Annual Giving Officer

1 week ago

London, Canada Unity Project Full time

**Summary**: Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness contributes innovative, influential and vital social services within London Ontario. We seek a bold and motivated fundraising professional who will steward and strengthen a community of support to sustain Unity Projects vital programs and services.

**Job Title**: Annual Giving Officer
**Scope**: Permanent Full-Time
**Reports To**: Director of Development

**ABOUT UNITY PROJECT**:
Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness contributes innovative, influential and vital social services within London Ontario. For over two decades, our charitable organization has provided housing-outcome focused emergency shelter, supportive housing and housing stability support programming for youth, adults and seniors of all genders who are struggling to escape and avoid homelessness, doing whatever it takes to support a diversity of individuals with complex needs.

The position of Annual Giving Officer has been vacant for just over one year as Unity Project has moved through a period of transition and now embarks on a capital campaign. We seek a bold and motivated fundraising professional who will steward and strengthen a community of support to sustain Unity Projects vital programs and services.

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The Annual Giving Officer will implement and manage a comprehensive and sustainable fundraising plan centred on best-practices to mature our program, ensure financial resilience and continually raise more money by building fundraising capacity, acquiring new donors, and diversifying revenues.

**ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Stewardship**:

- Provide accountability and transparency for gifts and communicate impact of giving through broad communications (e-news, website, social media);
- Support Director of Development with recognition and reporting to individual leadership givers and planned givers;
- Inform, compile and develop written standard operating procedures for stewardship program;
- Suggest changes to the stewardship plan as necessary and implement any revisions.

**Annual Giving Program**:

- Implement annual programs and appeals including Direct Response, Memorial/ Tribute program, Monthly Giving, Family Program, Third-Party Events, Gifts-in-Kind, Services-in-Kind and Giving Tuesday;
- Make recommendations on fund development program planning, evaluation, new activities or policies and procedures;
- Work with the Fund Development team to execute signature events, support third-party events and other unique donor opportunities as they arise;
- Assist in the development and updating of written annual giving program procedures;
- Manage Canada Helps and other online and workplace giving platforms;
- Evaluate results of each annual program and compare with established metrics;
- Develop strategies for donor acquisition;
- Respond to giving inquiries and provide necessary follow-up.

**Communications Related to Fundraising**:

- Develop fundraising messages for social media and website related to annual giving program and stewardship in consultation with Communications Manager and Director of Development and in alignment with Unity Project ethics and values;
- Ensure that communications are donor centric with an ongoing emphasis on donor accountability, impact, and transparency;
- Develop and edit cases for support (including some grant writing) as required.

**Administration**:

- Assist Director of Development with budget as it relates to annual program and stewardship;
- Report to Director of Development and Fundraising Committee on fundraising progress;
- Participate in Fundraising Committee as required;
- Work with the Director of Development in the creation of annual fundraising plans;
- Manage donor relationship data on CRM database as related to annual program and stewardship in collaboration with data management personnel;
- Other related duties, as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
- A minimum of 3- 5 years of related fund development experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in fund development or related studies is an asset
- Demonstrated experience in volunteer engagement
- Experience working in non-profit environment and/or with marginalized individuals is an asset
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Customer Relationship Management systems particularly with Raiser’s Edge NXT.
- Excellent computer literacy skills and adaptability to new technology and digital platforms, with high-level proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat)
- Understanding of homelessness or experience in social service charities an asset;
- Proven ability to cultivate, solicit and steward existing and potential donors, with a donor centred approach;
- Superior time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a fast paced, results oriented environment;
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal c

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