Katherine Lacefield
Katherine Lacefield is the founder of Just Be Cause Consulting,and the host of The Just Be Cause Podcast. She is a trusted partner in the philanthropic space, with 20 years of experience empowering organizations and individuals to bring about positive impact in their communities. Her expertise spans overall fundraising strategy, monthly donations, major donation campaigns, and peer-to-peer, to a nuanced understanding of the global grantmaking landscape, animal welfare and rights, and sustainable development.
As the former Coordinator and Communications Manager of PhiLab, Canada's largest philanthropic grantmaking research lab, Katherine has been at the forefront of grantmaking research, particularly in the realms of social and environmental justice since 2017. Her work has covered diverse aspects of philanthropy, including the arts, invisible causes, marginalised communities, environment and climate change, social inequalities, and indigenous relations.