Original Broadcast Date: October 30, 2025

Summary: Giving Tuesday is just around the corner – are you ready to maximize your impact? 

This exclusive webinar is designed for charities. Learn how PayPal Giving Fund, a registered charity, partners with popular online platforms like PayPal, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and GoFundMe, to make it easier for supporters to give where they already are. This session explores the fundraising tools available on each platform, shares best practices, and walks you through how your charity can reach millions of supporters through these platforms and unlock more donations this holiday season. Hear directly from a panel of charity colleagues about their experiences using these tools, and the impact funds from these platforms has on helping to advance their missions.

PayPal Giving Fund Canada also published a new guide for charities, Fundraising Guide on PayPal Giving Fund Partner Programs, which aims to help charities like yours raise more funds and connect with new supporters. Whether you’re just starting out in digital fundraising or seeking to enhance your existing strategies to maximize your reach, this guide will provide practical insights. Download the free guide!

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Wen-Chih O’Connell is passionate about bridging the gap between the charity and corporate worlds to leverage the strengths of each toward positive community impact. She has over 20 years’ experience in the charitable space that ranges from implementing grassroots community projects as a Peace Corps Volunteer, to developing and refining fundraising, partnership and community investment strategies for nonprofits, multinational corporations and large grantmaking foundations. As the Executive Director and President of PayPal Giving Fund Canada, a CRA-registered charity, she is working to increase funds raised online for Canadian charities by partnering with tech companies (such as PayPal, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and GoFundMe) to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. 

Stacey Talbot is the President of Ned’s Wish, a charity committed to supporting law enforcement and the Canadian Armed Forces by providing financial and educational support to enhance the quality of life for retired police and military dogs across Canada. A retired RCMP officer with over 38 years of service, Stacey had a distinguished career working alongside dedicated police dog teams in a wide range of critical operations, from searching for missing persons to apprehending dangerous offenders. Her deep respect and gratitude for the tireless service of police dogs and their handlers inspires her leadership at Ned’s Wish, where she is committed to honoring and caring for these retired heroes.  

Padraig Attlee Howard is Manager of Strategic Digital Insights & Analytics for Plan International Canada, a leading children’s charity that strives for a just world by advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. Originally from London, England, Padraig is a multimedia analytics and advertising expert with over ten years’ digital marketing experience across the charity and media industries. With a passion for International Development, data governance and marketing strategy, he has an in-depth understanding of the planning, implementation and analysis stages of digital campaigning and fundraising. 

Beki Hunt is the Executive Director of the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, leading efforts to promote wildlife rehabilitation and human-wildlife coexistence through education and compassionate care for injured and orphaned animals. A passionate advocate for animal welfare, Beki co-founded and served as Deputy Director of the Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA), transforming it from a small grassroots NGO into one of Taiwan’s leading animal welfare organizations and earning global recognition, including the Lush Prize for Public Awareness. An entrepreneur at heart, Beki has owned cafés and vintage shops in Calgary and Vancouver, taught languages in Taipei, and brings her international experience, creativity, and fluency in English, Mandarin, and French to her leadership. 

 

“Really appreciate CharityVillage continuing to offer these webinars – they are a great resource for our sector!“

– Past CharityVillage Webinar Participant