Fundraising Research Analyst

Sinai-Health-System-Foundation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinai Health Foundation in Toronto is seeking a Fundraising Research Analyst to join the Governance and Advancement Services team to build our donor pipeline by identifying new prospects aligned with Sinai Health’s priority areas, liaise with foundation colleagues to develop and maintain engagement strategies, and to complete research profiles, lists and other research products to support the strategic priorities of the Sinai Health Foundation.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 3–5 years of prospect research or fundraising experience in a not-for-profit.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze prospect backgrounds to identify major gift prospects.
• Prepare detailed prospect profiles and lists to support fundraising campaigns.
• Support prospect management including portfolio assignments and pipeline analysis.
• Ensure major gift records in Raiser's Edge are accurate and reliable.
• Manage campaign tracking and prospect strategies within the database.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Research ability

Education

Degree or Diploma in related field

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

CRM databases

Job description

Career Opportunities with Sinai Health System Foundation

A great place to work.

This posting will close on Friday, August 28 at 4 p.m.
This posting is for a role that is currently vacant.
Sinai Health Foundation does not use AI to screen job applications.

Sinai Health Foundation raises and stewards funds to support Sinai Health. Sinai Health is Canada’s leading integrated health system and comprises Circle of Care; Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute; and Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Health Complex. The generous support of our community fuels everything we do from seamless care to scientific discovery.

People are excited to come to work every day at Sinai Health Foundation. As a world-class institution, we have a unique and rich personality. We are driven to make a positive impact for patients, their families and society.

We love the clash of ideas that lead to better solutions. Innovation is encouraged. Collaboration will allow us to push forward.

We recognize that the pace of change continues to accelerate and understand flexibility is vital. We take our work seriously and have a lot of fun doing it!

We have built a community at Sinai Health Foundation. We embrace and celebrate differences, and have great respect for each other and our strengths, perspectives, opinions and lifestyles.

We have high expectations of each other, but even higher expectations of ourselves. We adapt to rules and processes; we hold each other and ourselves accountable.

We do all that we can do…and then we find a way to do a little bit more. We embody creativity, imagination and a fierce determination to make the world a better place.

Reporting to the Director, Research Analytics, a Fundraising Research Analyst is being sought as a critical member of the Governance and Advancement Services team to build our donor pipeline by identifying new prospects aligned with Sinai Health’s priority areas, liaise with foundation colleagues to develop and maintain engagement strategies, and to complete research profiles, lists and other research products to support the strategic priorities of the Sinai Health Foundation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Research and analyze prospect backgrounds, wealth indicators, interests and relationship with Sinai Health in an effort to identify and qualify individual, corporate and foundation prospects, with a particular focus on major gift ($50K or greater) and principal gift ($5M or greater) level prospects that have an interest in supporting Sinai Health
• Monitor appointment notices, awards and honours lists, major newspapers, obituaries and other public news sources to stay abreast of significant developments, trends, and events that impact on the Foundation’s fundraising strategies and the philanthropic environment
• Prepare detailed prospect profiles, lists and other ad-hoc requests from internal and external stakeholders to support fundraising campaigns, initiatives and strategic planning.
• Support prospect management activities, including prospect tracking, portfolio assignments and analysis, and pipeline management
• Conduct regular analysis and reviews of portfolios that are primarily comprised of emerging major gift and leadership donors
• Ensure major gift prospect records in our database (Raiser’s Edge) provide valid and reliable information for internal stakeholders
• Add and maintain campaign tracking processes and prospect strategies on prospects and proposals within our database and evaluate the need to increase prospecting efforts for specific priority areas as required
• Manage multiple competing requests from internal and external stakeholders under tight and changing timelines.

Job requirements:

• A successful completion of a degree or diploma in a related field from an accredited educational institution. Proven equivalent and recent related education, training and experience may be considered
• 3 – 5 years of related experience in prospect research or a fundraising environment preferably within a large, dynamic not-for-profit environment (exposure to a fundraising environment is considered an asset)
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a tactful and professional manner with diverse groups
• Highly adaptable, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines without foregoing attention to detail and data integrity
• Demonstrated aptitude for analyzing and interpreting data, and for synthesizing complex information from multiple sources
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical and research skills is considered an asset
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Raiser’s Edge and/or other fundraising/CRM databases is required
• A professional aligned with Sinai Health Foundation’s five values: accountability, collaboration, community, flexibility and innovation.

This position has a compensation range of $64,644 to $80,805. The hiring range is $64,644 to $70,031.

Sinai Health Foundation is a hybrid workplace, located in downtown Toronto. Currently, all employees are in-office on Tuesdays for the Foundation’s “anchor day”, as well as approximately 24 additional in-person corporate meetings, events or activities annually. Additional in-person requirements vary by team and job function. Our Workplace Flexibility policy is reviewed on a bi-annual basis to ensure the current state of hybrid work is meeting our organizational needs.