Communications & Fundraising Coordinator

L'Arche Canada Inc.•Arnprior, ON

5d•CA$60,000 - CA$64,000•Onsite

About The Position

L’Arche Arnprior is seeking a creative, relational, and highly organized Communications & Fundraising Coordinator to share the story of their community and cultivate relationships and financial support. This role is crucial for helping others encounter the community and find meaningful ways to participate. The ideal candidate will be adept at storytelling and developing fundraising plans, balancing relationship-building with a focus on goals, data, systems, deadlines, and follow-through. Fundraising is viewed as a deeply relational activity and a key measure of success.

Requirements

Strong and engaging writer and communicator.
Comfortable developing relationships with donors, funders, businesses, and community partners.
Motivated by goals and able to translate ideas into concrete plans and results.
Creative and able to recognize a good story or opportunity.
Highly organized and attentive to administrative detail.
Comfortable working with databases, digital communications, websites, social media, and related technology.
Able to manage multiple projects, deadlines, relationships, and priorities.
Thoughtful about consent, privacy, dignity, and how people's stories are represented.
Collaborative, curious, self-directed, and reliable.
Comfortable moving between creative work, relationship-building, fundraising strategy, and detailed administration.

Nice To Haves

Experience in fundraising, communications, donor development, grant writing, marketing, community engagement, or a related field.
A combination of experience, skills, creativity, and relationships that could translate successfully into this role.

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing annual communications and fundraising plans.
Managing the organization's website, social media, newsletters, and other communications.
Finding and sharing authentic stories from L’Arche Arnprior.
Creating written, photographic, video, digital, and promotional content.
Growing and diversifying the donor community through acquisition, retention, re-engagement, and recurring giving.
Planning and implementing fundraising campaigns, appeals, events, and other initiatives.
Cultivating relationships with existing and prospective donors.
Identifying opportunities for major gifts, legacy giving, corporate support, sponsorships, and other forms of giving.
Researching funding opportunities and preparing grant applications and reports.
Maintaining the donor database and accurate donor records.
Preparing and issuing charitable tax receipts and ensuring donations are acknowledged promptly.
Tracking fundraising and communications results and reporting on progress toward established goals.
Building relationships with businesses, funders, community organizations, donors, volunteers, and other partners.