Black Creek Community Farm, Development Manager (Maternity Leave)

FoodShare Toronto • Toronto, ON

15d • $72,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are an 8-acre farm in the heart of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto. We are a not-for-profit organization and leader in Toronto’s dynamic urban agriculture and community food sector. At Black Creek Community Farm, we serve and enrich our community through a thriving farm, healthy food, and hands-on training and learning experiences. Our focus is to inspire the next generation by providing leadership in food justice and supporting diverse and social ecosystems.

Requirements

• A passion for nonprofit fundraising and an understanding of its importance in social change work
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of food justice and our mission, vision, and policies.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in development, preferably in the nonprofit sector.
• At least 3+ years of experience securing major donors
• At least 2+ years of experience facilitating donor stewardship
• At least 2+ years experience supervising administrative staff, volunteers, and/or interns.
• Organization and project management skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Advanced written and verbal communications skills with a demonstrated ability to produce clear and mission-aligned communications.
• Ability to integrate the value of volunteerism into staff and volunteer relations, fundraising initiatives, and donor engagement/stewardship activities.
• Solid understanding of social media platforms and the importance of integrated fundraising and communications efforts that work together effectively to convert followers to supporters.
• Digital literacy and familiarity with tools such as donor management databases, MailChimp, Google Analytics, et al.
• Knowledge of design and design software (Adobe, Canva, Mailchimp).
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• This role directly supports BCCF’s on-site community and fundraising events.
• It will be necessary for the successful candidate to work occasional evenings, weekends and/or holidays as required, anticipating at least 5x a year.
• Must be be able to navigate farm space, for example uneven ground, gravel surfaces, soft/soil surfaces, and grassy/woodchip pathways
• Must be able and willing to work at events that are outdoors in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Support Executive Director in the development of the annual fundraising plan and budget.
• Design and execute individual giving plans employing key metrics for measuring ROI across direct mail and online giving channels.
• Manage revenue development and lead fundraising programs such as “End of the Year” annual campaign, corporate sponsorship, Farm Fundraising Dinner, small scale fundraising events, other digital campaigns, etc.
• Develop and implement strategies and tactics to grow funding from all sources, including existing and new one-time and monthly individual donors, public and private foundations, corporate donors and sponsors, fundraising events and targeted grant applications.
• Manage all aspects of donor stewardship throughout the full life-cycle of giving, from donor identification, making the request, securing gifts, and ongoing support and recognition of donors.
• Oversee gift acceptance and collaborate with Foodshare Development team in depositing gifts cheques and tax receipts
• Develop and maintain database use and management for donor records and acknowledgements.
• Collaborate with the FoodShare Development team with online giving platforms such as CanadaHelps.
• Track, evaluate, and report on fundraising program performance across all campaigns and giving channels.
• Design and execute an annual direct mail campaign which includes identifying key content themes, target audience and performance tracking measures and developing letter content.
• Maintain a current monthly donor base through regular appeals and stewardship and develop a plan for growth.
• Develop and steward major donors and prospects as directed.
• Manage portfolio of corporate donors as well as multiple smaller and/or occasional corporate partnerships.
• Develop proposals and implement annual partnership plans for corporate donors, including coordinating recognition activities such as group volunteer days, support in preparing impact reports, and implementing ongoing stewardship.
• Contribute to regular prospecting of potential corporate partners in accordance with the annual fundraising plan and revenue targets.
• Provide support to solicit in-kind donations from event sponsors, vendors, and prospects as required.
• Oversee and manage annual communications, promotional strategies, and associated budget in support of BCCF planning and revenue targets along with
• Manage and collaborate with staff to grow corporate programs, events, and overall BCCF Communications
• Organize and implement fundraising opportunities and events for the organization.
• Lead the planning and execution of external teambuilding, public awareness and promotional strategies for new and existing initiatives, projects, campaigns and events.
• Assess potential risk to organizational brand and reputation providing timely management and response strategies.
• Work with BCCF staff to ensure that the farm and BCCF programs communications complement one another and align with our organizational mission
• Support program teams in identifying, preparing, and submitting grant applications to prospective funders.
• Coordinate monthly/quarterly Development e-newsletters in mailchimp
• Provide supervision to staff within the Development team
• Participate in BCCF Management Team meetings, other internal committees, staff meetings, and staff training.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 4 weeks paid vacation per year, prorated based on start date
• Health Benefit Reimbursement : Up to $1,000 per calendar year, prorated based on start date.
• Personal Leave Days: 10 paid personal leave days per year, prorated based on start date
• Wellness Days: 20 paid wellness days/sick leave per year, prorated based on start date

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed