We are pleased to have Martin Garber-Conrad, Chief Executive Officer of Edmonton Community Foundation, be our next Guest Speaker.

Martin Garber-Conrad has been Chief Executive Officer of Edmonton Community Foundation since March 2005. Current Foundation assets are approximately $250 million, the fourth largest community foundation in Canada. ECF initiatives for which he is responsible include the Social Enterprise Fund and the Edmonton & Area Land Trust. 

For the previous 18 years Martin was executive director of E4C—a community organization that operates a variety of programs for women, children and youth-at-risk, primarily in the areas of housing, feeding, employment and outreach.

Martin acts as vice-chair of Homeward Trust, is responsible for the Social Enterprise Fund, served several terms on Edmonton’s Food Bank board, won a Muttart Fellowship, was recognized as one of 100 influential Edmontonians, and remains on steering committees for several collaborative programs in social and community services and education.  See more information on the Edmonton Community Foundation website - www.ecfoundation.org.  

See you all there!