Richard Walker
Senior Consultant, Vice Chair of the Board
Vancouver, British Columbia
Richard Walker, B.Sc
30+ years in community services, social services, First Nations/Indigenous, humanitarian and international sectors in the Pacific Region
Consulting Skills
- Capital Campaigns
- Corporate Sponsorship
- Major Gifts
- Philanthropic Naming
- Prospect Research
- Special Projects
Sector Experience
- Community Services
- First Nations & Indigenous
- Humanitarian & International
- Social Services
Richard is a seasoned fundraising, business development and project management consultant, a professional planner and frequent speaker and presenter, both nationally and internationally.
He is Vice-Chair of the Global Board of Directors and member of the Board of the Canadian Institute of Planners – Planning Student Trust Fund (CIP-PSTF)
He pioneered the PLAID™ prospect development tool, adding Propensity and Development to Linkage, Ability and Interest (LAI) commonly used to qualify and rank major gift prospects.
Richard has helped raise more than $450 million in his career and joined Global in 2017.
Fun fact: Richard is a certified scuba diver, has his Captain’s License for boats up to 30 feet and is an avid fly fisher and bamboo fly rod restorer.