THE VALUE OF ARC

Dr. Jacline Nyman, Founder & President

Professional Background

Dr. Jacline Nyman is a champion of the non-profit sector, bringing over 30 years of passionate leadership, experience, and team building to the communities, causes, and clients she serves. She is the founder of Advancement Resources Counsel (ARC) Inc. and an Associate Professor of Marketing with the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa where she teaches Corporate Strategy, Governance and Marketing Strategy.

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Jacline provides professional advisory services, coaching, and mentorship to those developing their strategy, leadership, and governance skills. Fluently bilingual (English/French), Jacline leads executive-level training and facilitation sessions, building collaborative and integrated team dynamics and strategic plans. She provides counsel on multi-million-dollar comprehensive fundraising campaigns.

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Jacline engages frequently in public speaking and advocacy on a wide range of topics, including the charitable sector, organizational leadership, philanthropy and fundraising, and transformational change. She volunteers on several boards, including as recent Chair of the Senators Hockey Club Foundation and past Vice-Chair of the Royal Ottawa Hospital. She appeared before the Senate of Canada’s special committee on the charitable sector; spoke on the topic of “The Future of Generosity, Philanthropy and Artificial Intelligence”; on “The Future of Corporate Philanthropy and New Technologies” at the Economic Club of Canada; and at the Canada 2020 speakers’ series about “5 Big Ideas for the Future of Canada.”

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Internationally, Dr. Nyman has worked extensively with corporate and non-profit leaders. She participated as a speaker on panels about corporate and social development partnerships and philanthropy in Washington DC; Miami; Las Vegas; Laguna Beach, CA; Mexico City; Seoul, South Korea; Amsterdam; London, UK; and Frankfurt, Germany.

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From 2018-2023, Jacline was Vice-President, External Relations with the University of Ottawa, responsible for the offices of Alumni Relations, Communications & Government Relations, Development, and Marketing & Brand Strategy, leading a $500 Million fundraising campaign. Prior to joining uOttawa, Jacline was the President & CEO of United Way Centraide Canada (national office); worked with the Smith School of Business (Queen’s University, Kingston) as Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations; as Vice-President of Fundraising & Donor Relations at the York University Foundation (Toronto); Executive Director of Development and External Relations at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business (Calgary); and as Director of Advancement Services and Liaison Manager for the University of Ottawa.

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Jacline holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Business Administration, and the ICD.D corporate governance designation.