Kenn Mainville is a fundraising management consultant. In
1999, he founded Kenn Mainville & Associates, a fundraising
consulting firm. Over the past seven years, Kenn has worked with dozens of
charitable organizations across Canada. His company provides software
training, database conversions, project management, as well as strategic
planning services, program audits and development counsel for a variety of fundraising initiatives
including capital campaigns, direct mail, major gifts, planned giving, special
events, and annual giving.
From 1991-1999 Kenn worked full-time with the Canadian Red Cross. In 1997, the Red Cross merged the four Atlantic provinces into one business unit. Under Kenn’s management, the Atlantic direct mail fundraising program became a primary source of revenue for the Atlantic Zone, raising millions of dollars in support for those who benefit from Red Cross services. While with the Red Cross, Kenn worked as a project manager, team leader, and staff trainer. He also served on several national task force Process Renewal Teams. During the national implementation of the Canadian Red Cross' Donor Information Management System, Kenn traveled across Canada and to the United States to help establish a national Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) database network.
Kenn has worked with the national office of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) in Toronto. Kenn was selected by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and contracted by the CDA to serve as project manager for a nation-wide implementation of The Raiser’s Edge®. Kenn joined the CDA team and worked alongside PwC and other external consultants. He served as a vital part of the CDA Systems Steering Committee for eighteen months until the successful completion of the project. Beyond Kenn’s role as project manager, his company provided CDA staff with training, technical support, data conversion services, custom software design, and policy & procedures documentation.
In December 1999, he was awarded the
professional designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive
(CFRE). The CFRE credential demonstrates an individual’s mastery of the
standards set for core knowledge and skills required of fundraising executives
with tenure in the profession. This practice-based designation requires meeting
educational requirements, professional achievements, and a commitment to service
to not-for-profit organizations. All CFREs have agreed to uphold a
Code of Ethics and the
Donor Bill of Rights. Additionally, candidates must pass a written
examination testing the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a
fund-raising executive.
Kenn has served as a national board member with the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada (AFP). The Foundation was established in 1998, to educate the general public, to promote research and to provide scholarships and bursaries in the fields of fundraising and philanthropy. AFP represents 26,000 members in 172 chapters throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, and China working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
