Samantha Walker
Community Engagement Specialist

Samantha holds a Fundraising Management Certificate from Durham College and has volunteered with numerous arts and animal-welfare nonprofit organizations. With a background in the music industry, she brings experience in creative marketing and special events, offering a fresh perspective on fundraising strategy – particularly in areas that emphasize community engagement and connection.

Before formally joining Raincoast, Samantha assisted the development team as a volunteer by identifying new funding opportunities. She now supports the organization’s public outreach initiatives, campaigns, partnership building efforts, and grant coordination.

Having spent her childhood on Vancouver Island, Samantha is thrilled to support Raincoast’s mission to protect the environment, cultures, and communities she has long admired and cherished.

samantha [dot] walker [at] raincoast [dot] org

Samantha Walker wears a toque in the snow and smiles.

Recent articles

An oil pipeline stretches through a clear cut forest

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An oil pipeline stretches through a clear cut forest

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It is remarkable that Enbridge has engaged the services of…

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Enbridge on the defensive with $5-million advertising blitz

Nanaimo Daily News By Chris Genovali And Emma Gilchrist There’s…

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Enbridge Parody

Veteran political cartoonist Dan Murphy says his newspaper backed down…

Looking over the shoulder of an artist painting the rock face in front of him

Art For an Oil-Free Coast

Seaside Times July 2012 Fifty artists — some of the…

A man painting on a easel in front of a mountain.

On guard for thee: Artists for an oil-free coast

And here we are….all from different backgrounds, all bound with…

Ctv news 6 june 2012.

Artists speak out against oil tankers

CTV News covers the first leg of the artists journey…

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