Our Core Values

• Servant leadership: We put our patients first. Our Leadership is grounded in the sharing of power for the growth and well-being of our people and the community.
• Shared Achievement: We believe success is a team sport. We care about results, but more importantly, we care how those results are achieved.
• Authenticity: We celebrate character and genuineness. We expect respect and welcome different opinions, modes of expression and diversity.
• Freedom & Responsibility: We trust our team. We embrace the freedom of employees to work non-traditional hours if needed, to from home, to exercise creativity in career goals and development.
• Lifelong Learning: We see learning as more than professional development, but as a mindset and philosophy to help us adapt, change and excel.

Responsibilities

• Driving market growth by identifying, recruiting, managing and inspiring a team of senior business executive volunteers and top fundraising teams to strive for and achieve ambitious targets.
• The Fund Development Lead is first and foremost a “rainmaker”: able to attract and inspire influential volunteers and major donors to our cause
• They are resourceful and connected, comfortable engaging and building authentic relationships with new volunteers, supporters and leaders in their community to drive growth
• They are highly motivated and driven to succeed, comfortable setting goals, identifying targets and delivering results
• Discusses and educates potential fundraising participants and volunteers about the organization’s patient services programs and how they can help advance the mission
• Discusses and educates potential corporate sponsors about the organization’s patient services programs and how they can contribute
• Engages Honoured Heroes and discusses how their involvement can help in their journey and to educate the public
• Understands the community programs and services and directs inquiries to appropriate internal resources
• Leads with mission offerings and connects constituents in need to internal resource specialists
• Demonstrates and develops presentations to illustrate how campaign participants can further support the blood cancer community
• Leads in the recruitment and year-round management of a Senior Volunteer Leadership Committee to achieve growth targets
• Leads in the design and execution of revenue driving activities to build volunteer fundraising capacity and capabilities
• Responsible for planning, goal setting and coaching top individuals and teams to achieve ambitious targets
• Attracts new sponsors for fundraising campaigns to increase base of corporate support
• Recruits, retains, manages and inspires top fundraisers and corporate partners

Education and experience

• An Undergraduate degree or diploma in Commerce, Fund Development or equivalent is preferred
• A minimum of 4 years of sales, or fundraising experience
• Proven success in recruitment and management of business leaders/executive volunteer leadership committees in the achievement of ambitious goals
• Proven track record of success and expertise in peer-to-peer fundraising and fundraising event management
• Major gift experience an asset
• Superior interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and leverage stakeholders both internally and externally
• Experience working independently and collaboratively in the development and execution of activities aligned with national and local strategies
• Exceptional written and verbal skills; at ease with public presentations and a proven ability to relate to diverse groups of people at all levels

Working conditions

• The workplace consists of an environment that values a supportive and collaborative culture
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required for offsite meetings with the community, volunteers and other stakeholders
• Evening and weekend work occasionally required
• This is a work-from-home position.
• Fund Development Lead may live within a 2 hour radius of market they lead.