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Inspirational writing
and speaking
Get fired up about what you can do with the right words.
A mother needed a letter to liberate her son from a sexually controlling partner at a group home. Within days, he was moved to a safe location.
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As the founder of Volunteer Peterborough, she brought together a dream team of skilled individuals and convinced the community she loves to jump aboard. How? Consistent and aspirational messages spoken from the heart.
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When non-profit need to express exactly WHY the community should believe in its cause, Lois provides the phrases and campaigns they need.
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Lois Tuffin changes lives by using the right words. With clarity, research and dogged networking, she can unravel any conundrum. What problem do you need to solve?
Accomplishments
1. Motivating People to Act
Revitalizing Volunteer Peterborough – 2022 - present
Recruiting and funding a steering committee and a strong network of partners to rebuild the volunteer infrastructure in the region​
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Filling the stands at the World Lacrosse Women’s Lacrosse Championships – 2007 and 2019
Inspiring fans to embrace women’s lacrosse, cheer on Team Canada and set new records (twice!) for attendance at the internatioanl under-19 level
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Leading the Porch Pirate food drive volunteers – 2018-2023
Coordinating hundreds of volunteers to collect 184,540 pounds of food over seven events, including a record-breaking 54,000 pounds in November 2021
3. Leading Change for Community Betterment
Turning a news underdog into the media of record – 2003-18
Leading Peterborough This Week’s newsroom as editor in chief as it overtook, then purchased the rival Peterborough Examiner
Breaking records for online readership - 2003-18
Developing the monthly readership of Peterborough This Week’s news site, MyKawartha.com, to levels that surpassed larger regions, including Mississauga, Barrie and Halton
Feeding 17,000 people with the Great Turkey Exchange – 2009-2021
Soliciting donations of turkeys and hams then distributing them to families who otherwise wouldn’t have the dignity of a traditional Christmas dinner
Rebranding Homegrown Homes – 2004
Replacing the cumbersome Peterborough Community Housing Development Corporation into a name and brand that reflected its roots
Launching the brand and funds behind YES Shelter – 1999-2001
Educating the public about the need for a youth emergency shelter while securing funds to hire the first executive director and renovate the Brock Street facility
2. Raising Money for Worthy Causes
Creating a movement to secure a $100,000 Aviva Community Grant - 2015
Mobilizing hundreds of people to vote online daily to earn a finalist spot, then convincing a panelist of judges that our fifth-place popular vote deserved the funds
Closing more than $1 million in social bonds for affordable housing - 2013-16
Enlightening donors about this new type of funding based on a pooled mortgage, then negotiating new terms as conditions changed, while retaining all donors
