Manager, Leadership Giving

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 78,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Office days Tue/Thu in office

Job summary

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF) seeks a Manager, Leadership Giving to drive annual donor revenue and cultivate a portfolio of supporters giving between $1,000 and $5,000 annually.

You will lead personalized engagement, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and develop strategic plans to secure leadership gifts while advancing donors’ long-term philanthropy in support of world-leading cancer research and care.

Qualifications

• University, college, certification or equivalent working experience in Business, Communications and/or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of progressive fundraising experience, including donor relationship management and personal solicitation.
• Past success in building and maintaining relationships to achieve objectives, including stewarding donors and securing mid-level or major gifts.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to a varied audience including donors, prospects and colleagues.
• Proven strategic thinking and planning abilities.
• Strong results orientation with a history of proven success.
• Strategic analytical ability.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external individuals and teams.
• Proven experience liaising with various Foundation and Cancer Centre stakeholders to steward funds and coordinate efforts.
• Ability to develop and build rapport with donors and colleagues.
• Effective project manager with ability to manage multiple priority projects over varying timelines.
• Experience with CRM/databases, preferably Blackbaud CRM.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a sustainable revenue stream and community of Leadership donors.
• Drive revenue targets and growth for the Leadership Giving program.
• Cultivate, solicit, steward and report on donor activity; collaborate with LG direct response program.
• Collaborate with Leadership Giving team and with Major, Estate and Campaign teams.
• Represent the Foundation in internal and external communities; participate in events with donors and prospects.
• Perform cross-functional duties and take on special projects related to Leadership or the Foundation as needed.

Skills

Donor relationship management

Personal solicitation

Strategic thinking

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Data analysis

CRM experience

Education

University/college degree in Business or Communications

Tools

Blackbaud CRM

Job description

At The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), our vision is to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Cancer remains the number one cause of death for Canadians and our top priority is to accelerate cancer research and care.

Our role is to garner support for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-renowned lottery program. The work we accomplish drives groundbreaking research, relentless innovation, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones.

Now, we have an opportunity to blaze an even brighter future for everyone affected by cancer.

We will Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere, lighting the way forward through discovery, reigniting our commitment to transform cancer outcomes and ease the profound suffering cancer causes patients and their loved ones.

At the PMCF, every one of us carries the fire for someone else. Join us as we inspire a movement and help us achieve our vision to change the way we understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.

Job Description

Union: Non-Union

Department: Marketing and Communications

Reports to: Associate Vice President, Fundraising Marketing

Hours: 35 hours

Salary Range: $78,000 to $90,000 (plus other compensation elements such as bonus, pension, and more)

Status: Permanent, Full-time

Vacancy: New

Posted Date: August 14, 2026

Closing Date: September 6, 2026

The Manager, Leadership Giving, reporting to the Associate Vice President Marketing, is responsible for helping to achieve the annual fundraising goals of the Leadership Giving program. The role leads the cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, retention and growth of leadership annual donors, serving as a relationship manager for supporters who contribute between $1,000 and $5,000 annually. The Manager provides strategic input into program development and delivers personalized donor engagement to personally secure leadership level gifts and inspires long term commitment to The Princess Margaret.

Leadership Giving is a growing and strategic area of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. This role offers a unique opportunity to join a high-performing team and play a key role in expanding a community of passionate donors who are driving impact at The Princess Margaret. The successful candidate will help shape the future growth of the program, build meaningful donor relationships, and contribute directly to advancing world-leading cancer research and care.

You will:

1. Play an important role in building a sustainable revenue stream and a committed community of Leadership donors, including:

• helping achieve ambitious program revenue targets and drive the continued growth of the Leadership Giving program
• effective cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and reporting of personal solicitation donor activity
• collaboration with and appropriate integration of LG direct response program with personal solicitation activity

2. Play a key role in achieving Leadership personal solicitation annual revenue goals, specifically:

• Serving as a relationship manager for an assigned portfolio of supporters who contribute between $1,000 and $5,000 annually
• build long term relationships through personal interaction with donors on assigned portfolio with a strong emphasis on voice-to-voice interaction strategically used to discover, cultivate, invite and steward donors as partners
• implement account and moves management strategies to ensure donors are cultivated toward their full giving potential
• develop and execute strategic annual engagement plans for donors under management, identifying opportunities to deepen relationships and advance donors toward their full philanthropic potential
• monitor, analyze and report on portfolio performance to achieve established activity, engagement and revenue targets
• work collaboratively with other members of Leadership Giving team
• collaborate with Major, Estate and Campaign teams

3. Play an important role in Leadership Giving donor data management:

• responsible for data management needs for LG personal solicitation business and appropriate integration with direct response business

4. Represent the Foundation in the internal and external community:

• liaise with appropriate individuals across the Foundation and Cancer Centre as needed
• participate in events and activities with donors and prospects

5. Perform cross-functional and other duties consistent with the job classification, as required:

• take on special projects related to Leadership or more broadly for the Foundation as requested

Qualifications

• University, college, certification or equivalent working experience in Business, Communications and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of progressive fundraising experience, including donor relationship management and personal solicitation
• Past success in building and maintaining relationships in order to achieve objectives, including stewarding donors and personally securing mid-level or major gifts
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to a varied audience including donors, prospects and colleagues
• Proven strategic thinking and planning abilities
• Strong results orientation with a history of proven success
• Strategic analytical ability
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external individuals and teams, including in circumstances where objectives across the groups may differ
• Proven experience in liaising with various individuals across areas like the Foundation and Cancer Centre to ensure proper stewardship of funds and effective coordination of efforts
• Ability to develop and build rapport with potential and existing donors as well as with colleagues
• Effective project manager with the ability to manage multiple priority projects over varying timelines
• Experience with CRM/databases, preferably Blackbaud CRM

Additional Information

We believe that the way we work together is just as important as what we accomplish. By making choices and taking actions that align with our values, we achieve greater success, and our work lives become happier and more meaningful.

At The PMCF, we strive to foster a culture built on Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE). Central to these values is our commitment to IDEAA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism.

What you can expect from working at The PMCF:

• A sense of purpose that you won’t get anywhere else. You will be making a difference for millions of people impacted by cancer
• An open-minded and friendly culture that encourages you to bring your best ideas forward
• A hybrid work environment that fosters collaboration and teamwork. Our in-office days are Tuesday, Thursday, and one other day per week in office, or as required subject to business needs

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcome all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.