This Is My Toronto

My guest today is Steve Thomas. Steve runs Stephen Thomas Ltd, a company that specializes in helping organizations develop and run effective fundraising campaigns. In fact, when it comes to fundraising, there’s few, if any that know the business like him. Case in point, he has been described as both the ‘guru’ and the ‘godfather’ of Canadian direct mail fundraising. Since the 1970s, Steve has built his reputation as a saavy fundraiser, both for charitable organizations, and the provincial and federal NDP. He’s also won numerous awards and honours from various organizations around the world including the International Fundraising Congress in Holland, the London based Resource Alliance, and Amnesty International. Today, we’re going to discuss where he got his start, how he became interested in fundraising, and the development of his consulting firm and now agency, Stephen Thomas Ltd. We’ll also discuss the two books he’s written and one of his other big passions – coaching high school basketball. The music for