Janice Benatar, CFRE was born Harare, Zimbabwe. She has lived in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Israel, and now makes her home in Toronto. Her passion for building bridges between people inspired Janice to seek a career in fundraising, where she could engage philanthropists with a focus on tangible, positive change.

Janice has been working as a fundraiser for over 20 years. She has been involved in a number of fundraising initiatives, including endowment, planned giving, capital and special campaigns, annual giving and working strategically with professional advisors.

Designations include CFRE (Certified Fund-Raising Executive), LLQP (Life License Qualification Program) and MFA-P (Master Financial Advisor-Philanthropy).

Janice is Vice President, Philanthropic Development for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Specializing in integrated philanthropy, she engages, educates and motivates philanthropists to consider a variety of meaningful ways to fulfill their strategic philanthropic goals.