Calgary & Southern Alberta Regional Philanthropy Lead

BC & Alberta Guide Dogs; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation

Benefits package

Job summary

BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is seeking an experienced Regional Philanthropy Manager to grow philanthropic support and community presence across Calgary and Southern Alberta. This full-time role, based at the Calgary Training Centre, focuses on building relationships with donors, corporate partners, foundations and community supporters while expanding awareness of the organization’s life-changing work.

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, you will manage a donor portfolio, secure philanthropic

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in fund development, donor relations or related field.
• Proven success cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors and securing revenue.
• Experience managing a portfolio of donors toward fundraising targets.
• Strong relationship-building with corporate, philanthropic and community networks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; confident public spokesperson.
• Ability to work independently while contributing within a team and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement fundraising strategies for Calgary and Southern Alberta.
• Build and manage an active portfolio of individual donors, major gift prospects, service clubs, corporate partners, foundations and community supporters.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors and prospects; develop long-term relationships.
• Achieve annual fundraising and revenue targets and identify new revenue sources.
• Develop corporate partnerships and sponsorship opportunities; strengthen foundation relationships.
• Collaborate with Marketing & Communications to identify media, storytelling and awareness opportunities.
• Maintain donor records in CRM and provide regular reports and insights.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Major gifts

Portfolio management

Relationship building

CRM systems

Education

Post-secondary education in fundraising

CFRE designation or progress toward

Tools

CRM software

Donor databases

Job description

BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is seeking an experienced Regional Philanthropy Manager to grow philanthropic support and community presence across Calgary and Southern Alberta. This full-time role, based at the Calgary Training Centre, focuses on building relationships with donors, corporate partners, foundations and community supporters while expanding awareness of the organization’s life-changing work.

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, you will manage a donor portfolio, secure philanthropic