WilsonHCG

Work Location: Hybrid (2 days per week)

Position Type: Permanent

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Compensation Range: $65K - $85K

Our client, a national charity which provides a wide range of services to people with disabilities, is seeking a "Manager, Stewardship."

The position reports to the Sr. Director/AVP, Philanthropy, the Manager, Stewardship will develop relationships with donors and steward them to higher levels of giving, ensuring the donors understand the mission, vision, and goals of the organization. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement plans to support donor relations and best practices in stewardship.
• Identify, evaluate, and take the necessary steps to bring donors and external stakeholders into a greater understanding of the organization's vision.
• Meet face-to-face and initiate telephone meetings with current and potential donors to discuss their giving interests and to connect them with opportunities to support the organization.
• Gather information, conduct research, contextualize data and write compelling narratives to share with donors and community stakeholders in reports and letters.
• Draft and facilitate donor gift agreements.
• Ensure a high degree of accuracy, transparency, and completeness of information in ensuring donor gifts are recorded in the donor management system and appropriate appreciation and recognition ensues.
• Produce standardized and customized reports for review and presentation.
• Take the lead on assembling invitation lists; extend strategic invitations; elicit participation; collect RSVPs and ensure appropriate records for the events

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum three years of experience in a fundraising environment in a national organization and in a donor relations role.
• Experience developing and implementing plans to support donor relations.
• Experience meeting face-to-face and initiating telephone meetings with current and potential donors to discuss their giving interests.
• Experience drafting and facilitating donor gift agreements.
• Experience conceptualizing, organizing, and executing fundraising event activities.
• Strong computer skills with demonstrated working knowledge of the MS Office Suite, Salesforce CRM, and databases.
• Professional presentation, demeanor, and confidence; ability to establish credibility and trust with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional relationship management and customer service skills.
• High level of attention to detail with superior organization and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize the coordination of multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Occasionally required to work overtime on weekdays and weekends.