Gena Rotstein

Dexterity Ventures Inc

  • Calgary AB

Founder & CEO of Dexterity Ventures - Helping people achieve their social vision through strategic, tactical philanthropy.

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Biography

With over 15 years of non-profit work experience throughout Canada and the United States, Gena has evolved into an expert matchmaker between businesses, philanthropists, and the myriad of ways they contribute to the charitable sector. A graduate of Brandeis University in Boston with an MA in Non-Profit Management, Gena is an expert in her field. She takes a new approach to an old sector – Philanthropy 3.0 and Social Enterprise, and has spoken at various events to both targeted audiences and in front of large crowds. Some of her recent engagements include presenting at TEDx, the Banff Compass Conference 2011 and AFP 2011. She was named Top 40 Under 40 in 2009 and featured on BNN in June 2011. Place2Give was chosen as one of only two Canada-based companies to present at FinovateFall in NYC in September.

Dexterity Consulting aims to change the way that North America's Non-Profit sector operates by maximizing donor impact through strategic giving. Over the course of a few years working with donors and charities, Gena began to envision an algorithm that would automatically match donors to charities based on a donor and charity profile, from which Place2Give was born. Place2Give is a donor-centered charity search engine providing donors with the tools they need to: search, evaluate and give to the charities that align with their passions. It uses charity big data gathered from nine independent sources to make it the most comprehensive and trusted database of both publicly and privately sourced charity data in North America. Operating in Canada since 2010, Place2Give has now integrated US charity data, making it North America’s largest charity search engine.

Industry Expertise

Philanthropy
Financial Services
Non-Profit/Charitable

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Philanthropy
Leveraging Technology for Social Good
Investing Your Social Capital

Education

Brandeis University

Masters

Non-Profit Management

1999

MA in Jewish Communal Service and Non-Profit Management. Area of focus was in systems development.

York University

BA

History

1996

Affiliations

  • Cidel Foundation - Trustee
  • Sponsor Energy Inc. - Board Member
  • EpicYYC
  • Women Investing in Knowledge (WINK)
  • Funding Allocations Committee - Board Member and Chair
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Languages

  • English

Media Appearances

Estate Planning and Philanthropy

Women Investing in Knowledge  online

2014-06-25

This video features Melanie McDonald and Gena Rotstein discussing estate planning and philanthropy. Specifically what should be considered when setting up your charitable strategies and inheritance plans.

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The Right Choice

Advantage Magazine  print

2013-03-01

Identifying charitable organizations that share your vision can sometimes be a challenge, and knowing your donations are truly moving the cause forward is even more difficult. Not all organizations have the resources to track down and woo contributors, so how do the two sides find each other? Dexterity Consulting has taken on the role of matchmaker, bringing donors and charities together in philanthropic bliss. Gena Rotstein, CEO, tells how it works—and how it’s working.

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Partners in Philanthropy: Giving is under pressure, but local companies place a priority on responding to needs

Business First  online

2012-08-24

Philanthropy comes in many flavors — time, talent and treasure, as they say, or some combination of the three. But corporate philanthropy has been under pressure since the economic downturn swamped the portfolios that often fund the giving.

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Event Appearances

Making Strategy a Critical Component for Boards

Federated Press: Strategic Planning for Boards  Calgary Marriott Hotel

2014-06-10

Strategic Philanthropy: Advising for Private Wealth Managers

CIBC Expert Intelligence - Expanding your Knowledge  Calgary, Alberta

2014-02-13

"What Most Needs Doing" - Helping your Clients Articulate their Social Vision and Derive Impact from their Social Capital

Legacy Wealth Coach Summit  Rosemont IL

2012-10-25

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Sample Talks

Strategic Philanthropy

What does it take to build a strategic philanthropic plan? Learn the business of philanthropy.
Find out about tips and techniques for benchmarking effective charities, building corporate citizenship programs and more.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $2500