fund, Allan Slaight Seniors Fund.
• Collaborated with funded agencies on the development and implementation of impact statements and outcome measurements.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided strategic vision and leadership for the startup and growth of a volunteer-run charity that provides management consulting to improve organizational capacity and community impact.
• Engaged over 1000 volunteers from diverse fields and sectors in delivering over 98,000 volunteer hours and $8.15 million in pro bono through 130 consulting engagements with 118 local, national and international.
• Led an executive team in the semi-annual recruitment, training, matching and oversight of teams of skilled volunteers with non-profit clients in need of pro bono consulting in strategic planning, marketing strategy.
• Launched pioneering pro bono and skills-based volunteering programs, including Scope-A-Thon, in partnership with community and corporations, with lead role in product development, business development, workshop.
• Developed and evaluated client and volunteer outcomes, including the increased capacity of non-profit clients to develop a plan or strategy for the organization, the ability of non-profit clients to apply new knowledge.
• Worked closely with the Board of Directors on governance and strategic planning.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Conducted research and analysis to support evidence-based advocacy efforts, particularly related to the Alternate Level of Care and Emergency Room issues at Ontario hospitals.
• Managed a cross-functional project and collaborated with hospital members, researchers and government to develop and launch a website promoting better public access to hospital performance information, and enhancing.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supported fund governance and risk management through the implementation of business unit policies, including compliance monitoring, implementation reporting, escalation of issues to executives and directors.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Researched and evaluated corporate governance practices of companies on the S&P/TSX Composite Index for the annual Board Shareholder Confidence Index

Bachelor Of Commerce (High Distinction), Commerce, Economics, History

Specialist in Commerce & Finance, Major in Economics, Minor in History

Master Of Public Policy, Administration And Law

Research Supervisor: Dr. Brenda Gainer, Professor of Non-Profit Management, Schulich School of Business