Mission Wellness

Join us for a half-day designed specifically for nonprofit leaders and professionals to explore today's fundraising challenges, how organizations are adapting, strategies for supporting employee wellness, and practical ways to prevent burnout.

About This Event:

Compassion fatigue. Endless decisions. Mounting fundraising pressure. Leading a mission that never stops needing you is exhausting — and burnout doesn't make you a better leader.

Mission Wellness: Nonprofit Edition is a half-day built for the people who hold nonprofits together. Four expert speakers, one morning, and practical strategies to navigate today's fundraising challenges, understand how organizations are adapting, support employee wellness, and prevent burnout—plus a guided morning meditation, a closing panel where you can ask the speakers anything, and lunch with your peers.

Hosted by Modern People Solutions, HR consultants dedicated to helping organizations build workplaces where leaders and employees can thrive together.

Space is limited, only 40 spots available — reserve your seat today.

Ticket sales end October 19th, 2026.

Early bird rates until September 30th, 2026.

Schedule

| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Morning Meditation – Ayla Thomas, RPR |

| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Doors Open & Networking |

| 9:00 – 9:05 AM | Welcome & Opening |

| 9:05 – 9:35 AM | **Strong Enough to Lead** — Ron Smith, CFRE |

| 9:35 – 9:40 AM | Break |

| 9:40 – 10:10 AM | **Supporting a Culture of Well-being** — Wilson Wong, CPHR, RPR |

| 10:10 – 10:15 AM | Break |

| 10:15 – 10:45 AM | **Burnout, Fatigue & Recovery** — Dr. Steve Feland |

| 10:45 – 10:50 AM | Break |

| 10:50 – 11:20 AM | **Innovative Benefits for Wellness** — Colin Ferguson |

| 11:20 – 11:25 AM | Break |

| 11:25 – 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion — Ask the speakers anything |

| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking |

Ron Smith, CFRE

Senior Associate, ViTreo Group · President, AFP Calgary & Area Chapter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldlornesmith

Ron is a fund development and operations leader with a career built across human services, private education, healthcare, and Christian ministry. As a Senior Associate at ViTreo Group, he's helped organizations raise millions while building lasting donor relationships and cultures of philanthropy. A Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Ron currently serves as President of the AFP Calgary & Area Chapter, championing the fundraising profession across the city.

**Session: Strong Enough to Lead** — Decades leading in the charitable sector, now navigating a shifting fundraising landscape. Ron shares how nonprofits are adapting, and how leaders can protect their own wellbeing while supporting their teams through it all.

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Wilson Wong, CPHR, RPR

Founder & Principal Consultant, Modern People Solutions

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-wong-cphr-rpr-pi-practitioner-32611591/

Wilson founded Modern People Solutions to help organizations build healthier, higher-performing workplaces through outsourced HR, recruitment, and leadership development. As a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR), and PI Practioner, he works directly with leadership teams to turn wellness from a policy on paper into a lived culture.

Session: Supporting a Culture of Well-being— Wellness isn't a policy — it's a culture. Wilson shares how communication, team building, and psychological safety build the trust that turns leaders and teams into true partners in wellbeing.

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Dr. Steve Feland

Registered Psychologist, PhD · Founder, Fatigue Health

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenfeland/

Dr. Feland is an occupational health psychologist and the founder of Fatigue Health, where he works with organizations and individuals on the science of burnout, fatigue, and recovery. His work focuses on translating research into strategies that actually hold up in demanding, high-pressure workplaces.

**Session: Burnout, Fatigue & Recovery** — Burnout doesn't announce itself — it builds. Steve breaks down the early warning signs, the real toll on your people, and recovery strategies that actually stick in a demanding workplace.

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Colin Ferguson

Senior Benefits Consultant, Quinn Advisory Group

https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-ferguson-6a11b247/

Colin is a Senior Benefits Consultant at Quinn Advisory Group, where he helps organizations audit and design group benefits plans that actually support their people — from traditional coverage to more innovative wellness-focused options. He's known for making complex benefits decisions feel clear and manageable for the teams he works with.

**Session: Innovative Benefits for Wellness** — The benefits landscape is shifting fast. Colin unpacks the newest options for supporting mental health and fatigue recovery, and what forward-thinking employers are offering to keep their people well.

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Who Should Attend

Executive directors, program leads, fund development professionals, board members, and anyone in nonprofit leadership who's ready to protect their energy — not just their mission.

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📅 October 22, 2026· 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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**Reserve your seat — space is limited.**

*Hosted by Modern People Solutions — Practical HR. Real Results.*