The CAUSEWORX Difference

It’s been over 30 years since my first call with a donor. We were working with an inner city mission and I just loved hearing the donors’ passion for helping these kids and families that really needed help. Speaking with so many of these donors; mostly elderly, compassionate and generous, just doing their part to help others, re-shaped my worldview and inspired what has become our vision — to change the way fundraising is done.
I knew that there had to be a better way than harassing these donors I’d come to love for another $25. CAUSEWORX represents a 30+ year pursuit to connect with and inspire (and be inspired by) donors.

What CWX means to me: I love how passionate our team is, how great they are and how they too want to change how fundraising is done!

Hobbies: My current hobby is jiu jitsu.

Years in Fundraising: 18 and counting… I am officially a lifer!

What Inspires me: My team’s passion inspires mine!  Their innovation and hard work motivate me every day.

Hobbies:  Planning vacations, vacations 

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: Our clients are extraordinary in how they face the challenge of solving our world’s greatest problems.  It has always been a great honour for me to be a part of their work!

Favorite food or drink: I live for my fake vanilla-flavoured coffee

What does the world need more of?  Hearing other’s stories with empathy rather than judgement

Years in Fundraising: 22

What inspires me: Acts of kindness and courage. My daughters. Simon Sinek. Any opportunity to improve a process or an outcome.

Hobbies: Watching sports, reading about sports, playing sports. I’m a complete sports fanatic.

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: We help change the world for the better every single day. Also, the CWX team consists of some of the most passionate, brilliant, hardworking, kind-hearted people I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful for them!

Favourite food or drink: Coffee.

What does the world need more of: Empathy, kindness, love and appreciation.

What Inspires me: Meaningful work. Passionate colleagues. Loyal friends. Nature. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee.

Hobbies: Cooking and enjoying Asian food

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: Our team’s commitment to giving their best energy to empower positive change in the world. And we truly love working together!

Favorite food or drink: Chocolate, a daily necessity

What does the world need more of? Passionate problem solvers who care about the things that matter most.

Years in Fundraising: 4

What Inspires me: Seeing others enact positive change in the world

Hobbies: Gaming, listening to music, learning new things

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: We take time to listen and have legitimate conversations with donors

Favorite food or drink: Pizza

What does the world need more of: Compassion for others

Years in Fundraising: 7

What inspires me: Adventure! I love visiting new places and seeing new things

Hobbies: I’m a creative person so in my free time I like to paint

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: Definitely the people I work with.  We are like a big family and everyone is so passionate about the work we do.

Favorite food or drink: Anything with Chocolate

What does the world need more of: Kindness! An act of kindness, no matter how small, can make the world a better place

Years in Fundraising: 1

What inspires me: My children and their friends. Their innocence and the kindness that they show towards each other inspires me to be better and do better everyday. Children are the future in more ways than one.

Hobbies: Watching my kids play sports, camping with my family and cooking

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: Our incredible team! The level of support, respect and appreciation that everyone shows for each other is unlike anything I have experienced before.

Favorite food or drink: Chai tea latte and any type of coffee that could double as a dessert

What does the world need more of: Understanding, acceptance and forgiveness of one another

Years in Fundraising: 5

What inspires me: Hard work and dedication to a cause.  Both things that are found in abundance here at CWX!

Hobbies: These days most of my time is consumed with fishing, chess and tattoos

What I love about CAUSEWORX: The team! What an amazing collection of people!  Everyone brings in a distinct talent and skill to the table.  I love how easily we work together.

Favorite food or drink: SUSHI!

What does the world need more of: Generosity.  Patience.  Understanding.

Years in Fundraising: 3

What inspires me: My children.  Everything I do in life is for them.  

Hobbies: Playing road hockey with my boys, gardening, going for walks and Zumba

What I love about CAUSEWORX: The team! Everyone works together and makes a difference everyday.  Knowing that when my thoughts and ideas are shared they are valued.  CAUSEWORX has given me the opportunity to grow so much both professionally and personally.

Favorite food or drink: Asian food and chicken wings

What does the world need more of: Kind, friendly and accepting individuals

Years in Fundraising: 15

What inspires me: Leading a team of fundraisers to success.  Watching people grow, enjoy what they do and feel good about making a difference.  I am inspired by making big changes in the world that are positive, bring energy and love.

Hobbies: Biking, walking and baking

What I love about CWX: I love that CAUSEWORX makes you feel like family.  They’ve created a virtual environment that is friendly, supportive, professional and goal oriented.  All while making a difference in the world through fundraising.

Favorite food or drink: Fresh homemade lemonade.  That refreshing feeling is the best, even during the cold winter months!

What does the world need more of: more people working together.  We can all make a big difference if we come together, support each other through honesty and kindness.  It’s all about teamwork.

Years in Fundraising: 6

What inspires me: Making sure that everyone has a fair and honest chance in life.  I also want to understand why things are the way they are and how we can improve them.

Hobbies: Reading, volunteering, biking

What I love about CWX: Everyone cares so much about helping and making a difference in the world

Favorite food or drink: Tacos

What does the world need more of: People that want to change things and make them better

Years in fundraising: 6

What inspires me: The poem “Messenger” by Mary Oliver

Hobbies: Getting out into nature to spend some time with the bugs and frogs, or the exact opposite of that- heading down to the cinema to watch a movie (or two!)

What I love about CWX: I get to be part of an amazing, forward-thinking team that is just as passionate about working towards a better world as I am.

Favorite food or drink: Coffee to an extent that my team has raised concerns about it

What does the world need more of: The world needs more of us seeing the (often frustratingly) incremental changes through to the cumulative positive impact whenever we can. Alternatively, cats.

Years in Fundraising: 7

What inspires me: The small and big positive impacts that we make on the world

Hobbies: Anything DIY, if I see something done once I need to try to recreate it 

What I love about CWX: How much they care! Whether its for the charity, the donors or the fundraisers/staff. There is so much care put into each decision

Favorite food or drink: A nice glass of wine and a cheese plate- add in a patio on a summer day and I’m my happiest

What does the world need more of: More patience with understanding one another

Years in Fundraising: 3

What inspires me: My daughter. Seeing her energy, ambition and kindness makes me want to do better every day. Her future is my inspiration, and my motivation to do well for her, and the world around us. 

Hobbies: I am a total homebody who also loves the outdoors, long walks, bike trips with the family, or camping. Love to read, anything and everything I can get my hands on, and since my daughter also likes to read, we spend a lot of time talking about books, and doing creative writing to entertain each other.  

What I love about CWX: There is a whole lot I love about CAUSEWORX, But if I had to narrow it down to one idea, it would be the willingness of small and large groups of people to come together to make a positive change in the world. CAUSEWORX has allowed me to see first hand how total strangers can participate in something amazing, and do something great. This includes our staff, of course, their dedication to the causes we work with has been absolutely amazing. 

Favorite food or drink: Cold Pizza

What does the world need more of: empathy. I think that we too often cannot picture ourselves in the position others have found themselves in. We’re sometimes too quick to judge, or ignore others’ life experience while insisting that our own experiences must be a universal truth. Thankfully, I feel like we’re moving in the right direction and getting better at empathizing with each other.

Years in fundraising: 3

What inspires me: Helping my community

Hobbies: Knitting, Crocheting, Gardening, Video games

What I love about CWX: Everyone is filled with compassion and understanding; seeing everyone as a person and being treated with respect

Favorite food or drink: A cup of tea

What does the world need more of: More compassion towards each other, animals and our planet

Years in Fundraising: 7

What Inspires me: Doing something new is a source of inspiration to me.  I like trying something in a new way, with a new approach, a new idea

Hobbies: Building personal knowledge, stay informed, cooking, family fun time

What I love about CWX: I enjoy being with like-minded people. CAUSEWORX has allowed me to be an individual and run with my passions. I love the support and encouragement  

Favorite food or drink: Mexican food

What does the world need more of: Tolerance , Acceptance , Understanding , Compassion , Forgiveness

What inspires me: Seeing all of my newbies grow and watching them blossom into their full potential.

Hobbies: Enjoying nature, travelling, bike riding and trying a new bubble tea spot

What I love about Causeworx is being a part of a team who share so many amazing personalities, who are open minded, passionate and respectful.

Favourite food or drink: Did I say bubble tea already? My go to is an ice cold strawberry lychee green tea and of course cant forget the lychee/coconut jelly pieces.

What does the world need more of: Smiles and good vibes!

Years in Fundraising: 2.5

What inspires me: My family – first watching my child grow up and begin her own family, and then WOW! Grandchildren! I can’t wait to see what they become! They are my reason to be.

Hobbies: I read a lot, and write short fiction. I also like to dabble in amateur photography and crafting.

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: Causeworx is the most inclusive and supportive company I’ve ever worked for. There is always something new to learn and it’s wonderful to be able to end my work day knowing that what I do makes a difference.

Favourite food or drink: I’m either living on coffee, Pepsi, and Take-out, or drinking gallons of water and grazing raw food. Balance? What’s that?!

What does the world need more of: Kindness.

Years in Fundraising: 1

What inspires me: Music & Kindness.

Hobbies: Painting, going to the gym & lifelong learning. 

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: The team! Every day, I’m filled with joy knowing that I have the opportunity to collaborate with an extraordinary team of individuals who truly cares about everyone who works here. Together, we’re not just working; we’re making a tangible difference in the world, and that’s incredibly fulfilling.     

Favorite food or drink: Sushi or Icecream, hard to choose. 

What does the world need more of:  Empathy. If we could all genuinely understand and share in each other’s feelings and experiences, we could build stronger connections and foster greater compassion, leading to a much greater positive change and harmony worldwide.

2 Years in Fundraising

What inspires me: Random acts of kindness

Hobbies: Sports of any kind, a good movie or show, and cooking

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: The charities we support are championing positive change on all fronts, inspiring and grounding me in the importance of our work. Also, our team is so smart, kind, humble, and passionate it makes work a fulfilling and enriching experience everyday.

Favourite food or drink: Tacos and water

What does the world need more of: Selflessness & Empathy

Years in Fundraising: 1

What inspires me: Leaving the world a better place than I found it

Hobbies: Going to concerts, baking and watching Jeopardy

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: Working alongside inspirational organizations and making my own modest, yet meaningful, contributions to their missions is a truly incredible feeling. To get to learn from such a knowledgeable and supportive team is the icing on the cake!

Favorite food or drink: Sushi & Pepsi

What does the world need more of: Listening with kindness and compassion to better tackle shared problems. Also, walkable cities.

What inspires me: My family and friends. Overcoming challenges. Positivity.

Hobbies: Walking, playing card games and board games, cleaning and organizing

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: Working with an amazing team that is passionate about the work that we do and the people we do it with.

Favourite food or drink: Pasta and Ginger Ale

What does the world need more of?: Kindness, empathy, and compassion.

What inspires me: The people around me and empowering others.

Hobbies: Rock Climbing, anything cooking or baking related, thrifting, looking out onto big bodies of water, and recently training for a half marathon.

What I love most about CAUSEWORX: Being a part of something so much bigger than myself, working with an incredible and thoughtful team, and having the opportunity to help amazing organizations create the impact that they do.

Favourite food or drink: Shawarmas and iced matcha

What does the world need more of: Supporting each other, equity, and trees.

Years in Fundraising: 6+ Months

What inspires me: My Family, they are at the heart of everything I do. I grew up alongside my sister’s family and living in a small outport community really gave me a love for nature, and the interpersonal stories we had with each other.

Hobbies: I love upcycling old furniture, I’m a big makeup fan, I love spending time with my friends and family, and also Love gaming. Also, I have been known to read tarot here and there as well.

What do I love most about CAUSEWORX: The people, from the team I work with everyday who are truly becoming like my 2nd family to the wonderful people we speak to, they are the force behind everything that we do. From the stories we hear and the conversations we have. It is truly inspiring. Along with the amazing causes we support. It’s been an absolute pleasure to be part of this wonderful organization!

Favorite food or drink: Hard to choose but I am a major Diet Pepsi fan, I think it’s my blood type at this point. And food wise I love homemade Spaghetti.

What does the world need more of: The world needs more people with open minds and open hearts! I say that because if we all could open our minds to others situations and have more understanding, we would all be more empathetic and if we could all open our hearts to one another we could heal relationships, hearts and lives.

What inspires me: Music, art, film, literature. The depths of human creativity are endless. It is amazing to me what can be expressed by people through creative endeavours.

Hobbies: Baking, crafting, exercising, reading, and watching movies. I have a great passion for science fiction books, movies, and programs.

What do I love about CAUSEWORX: The respect that everyone here has for other’s contributions, input, and efforts is palatable. I have always wanted to be part of a team where every individual is respected and highly valued. The passion behind the work people do here is invigorating.

Favorite food or drink: Very much like Captain Jean-Luc Picard, I enjoy a nice cup of tea. Earl Grey, hot.

What does the world need more of: Story tellers because the art of spinning a good tale and being truly caught up in the cadence of voice and turn of phrase is magical. This world also needs more tolerance, understanding, and compassion for those who are different than us.