Your Team
Who We Are
Betty Xie
Principal Consultant & Coach
Betty is a coach, fundraising consultant, filmmaker, and passionate advocate for creative people and organizations. With extensive experience as both in-house staff and as a consultant and coach for many small and medium-sized nonprofits, she understands the unique challenges faced by mission-driven nonprofits and their leaders.
Throughout her career, Betty has successfully raised millions of dollars for her clients and supported numerous organizations in achieving their firsts, such as securing their first major gift, launching their first individual giving campaign, or obtaining their first multi-year corporate donation.
Betty brings a unique blend of expertise to the table as a leadership coach, storyteller, and design thinker. Her vision for founding Forward Avenue is to continuously partner with value-aligned organizations and individuals to chart an inspired path forward
What are your passions:
Storytelling. Turning bold ideas into concrete reality. Watercolour. Astrology
What is your curiosity question for the universe:
How can we build a better world by asking one better question at a time?
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Kyra Tudlong
Senior Consultant & Community Manager
Kyra is a dedicated fundraiser, soulpreneur, and yoga facilitator based in Tkaronto. With a vision of co-creating a thriving and equitable society, Kyra brings an educational background, holding a BASc in Family & Community Social Services, a Graduate Diploma in Fundraising Management, and an RYT® 200 certification, all viewed through a trauma-conscious and social justice lens.
Her fundraising expertise spans small to mid-sized charities, including the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Furniture Bank, VIBE Arts, the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation, and Matthew House Ottawa. She has successfully collaborated with various organizations to develop and execute strategies in corporate sponsorship, project coordination, individual giving, stewardship, prospecting, and grants.
Passionate about balancing doing good and living well, Kyra is committed to sharing opportunities for liberation and well-being with others.
What are your passions?
Moving, meditating, eating, traveling - all preferably outdoors
What is your curiosity question for the universe?
What will it take for humanity to surrender to love?
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Cecília C. Garcia
Fundraising Consultant
Cecília is an arts manager, fundraiser, community organizer, and multidisciplinary emerging artist based in Tkaronto. Originally from Brazil, Cecília holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Diploma in Arts Management. She has built a diverse portfolio working and volunteering in the Canadian arts sector at multiple organizations, including CONOSER, Queen Gallery, Regent Park Film Festival, Airsa, Hot Docs, North York Arts, and others. Currently, Cecília is the Operations Advisor at the Community Arts Guild. She has experience in multiple areas in the sector, including programming, volunteer management, arts facilitation, and fundraising. Throughout her career, Cecília has had the immense privilege of participating in organizations and projects that have helped build communities through the arts. She is excited to be a part of the team at Forward Avenue and continue to contribute to creating a thriving arts sector.
What are your passions?
Art, creating things, beaches (but I will take anywhere I can be in the water)!
What is your curiosity question to the universe?
How can we create a better and kinder world?
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