Director Of Development Jobs

Position: Director of Development

Posted: June 9, 2023 Closing: June 30, 2023

Start date: July 1, 2023 or ASAP thereafter

Location: East York, Ontario Salary: $59,405-$78,166 plus vacation and benefits

Duration: permanent full time Responsible To: Executive Director

We are currently seeking a resourceful Director of Development to run all facets of our fundraising calendar in

order to raise ~1 million dollars a year that our organization requires to achieve its mission. This is your

opportunity to join a smaller organization which is surrounded by a vibrant community of support, including

staff, volunteers and community members. This role is based in our Toronto office with occasional

opportunities to work remotely.

What you’ll do:

• Raise between $500k-$1million annually; our organization is primarily funded through MCCSS,

however, to maintain the standard of support and care that is central to our L’Arche community and run

programs you will work towards ensuring we meet our budget. In addition to housing support, we also

run multiple programs that require additional funding; these include TIFS and Sol Express. The

development office has been essential to our organization and you will ensure it continues to support

us.

• Plan and execute various fundraising efforts throughout the year; this role is for a fundraising

generalist who is able to multitask across many different fundraising strategies. We rely on a multipronged

strategic approach to raising funds; including annual and monthly giving, grant writing, events,

special fundraising days such as Giving Tuesday and planned giving. We currently have a good baseline

set from which to build from. You will be responsible for planning and executing details of our annual

fundraising events. This includes booking the location, advertising, finding sponsors, organizing the

silent auction, booking musicians/entertainment and ensuring every detail is looked after.

• Maintain and develop important relationships; this role requires a high degree of communications,

planning and execution. You will be in contact with our donors through both written and personal

communications. This means writing and sending out our regular newsletters and managing personal

relationships through phone calls and thank you cards. Every donor who gives over $500 currently gets

a personal phone call from our team with a thank you. This high degree of personalization is important

to our success. You will work on outward communications in concert with the Executive Director who is

the organization’s spokesperson.

L’Arche Toronto Homes Inc. (L’Arche Toronto) is an organization of hope, belonging and celebration. For

over 49 years, L’Arche Toronto has created a community where people with and without intellectual

disabilities share life with a wide circle of family, friends, donors and neighbours. We help persons with

intellectual disabilities discover their gifts and abilities and support them to achieve their goals for a

meaningful life.

• Maintain and refresh a culture of philanthropy and trust in our organization; this role is a leader in

building fundraising into the core of our organization. You will create a strategy to engage and steward

new and current valued donors to our organization.

• Manage capital campaigns; we are currently wrapping up a capital campaign and have another multimillion

dollar one on the horizon which you will support through coordination efforts in collaboration

with the L’Arche Toronto team.

• Maintain social media; through our various platforms including Instagram and Facebook, you will

provide information, tell stories and build awareness for our organization and fundraising initiatives

using our unique voice and messaging that aligns with our mission.

Who you are:

• Highly responsible, extremely detail oriented and never drops the ball; as the sole individual

managing the development office, you’ll perform a mix of strategic and highly administrative tasks. You

are someone who values the administration and details as much as the strategic work. You take

ownership of your commitments; nobody ever needs to worry that you’ll forget a step or miss a detail.

This includes managing our database and a comfort with bookkeeping and financial

transactions/reconciliations which is done on a monthly basis.

• A champion and communicator of change; You are someone who is able to work within an evolving

organization and you’re able to hold what is core to L’Arche’s mission to ensure our donors and public

partners are reminded of the great work we do.

• Someone who has worked in small nonprofit organizations, has done a variety of fundraising,

and is familiar with the gifts of people living with intellectual disabilities; there are many

combinations of backgrounds and experiences that will make you successful in this role. The

aforementioned three are critical to some degree. At this point in your career, you likely have an

established network built on strong relationships.

• Creative, self-directed and desiring to include others in their work; this role requires you to

understand the balance of knowing when to bring others onboard to help and when you need to go it

alone. While you’re comfortable taking ultimate accountability for the work, L’Arche Toronto is a very

collaborative environment where everyone wants to support each other. You’ll need to quickly form

relationships with many different stakeholders to thrive in this role.

Why work with us:

• At L’Arche Toronto you’ll be joining an organization that is leading change. We are working to create

justice and equity for people living with intellectual disabilities through life celebrating programming,

and setting a new standard for housing in Toronto. This role provides you the opportunity to participate

in all areas of fundraising and development while playing a key role in L'Arche Toronto’s mission.

How to apply:

Please submit your resume, including a minimum of two references, along with a cover letter outlining your

desire for and fit with this role by June 30, 2023 to Human Resources: [email protected].

L’Arche Toronto is actively committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. L’Arche Toronto offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/hiring process or require an accessible version of a document/publication, please contact Human Resources.

Thank you for your interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted