Major Gifts Development Coordinator

StepStones For Youth; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Toronto seeks a Major Gifts Development Coordinator to enhance fundraising efforts. The role involves donor acquisition, event coordination, and management of fundraising initiatives. Candidates should have prior experience in a fundraising role, strong communication skills, and be comfortable with CRM systems. The position offers a hybrid work environment and a salary between $70,000-$85,000 based on experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefit Package

17 days vacation

Professional Development allowance

Flexible lunch breaks

Mileage reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of fundraising experience in a non-profit environment.
• Experience in researching and writing successful grant proposals.
• Proven experience working with donors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify new major gift prospects and grow support from current major donors.
• Lead the development of proposals and completion of reports.
• Coordinate fundraising events with vendors and volunteers.

Skills

Strong organization

Communication skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Post-Secondary education in Fundraising or related field

Tools

DonorPerfect CRM

Job description

The Organization

We value and celebrate diversity: We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and are committed to having a team made up of people with diverse skills, experiences, and abilities. We actively encourage BIPOC and LGBTQ+ applicants to apply and we value the positive impact that diversity has on our teams. We are committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion within our workforce and in all opportunities provided at StepStones. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, upon request.

StepStones for Youth (www.stepstonesforyouth.com) is an innovative and dynamic charitable organization in Toronto dedicated to providing intervention and sustainable support for children and youth. Many of these youth are exiting the foster care and group home system or are currently living in foster homes and shelters.

Our goal is to create positive and meaningful connections; increase school engagement, high school graduation, and post-secondary enrolment; and increase stable housing, improved mental and physical health, and strong support networks. StepStones adheres to a "whatever it takes" approach to servicing youth and we go above and beyond to support their needs.

Why Work With Us:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package: includes 3,000K to paramedical services, and Short Term and Long-Term Disability including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Grief counselling available free of charge (in addition to benefits) for work related incidents

• Time-Off: 17 days-vacation with a 1-day vacation increase per year worked, up to 35 days' vacatio
  

• Leave: 8 sick days, 3 personal days, 1.5 medical appointment days, bereavement allowance

• Professional Development: Training allowance of up to $700 per year

• Reimbursements: Mileage provided at a competitive rate and all staff are given a petty cash budget

• Tools you need to succeed: All staff receive a MacBook and access to our mobile friendly CRM system

• Extended Break: 1.5 hour lunch break healthy living program when you exercise for 30 minutes during lunch

The Opportunity

StepStones for Youth is seeking a Full-Time (40 hours per week) passionate and motivated Major Gifts Development Coordinator
to support the transformation of the organization and develop opportunities for new growth potential.

This position will work on the development and implementation of new fundraising initiatives and will focus on growing our fundraising efforts through donor acquisition, stewardship, prospecting, and CRM management. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the ideal candidate will collaborate with senior leadership to ensure success.

What you will be responsible for:

1. Major Gift Prospecting and Stewardship:
   Identify new major gift prospect
   sand grow support from the current group of major donors, while identifying and implementing new donor giving opportunities.Proposal Writing and Reporting: Identify new opportunities and lead the development of proposals and completion of reports as required to secure funding.
   
2. Event Coordination: Work with vendors, venues, and volunteers to execute fundraising events in collaboration with the Director of Operations.
   
3. Database Management:
   Input donations and generate reports in the database/CRM (DonorPerfect).
   Conduct regular audits to ensure data accuracy and address concerns.
   Be able to utilize data collected from our database to enhance our fundraising efforts.
   
4. Communications: Collaborate with the Communications Coordinator to develop ongoing engagement with donors through: Social media and email updates, creation of impact reports and support documents, coordination of thank-you messages to donors.
   

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a personable and experienced fundraising professional who thrives when interacting with people, whether in-person, on the phone, or online. The ideal candidate can manage a wide variety of tasks while maintain a high-level attention to detail. They are comfortable engaging with a wide variety of individuals, an excellent communicator, and are ready to exceed the needs of our supporters.

Additionally, the ideal candidate has:

• Post-Secondary education in Fundraising or in a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant hands-on experience in a fundraising role within a related non-profit environment.

• CAE (Certified Association Executive), CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive), CAGP (Gift Planning affiliation) or equivalent is an asset.

• Experience with CRM, data analytics, and donor databases, with DonorPerfect experience as an asset.

• Proven experience in researching, writing and submitting successful grant proposals, as well as managing grant reporting requirements to ensure compliance with funding guidelines, and using CRM data to help identify new major donors and ways of giving.

• Direct experience working with donors is preferred.

• Strong organization, and time management skills.

• Ability to adapt effectively and independently under the pressure of tight timelines, competing priorities and emergent issues.

• Highly effective written and oral communication, problem solving, advocacy, and interpersonal skills.

• A thorough understanding of anti-oppression, anti-Black and Indigenous racism values and principles and an appreciation of and ability to work with diverse communities.

• Ability to work independently and able to deliver results with minimal supervision.

This position is in Toronto and is a hybrid position, requiring
both in-office and in-person interactions

Salary: $70,000-$85,000 (dependent on experience)

Equal opportunity

StepStones values the unique skills and experiences each individual has to offer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation to participate fully in our recruitment processes, please let us know when we contact you.

StepStones is an equal opportunity employer seeking to live its values in all we do. We are committed to taking proactive steps to provide and create opportunities for historically marginalized groups. We seek applicants who will strengthen our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strongly encourage qualified candidates from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized persons, 2SLGBTQI+ people, individuals with disabilities, and other members of marginalized communities to consider working with and for StepStones. We recognize that structural barriers shape experiences and job qualifications, and therefore we seek to use employment equity to evaluate candidates who meet the required qualifications.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those applicants will be selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or in person submissions please.