Major Gifts Officer(Full-time) - Oakville, Canada - Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides

Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides

Verified Company

Oakville, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Full time

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Does the challenge of exceeding revenue targets and seeking out new sources of funding excite you? If so, look no further for your next career adventure and join the dynamic Revenue Development Team at Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides (LFCDG)._

Lions Foundation Canada Dog empowers Canadians living with disabilities to navigate their world with confidence and independence by providing a Dog Guide at no cost and supporting them in their journey together.

LFCDG is the only school to train Dog Guides in seven distinct programs and serves clients annually while supporting over 1100 active clients across Canada.

LFCDG operates out of Oakville,

ON, with a breeding and training facility in Breslau, ON, with plans for a new leading-edge facility in late

2024.

Our Values:

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Integrity:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

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Respect

The Opportunity:

As part of LFCDG's Strategic Plan, which calls for revenue diversification and growth, we are seeking our first Major Gifts Officer.

Reporting to the Director of Campaigns, Major and Planned Gifts, the Major Gifts Officer is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individuals and family foundations.

This new role will focus on the growth of major donors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and implement plans and strategies that identify, engage, cultivate, solicit and steward a major gift pipeline of individual donor prospects with a personal revenue target of $500,000
Develop donor solicitation and engagement strategies, preparing strategic fundraising materials including proposals
Create and implement strategic donor communications including timely acknowledgments, impact reports, ecommunication and other material to ensure meaningful gift fulfillment and enhancement of the relationship between donors and LFC.
Ensure the prospect pipeline is developed and maintained at a level sufficient to achieve LFC's major giftgiving goals.
Ensure that requests for information from donors and prospects are addressed quickly.
Engage with donors who are at midlevel giving to build and strengthen relationships with LFC and understand current and future capacity.
Work with colleagues to coordinate moves management while recording all information in Salesforce
Analyze and monitor progress towards established goals; recommend adjustments as required in order to meet targets.
Maintain and provide timely reports on key activity and results to Director of Campaigns and Major Gifts
Develop and monitor annual revenue and expense budget
Attends events and speaking engagements to increase awareness and support

You will bring to the opportunity:

Minimum of five years of direct experience soliciting and stewarding individual donors at the $10,000+ level in a not-for-profit organization
Possess a passion for philanthropy and a strong understanding of donor relationship management.
Excellent relationshipbuilding and interpersonal skills
Superior verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking
Strong organization and analytical skills
Superb customer and donor relation skills
Ability to develop and manage a program budget
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and to work in a resultsorientated environment
Ability to work independently and on various tasks simultaneously
Strong computer skills related to Microsoft Office Suite
Proficiency in Salesforce or relational databases and donor database reporting
Driver's license (_appropriate wording for this)_