Rickesh Lakhani is the Executive Director at Future Possibilities for Kids, leading the organization’s strategy and mandate to provide leadership and life skills development programs for children and youth. Prior to this, Rickesh was the Director, Campaign at United Way York Region, leading an $8M annual fundraising campaign, and worked at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

 

He is an organizer for the AFP York Region Fundraisers group, aiming to engage other fundraising communities in the GTA. Rickesh is also an organizer of Be Good Be Social York Region, a conference to support charities and social profit organizations in using social media to achieve their missions. He is a strong advocate for volunteerism and has contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to a variety of initiatives