fundraising campaign manager
Title posted on Jobillico - Manager of Fundraising and Development
Posted on April 28, 2026 by Employer details Homes First
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<p><strong>Manager of Fundraising and Development</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Mission Statement:</strong> Homes First Society develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.</p><p></p><p><strong>Location: Hybrid but required to attend in person within the GTA throughout the year</strong></p><p><strong>Position Type: Full-time, Permanent </strong></p><p><strong>Hours of Work: Monday ? Friday 9am ? 5pm, with flexibility for deadlines and events </strong></p><p><strong>Start Date: ASAP</strong></p><p><strong>Salary: $85,000</strong></p><p><strong>Submit resume to: Lavanya.sivakumar@homesfirst.on.ca</strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><strong>APPLICANTS MUST QUOTE ?MFD-E?</strong><p></p><p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY</strong></p><p>The Manager of Fundraising & Development is a key leadership role responsible for institutional giving, grant development, donor stewardship, and strategic fundraising initiatives. This position carries a significant grant-writing workload and is also the primary organizational lead for Raiser?s Edge NXT, ensuring data accuracy, reporting integrity, and analytics-driven fundraising strategies.</p><p></p><p>This is a perfect role for someone who is both a strong writer and a strong systems-thinker, who can build relationships, manage a donor pipeline, and leverage data to meaningfully grow revenue.</p><p></p><p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ol><li><strong> Fund Development Strategy & Execution</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Support the Director in delivering Homes First?s multi-year Fundraising Plan, including donor engagement strategies, revenue targets, KPI development, and a shift toward a more philanthropic organizational identity.</li><li>Lead cross-departmental collaboration to align program needs, organizational priorities, and fundraising opportunities.</li><li>Produce high-level briefs, analyses, and reports for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.</li><li>Project manage agency-wide fundraising initiatives, including development of a comprehensive Case for Support and related materials.</li></ul><p></p><ol><li><strong> Grants, Proposals & Institutional Giving </strong></li></ol><ul><li>Lead the full lifecycle of grant development and management, from prospect research and project scoping to writing, editing, budgeting, submission, and reporting.</li><li>Develop and maintain an institutional giving pipeline and calendar, with rigorous follow-up and stewardship.</li><li>Prepare Letters of Inquiry, multi-year proposals, foundation applications, and assist on government RFP responses in partnership with relevant departments.</li><li>Establish internal grant-writing processes, templates, and workflows to strengthen efficiency and consistency.</li></ul><p></p><ol><li><strong> Donor Stewardship & Mid-Level Donor Portfolio</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Manage and steward a portfolio of donors up to $10,000 through personalized cultivation and stewardship strategies.</li><li>Support impact reporting, donor recognition, and narrative development.</li><li>Collaborate with the Marketing & Communications Manager on donor touchpoints for campaigns such as Giving Tuesday, Year-End, and direct mail.</li></ul><ul><li>Support acquisition, retention, and stewardship reporting with insights from RENXT data.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><strong> Signature Event Support ? <em>Homes for Dinner</em></strong></li></ol><ul><li>Solicit sponsorships and silent auction gift-in-kind contributions.</li><li>Support development of donor-facing event collateral and storytelling elements.</li><li>Participate in event execution, donor hosting, and onsite stewardship as needed.</li></ul><p></p><ol><li><strong> Raiser?s Edge NXT Leadership & Data Strategy </strong></li></ol><ul><li>Oversee daily management of Raiser?s Edge NXT, including record maintenance, gift processing oversight, and donor activi- Location Toronto, ON
- Work location On site
- Salary$85,000YEAR annually
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Jobillico #16823595
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