award · CFRE International
Archive entryCFRE — Certified Fund Raising Executive
Earned the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation.
Chantelle's Florilegium
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Articles & Essays
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article · CCF's Hub
Read the article ↗No, You Can't Decolonize Philanthropy, Part 2
Part two continues the argument — moving from critique of "decolonization" rhetoric toward practices the sector can actually commit to.
article · The Philanthropist Journal
Read the article ↗Anti-colonial by design: CAGP Greater Vancouver's Equity and Right Relations Framework
How CAGP Greater Vancouver built an Equity and Right Relations Framework to embed anti-colonial practice into planned giving.
article · CCF's Hub
Read the article ↗No, You Can't Decolonize Philanthropy, Part 1
Part one of a two-part challenge to the language of "decolonizing" philanthropy and what genuine change asks of the sector.
article · CCF's Hub
Read the article ↗My legacy as a descendant of the Taíno and African peoples who withstood Cristoforo Colombo and his ilk
A personal reflection on legacy, survival, and inheritance as a descendant of Taíno and African peoples — and what that means for legacy giving.
article · The Philanthropist Journal
Read the article ↗Narrowing the racial wealth gap: planned giving as a tool for economic justice
Planned giving reframed as an instrument of economic justice.
article · CCF's Hub
Read the article ↗Anger is beautiful. Anger is generative. Anger is ancestral.
A reclamation of anger as a beautiful, generative, ancestral force in fundraising and justice work.
article · CCF's Hub
Read the article ↗Lessons From Fungi: rediscovering the mycorrhizal connections in our communities, philanthropic philosophies, and reciprocal relationships
What mycorrhizal networks teach us about community, reciprocity, and philanthropic philosophy.
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Podcasts & Media
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podcast · CharityVillage Connects
Listen here ↗The Surge in Donor-Advised Funds: How They're Reshaping Canadian Philanthropy
Guest expert on the surge in donor-advised funds — what it means for Canadian charities and planned giving.
podcast · The Small Nonprofit Podcast
Listen here ↗Planned Giving and Community-Centric Fundraising
A conversation on planned giving through a community-centric fundraising lens — legacy gifts without the colonial baggage.
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Speaking
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talk · Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Vancouver Chapter
Register hereThe Fundraising Landscape in Vancouver
Panelist for AFP Vancouver. There's still time to register to attend!
talk · Activate Fundraising Conference
Register hereThe Conversation Worth Having: Planned Giving Without the Awkwardness
Planned giving is one of the most powerful — and most avoided — conversations in fundraising. This Confidence-track panel is about making that conversation natural and human, so more fundraisers feel ready to have it. Panelist alongside Chris Beck, Emory University · Eli Clarke, University of Waterloo · Regina Paolucci, Wounded Warrior Project
talk · CAGP BC Interior Chapter
View galleryHave Your Values and Eat, Too: Actionable Community-Centric Fundraising Backed by Donor Psychology
Speaking engagement with CAGP Okanagan on equitable and actionable planned giving practices. Doing good while doing good.
talk · Canada's Fundraising Conference
View eventThe Mycelial Exchange: A Conversation on Community-Centric Fundraising
Presenter at Canada's Fundraising Conference
talk · Canada's Fundraising Conference
View eventLeadershipLab on Legacy Giving
Co-presenter at Canada's Fundraising Conference.
talk · Canada's Fundraising Conference
View eventLead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders
Panelist on the future of leadership in the non-profit sector.
talk · CAGP National Conference
View eventNavigating Towards Systems Change in Philanthropy
Co-presenter on systems change in philanthropy and fundraising.
talk · CAGP National Conference
View eventBehind the Brochure: Merging Community-Centric Fundraising Values with Planned Giving Psychology
Co-presenter on a deeper insight into the planned giving brochure.
talk · HSA Union
View galleryHidden Labour
On hidden labour, presented with the HSA Union.
talk · University of British Columbia
View galleryUBC Guest Lecture
Guest lecturer .
talk · AFP Toronto
View eventBeyond Generosity
Beyond generosity — rethinking what giving asks of institutions, with AFP Toronto.
talk · CAGP National Conference
View eventNavigating Towards Systems Change in Philanthropy
On systems change in philanthropy and fundraising.
talk · CAGP National Conference
View eventEquity as a Path to Prosperity
Equity as a path to prosperity in the fundraising sector.
talk · University of British Columbia
View eventUBC Guest Lecture
Guest lecture at UBC on urban displacement in Vancouver's East End.
talk · CAGP Vancouver & AFP Vancouver
View eventEquity as a Path to Prosperity
Equity as a path to prosperity in the fundraising sector.
IV.
Awards & Certifications
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award · Canadian Association of Gift Planners
Read the article ↗Inaugural Emerging Catalyst Award
Inaugural recipient of CAGP's Emerging Catalyst Award, recognizing emerging leadership in Canadian gift planning.
award · Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy
Archive entryLegacy Giving Psychology — with distinction
Completed the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy Legacy Giving Psychology certificate with distinction.
award · Chantelle’s Florilegium
Open source ↗Birgit Smith Burton R.I.S.E Award
Recipient of the Birgit Smith Burton R.I.S.E Award, 2023.
Below ground
Award-winning legacy giving specialist, blending technical skill with community-rooted philanthropy.
Chantelle Ohrling, CFRE (she/her) is an award-winning gift planning specialist, essayist, and speaker blending technical estate expertise with community-centric philanthropy. As Senior Officer, Legacy Giving at The David Suzuki Foundation, she applies donor psychology and values-aligned approaches to build transformative supporter relationships. Chantelle actively shapes systemic change across the non-profit sector as Chair of Equity & Right Relations and Chair of Communications for CAGP Greater Vancouver, an Editorial Advisor for The Philanthropist Journal, and an active member of the Black Canadian Fundraiser's Collective. The inaugural recipient of CAGP's Emerging Catalyst Award, her work centers on anti-colonial frameworks and economic justice. A natural connector, Chantelle is usually introducing people to their next favourite book, colleague, or community gathering.
