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.

Recent articles
Canadian NGOs challenge unsustainable Alaskan salmon fisheries
Media Release Vancouver, BC – Three BC conservation groups are…
Disease transmission (TB) in elk
This paper, published in Molecular Ecology, examines the role of…
Genetic differentiation in wolves
This paper examines genetic differentiation in a population of southwestern…
A Family Affair
Seaside Times January 2012 By Chris Genovali The Raincoast staff…
We did it again! the Spirit of Christmas
In July of 2011 we raised the $370,000 in acquisition…
Spirit bear hunting territory: January update
Frustrating and unnecessary government delays have prevented us from being…
Tanker traffic increase threatens the Salish Sea
Public not given a say in expansion of oil exports…
Tankers and Tar Sands Oil Threaten the Salish Sea
San Juan Islander Wednesday, 14 December 2011 By Chris Genovali…







