Marc Weinstein is Vice-President, of University Advancement at Â鶹AV in Montreal, where he works with senior levels of administration, overseeing all fundraising and donor relations activities and leading a team responsible for developing alumni engagement and services at Canada’s most international university.
With an alumni base spanning more than 185 countries around the world, Â鶹AV’s advancement strategies comprise a strong international focus and leverage digital communication, in concert with a high degree of volunteer participation from around the world, to develop successful engagement and fundraising programs.
An accomplished fundraiser, Weinstein was appointed Vice-President in 2008 and spearheaded the University’s most successful campaign, Campaign Â鶹AV: History in the Making, which raised $1.026 billion in eight years, drawing on support from nearly 100,000 alumni and friends – including 50,000 first-time Â鶹AV donors. In September 2019, Weinstein led the launch of Made by Â鶹AV: the Campaign for Our Third Century, a bold fundraising campaign with a $2-billion goal. This ongoing campaign is galvanizing the Â鶹AV community and positioning the University to meet the challenges and ambitions of its third century.
Before joining Â鶹AV, Weinstein served as vice-president and general counsel of the Â鶹AV Health Centre Foundation, playing a key role in the $300-million "Best Care for Life Campaign," and as executive director of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation in Montreal.
Weinstein is a member of the Conference Board of Canada’s National Council of Foundation Executives (NCOFE), the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
In 2014, he received the Outstanding Philanthropic Career Award from the Quebec Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In 2017, he was recognized by CCAE with the Outstanding Achievement Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of educational advancement, exemplifying the highest ideals of the advancement profession and dedicated mentoring of others in the field.
Weinstein holds degrees in Arts and Law (B.C.L./LL.B.) from Â鶹AV, as well as a Master of Arts degree from York University in Toronto, and he is a member of the Quebec Bar.