Mitchell Kutney

Mitchell Kutney
Born (1985-05-27)May 27, 1985
Burlington, Ontario, CA
Occupation Nonprofit
Blogger
Nationality Canadian
Education Carleton University
Genre Nonprofit
Website
www.mitchellkutney.com

Mitchell Kutney (born May 27, 1985) is an Ottawa-based nonprofit entrepreneur and critically acclaimed blogger.[1]

Background

Mitchell Kutney was born in Burlington, Ontario and completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Ottawa and his Masters in Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.

Career

Mitchell Kutney is considered an esteemed social sector thinker[2][3] and thought-leader in the area of philanthropy, social enterprise, impact investing,[4] millennial giving and charity.[5]

Kutney began his career by spearheading an innovative immigrant youth program in partnership with the University of Ottawa and the City of Ottawa known as Youth Futures. This was a successful program, and was subsequently recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to serve as a potential best-practice for Ontario.[6] After completing his Masters, Kutney began a leadership role for the Citizens Academy [7][8][9][10] and co-founded JustChange Inc.,[11][12][13][14] a national network of donors who support local, community-based projects.[15][16][17]

As of 2015, Kutney currently works for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and is an elected board member of the Centretown Citizens Community Association.[18]

Blogging

Mitchell Kutney is a critically acclaimed blogger on a number of topics related to philanthropy and giving.[19][20][21][22] He is best known for his original article titled: "Philanthropy is what sustains the charitable sector, not money" where he explores what it means to be a philanthropist. This article was the editors pick for the United Kingdom's Blue & Green Tomorrow[23] magazine on August 8, 2013 and was featured in The Guide to Giving and Philanthropy. He has also written on the topic of social finance and impact investing.[24][25]

His debut with the Huffington Post brought into question the structures of the charitable sector and how these might be influencing the long-term outcomes of charity,[26] which subsequently led to an interview with the Globe and Mail on the future of sustainable business models.[27] He has also been interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen with regards to social enterprise in Ottawa and how it can contribute to making the city a more fun and exciting place to live.[28] Kutney is also a guest writer for many leading publishers in the field such as the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC)[29] and MaRS Discovery District's SocialFinance.ca. He was aslso the first blogger to reveal Visa's smallenfreuden viral campaign in Toronto.[30] On March 3, 2014, Kutney made his debut with the Toronto Star writing about the provincial New Democratic Party's private member’s bill to cap public sector salaries, which included charitable organizations like hospitals and universities.[31] The article was met with equal criticism and praise after being shared over 250 times across social media networks, with one comment stating, Kutney "is one of the few willing to speak out against misguided popular thinking."

Social Media

Mitchell Kutney is ranked among the top 10 in most followers on Twitter in Ottawa[32][33] with over 100,000 followers.

In 2013, Armchair Advocates™ added Kutney to the list: "100 Tweeters of Social Good You Have to Follow"[34] among other notable sector leaders such as Melinda Gates and Arianna Huffington, and was also ranked in the Top 100 "influencers and players active on Twitter in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainable, Green and Ethical Business, Socially Responsible Investment and Governance" by Mcclelland and Sky.com.[35]

In 2015, Give Local America ranked Kutney among the Top 100 Giving Influencers on Twitter.[36]

References

  1. ↑ "Huffington Post Biography: Mitchell Kutney". Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ "Canada vs. USA: A Public Goods Theory Comparison". Assets in Common. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Real Life Guides: 21 people who will inspire you for what they do". Guides.co. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  4. ↑ "We fund high impact and high risk projects - it's the outcome that really matters". Lead-a-Change. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ↑ "An industry protected from robot-job loss: charity". Techopedia. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. ↑ http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/2013/PDG_FinalEF.pdf
  7. ↑ "Welcome Mitchell Kutney to the Leadership Team - Citizens Academy". Citizensacademy.ca. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  8. ↑ "Ottawans need help to navigate scary black hole of city politics group". Metro.
  9. ↑ "Citizens Academy Ottawa | Awesome Ottawa". Awesomeottawa.ca. 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  10. ↑ "Mitchell Kutney will be speaking about Citizens Academy Ottawa at Volunteer Canada Event — Institute for Knowledge Mobilization". Knowledgemobilization.net. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  11. ↑ "New Microgrant Group Invites Ottawa to JustChange". Metro.
  12. ↑ "Small change makes a big difference". Ottawa Star.
  13. ↑ "The Board | Just Change". Justchange.ca. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  14. ↑ "JustChange: Ottawa’s own social enterprise seed funds | CISED". Cised.ca. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  15. ↑ "CFF Social Finance Blog | JustChange's Venture Philanthropy | CFF". Communityforwardfund.ca. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  16. ↑ "When it comes to talking, I’m all thumbs |". Globe and Mail. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  17. ↑ "CBC News: JustChange funds Heartwood House |". CBC.
  18. ↑ "Centretown Citizens Community Association AGM a success |". Centretown Buzz. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  19. ↑ "What people are saying about". Mitchellkutney.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  20. ↑ "Contributors". PolicyPlay. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  21. ↑ "Blue and Green Tomorrow". Blue and Green Tomorrow. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  22. ↑ "We search daily entrepreneurial news so you don't have to". gotoMoe. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  23. ↑ "Philanthropy is what sustains the charitable sector, not money". Blue & Green Tomorrow.
  24. ↑ "Social Finance News for April | CFF". Communityforwardfund.ca. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  25. ↑ http://www.nexii.com/blog/industry-news-round-up-25-january/
  26. ↑ "The End Game of Charity". The Huffington Post. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  27. ↑ "Is doing good a sustainable business model?". The Globe and Mail. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  28. ↑ "Is Ottawa the town that fun forgot?". Ottawa Citizen. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  29. ↑ "Lessons Learned from Microfinance for the Impact Investing Sector". IIPCollaborative. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  30. ↑ "Visa reveals it’s the brand behind smallenfreuden | Marketing Magazine". Marketingmag.ca. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  31. ↑ "Charities are powerhouses of Canada’s economy". Toronto Star. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  32. ↑ "TwopCharts". Twopcharts. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  33. ↑ "How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues". New Canadian Media. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  34. ↑ "100 Tweeters of Social Good You Have to Follow in 2013". Armchair Advocates. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  35. ↑ "SustMeme CSR & Business". McClelland and Sky. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  36. ↑ "Top 100 Giving Influencers on Twitter". Give Local America. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
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