David Love

David served on the Board of Long Point Bird Observatory from 1979-1984, and was Chair for 3 of those years. Until 1999, David was Vice President of World Wildlife Fund Canada, responsible for coordinating all fund raising and communications. When he joined in 1979, WWF had a staff of 3 and a revenue budget of around $150,000. When he left in 1999, WWF had a staff of 53 and a revenue target of $12.5 million. Now, David is Principal Consultant for Stephen Thomas Consulting, a new division of Stephen Thomas, Canada’s leading direct marketing firm specializing in charitable organizations. Among David’s clients are Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Canadian Nature Federation, a large public television station, and Canada’s first shelter for women escaping from a violent relationship. In his early days as a consultant, David has advised clients on planned giving, major donor campaigns, major donor clubs, direct response television, monthly giving programs and direct dialogue – among other things. He revels in his new job, bringing skills and ideas developed in over 30 years of raising money to some of Canada’s most worthy organizations. Along the way, David has been meeting a host of exceptionally talented people working hard to make the world a better place. David leads a busy volunteer life and is presently on the board of the West Park Hospital Foundation and the Sierra Legal Defense Fund. He lives north of Toronto with his wife, one cat and two dogs. His outside interests are classical music, kayaking, direct marketing and baseball.