Manager, Development – Toronto

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Implement fundraising initiatives supporting Toronto program goals, including individual giving, annual and capital campaigns, sponsorships, and gifts-in-kind.
• Identify prospective donors, partners, and fundraising opportunities; build relationships with donors, foundations, corporate partners, faith communities, service clubs, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, recognition, follow-up, meetings, tours, events, and community engagement.
• Prepare fundraising proposals, correspondence, presentations, and materials with internal partners; work with program leaders to connect donors and partners with program needs.
• Maintain donor, prospect, activity, and donation records; track engagement, campaign progress, and revenue and prepare reports.
• Coordinate with Finance, Communications, Toronto leadership, and Development on donations, materials, reporting, and stewardship.
• Ensure donations are acknowledged and documented and activities comply with legislation, privacy requirements, donor intent, ethical practices, and organizational policies.
• Identify improvements to donor communications, stewardship, fundraising processes, and administration; maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, resource development, community engagement, or a related field.
• Nonprofit, health, social services, or community services sector experience is preferred.
• Diploma or degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Working knowledge of fundraising, donor cultivation and stewardship, campaigns, sponsorships, and gifts-in-kind.
• Experience supporting donor solicitation and stewardship; donor database or fundraising-system experience. Raiser's Edge or a similar platform is an asset.
• Knowledge of ethical fundraising, donor privacy, and stewardship expectations.
• Strong relationship, written and verbal communication, organizational, computer, and accuracy skills; ability to maintain confidentiality, use sound judgment, and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to Good Shepherd's values of Hospitality, Respect, Responsibility, Quality, and Spirituality.

What the employer offers

• Continuing education and professional development support, staff recognition programs, and access to an employee and family assistance program.
• The employer describes a positive and encouraging work environment and an opportunity to support the local community.

Rate of pay

• The stated rate is $40.55–$46.49; no pay cadence or currency is specified. Starting salary depends on experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions.

Work location

• The opportunity supports Good Shepherd's Toronto Operations and Toronto programs; no onsite, hybrid, or remote policy is stated.