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About the role
- Director of Philanthropy leading foundation and major-gift fundraising for The Narwhal’s independent Canadian journalism. Building donor relationships, revenue strategy and sustainable development operations.
Responsibilities
- Develop an annual fund development plan and calendar with organizational leadership
- Create and implement initiatives to achieve impact goals and attract financial support
- Lead cross-departmental collaboration to align priorities and fundraising opportunities
- Track and analyze fundraising metrics and implement lessons learned
- Manage, mentor and support the Development Coordinator
- Ensure fundraising practices uphold The Narwhal’s values, donor privacy and editorial independence
- Evaluate fundraising capabilities, identify strengths and gaps, and map future revenue potential
- Develop fundraising revenue forecasts and budgets, monitor performance and report to the Executive Director and leadership team
- Develop a diversified portfolio spanning legacy gifts, donor-advised funds, foundation giving and major gifts
- Build and maintain foundation relationships and align funding priorities with The Narwhal’s goals
- Establish relationships with new foundations to grow grant revenue
- Lead grant development and management, including prospect research, project scoping, grant writing, budgeting and reporting
- Maintain an institutional giving pipeline and calendar with follow-up and stewardship
- Establish grant-writing processes, templates and workflows
- Develop cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for major donors
- Oversee prospect research and identify opportunities to increase donor support
- Support the Executive Director’s donor engagement and directly engage donors and prospects as needed
- Plan and manage strategic cultivation and stewardship events
- Conduct donor and prospect research, reporting and written correspondence
- Communicate with donors, foundations, staff and external partners by email, phone, video conference and in-person meetings
- Attend donor and foundation meetings, organizational meetings and special events across Canada
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years’ senior-level experience working directly for a foundation or successfully fundraising from foundations and major donors for an organization with annual revenue of at least $3 million
- Experience raising money from both individuals and foundations
- Track record of personally cultivating, soliciting and closing major gifts and multi-year foundation commitments, with a portfolio in the range of $2 million+/year
- Strong writing skills for proposals, emails and briefing notes
- Experience managing, mentoring and supporting fundraising staff and/or cross-functional teams
- Experience building and leading effective teams during organizational growth and evolution
- Ability to represent an organization in high-level external settings and build trust with a broad array of stakeholders
- Ability to see the long-term strategic picture while building systems required to deliver results
- Proven track record writing successful grant proposals and grant reporting
- Experience with fundraising databases and project management tools
- Salesforce and Airtable experience is an asset
- Understanding of why journalism matters is an asset
- Connections to foundations and donors who care about the environment are an asset
- CFRE certification is an asset
- Must be eligible to work in Canada
- Regular travel within Canada required
- Occasional evening or weekend work may be required
Benefits
- Group health, vision and dental benefits and a health spending account
- Flexible workplace with a vibrant, collaborative culture
- Work-from-home stipend or work from a shared office in Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton or Toronto
- GRSP base contributions after three months
- Four weeks of vacation per year, plus your birthday off
- 10 personal days per year
- Organization-wide holiday shutdown
- Professional development opportunities and fund
- Two-month top-up program for EI-protected leaves
- Paid assignment during the hiring process
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