Sunday, 5th September 2010.

The Director's Viewpoint

Updates, insights, and observations from our Executive Director, Chris Wignall


Posted on Sunday, 20th July 2008 by chris wignall

I’m very proud of my son’s friend Mackenzie. See why.
One of the challenges for many philanthropic families is in seeing the values of generosity extended to succeeding generations. It’s not easy to do.
We are inviting the children of our principals to explore the things we are doing now at Catalyst, present us with new possibilities, [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 26th April 2008 by chris wignall

It was very nearly a month ago when I set out to use this space to describe how we’ve identified our priorities for funding and other support. In the unlikely possibility that you’ve been checking back looking for the rest of those thoughts I apologize for the delay and hope that what’s been posted in [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 9th April 2008 by chris wignall

I came home from a meeting about 2pm yesterday to have my neighbour tell me their dog had fallen into the creek and been swept over Webster’s Falls. Miraculously, the dog has survived the fall (absolutely astonishing!), but was now stranded on an inaccessible ledge just below the falls with the current surging by. After [...]

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