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About

Hi, I'm Jessica 👋

I’ve built mission-aligned Volunteer Engagement Strategies and led volunteers for some of the largest nonprofits across Canada, as well as local grassroots groups.

 

I feel proud to have worked at incredible nonprofits like Crohn's and Colitis Canada, Pathways to Education Canada, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Volunteer Toronto, and WWF-Canada.

 

And after doing this work for more than 15 years, focusing on the intersection between contributions of time and money, I’ve seen some uncomfortable truths.

 

Working in the world of nonprofits, I’ve witnessed 🫠​

  • People with lived experience are encouraged to "give back" by being asked to relive their trauma for the “good of the org” 😭

  • Privileged folks in savior mode taking photos of people they claim to be helping without their consent 🤬

  • Colleagues writing generic and uninspired volunteer thank you messages 🤨

  • Volunteers asked to take on responsibilities that used to belong to paid staff ☠️

  • Leaders hesitant to give feedback on icky volunteer behavior because of a corporate partner's influence or deep pockets 😱

 

That's why I advocate for ethical Volunteer Engagement Practices and why I love working with people and organizations who give a care. ❤️‍🔥

 

As a small business owner and the Principal of Learn with JPP, I care deeply about social justice and human rights (including the right to bodily autonomy and 2SLGBTQ+ rights). I seek nonprofit clients who prioritize the same care and progressive values.

 

In addition to all this experience and insight, I earned the Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) credential in April 2023 and have facilitated Fleming College’s Volunteer Management: Spectrum of Engagement course since May 2022.

 

Beyond all that, I’m an award-winning Volunteer Engagement thought leader who loves cats 😻, learning 🤓 , and sharing my Chinese Canadian culture🧋.

 

​When you’re ready to:

  • Create buy-in from staff and volunteers at your organization 🫶

  • Save time by using systems that take volunteer management beyond admin work 🎯

  • Grow fundraising revenue, increase mission awareness, and develop your community  ✨

​I'd love to work with you! ​

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Jessica operates Learn with JPP in T’karonto. For thousands of years, T’karonto has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and I am grateful to have the privilege to work on this land. 

I call for the reconciliation of current injustices as well as those that have been carried out against Indigenous communities which include but are not limited to broken treaty relationships. 

I encourage you to learn more about the traditional territories of the Indigenous Peoples where you live, work, and play using tools like native-land.ca.

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