About 5W

5W is spearheaded by Jason Rodham, a seasoned professional with 30 years experience in fundraising, public relations, journalism and copywriting.

Since entering the charitable marketplace in 2001, he has raised more than $27 million in new funding on behalf of 100+ charities and non-profits across North America.

Based in Montreal, Jason has significant hands-on experience in all aspects of fund development and campaign management.

During his fundraising career, he has:

Developed 200+ grant applications and pieces of campaign marketing collateral
Developed and managed 8 multi-million-dollar capital campaigns
Carried out unique donor prospect research assignments for 100+ clients
Conceptualized and staged 9 major-gift fundraising events

Career Highlights

1992

Youngest-ever Editor of the Canadian Communications Network Letter (Ottawa, Ontario)

Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, AT&T Canada (Toronto, Ontario)

1994

2002

Senior Consultant Grant Development Services, the fundraising consulting division of Metasoft Systems (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Campaign Manager, Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring, the personal charity of children’s entertainer, Raffi Cavoukian (Salt Spring Island, British Columbia)

2008

2012

Regional Campaign Manager with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Development Manager, Ducks Unlimited Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

2014

2017

Re-joined Grant Development Services as Senior Manager (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Established 5W Fundraising (Montreal, Quebec)

2018

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Campaign Analysis

5W will research your organization’s donor market and analyze its fundraising track record to determine the potential success of your next fundraising project or campaign. Your Campaign Analysis will: