Trust Before Dollars: Leadership Lessons With Allison Young, CEO, KGH Foundation

Healthcare is changing rapidly, demanding that organizations look past traditional fundraising to build deep, trust-based community relationships. At the forefront of this shift is the KGH Foundation, an organization redefining how healthcare philanthropy operates both inside and outside hospital walls. In this conversation, host Douglas Nelson sits down with Allison Young, the outgoing CEO of KGH Foundation, to explore her decade of transformative leadership. Allison shares her insights on challenging long-held assumptions about hospital foundations and how to lead with courage when pioneering new collaborative models. She also discusses the creation of Thrive Okanagan and the revolutionary Jim Pattison Centre for Health Systems Learning and Innovation, demonstrating what is possible when community generosity meets bold system change.