Development Officer, Community Giving

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Toronto Humane Society finds new homes for thousands of animals and helps keep families together. However,Toronto Humane Society is more than an animal shelter. We are an educational resource and support system, a leading voice in animal welfare and accessible care. Toronto Humane Society is a center of excellence, a space where best practices and boundary-pushing knowledge exchange meet with unyielding optimism and a love for animals to create something special. Toronto Humane Society is like no other.

**Working at Toronto Humane Society**:
At Toronto Humane Society, we are drawn together by our **purpose**. The power of the Human-Animal Bond, it’s a bond like no other, and it’s the reason we get up in the morning. If you love animals as much as we do, you understand why we work so hard to provide the best life possible for the animals in our care and the people who bond with them. It’s our expertise at every step of the journey, combined with the love and support provided by people in our community that complete the circle.

At Toronto Humane Society we recognize that the field of animal welfare and the challenges it presents are ever changing. Because of this, we encourage and support our staff, volunteers, foster parents and other stakeholders to continue their **learning** journey. We believe that a commitment to learning and growing daily is the only way we will ever achieve our mission, not just as an organization, but also as individuals. In order to learn, we must be comfortable in the unknown, be able to take measured risks, and when we fail - be ready to accept it as an opportunity for growth. We want our people to continually develop and expand, finding creative ways to increase both our impact and theirs.

**Job Summary**
Reporting to the Senior Development Officer, Annual Giving, the Development Officer, Community Giving coordinates and implements Toronto Humane Society’s community and third-party fundraising initiatives. They have oversight of the community giving and third-party fundraising revenue stream. Key areas of focus include, strategy development, new revenue acquisition, growth of existing revenue as well as implementation and ongoing monitoring of results.

The Development Officer, Community Giving influences and shapes key stakeholder relationships. They will be responsible Toronto Humane Society’s fundraising engagement within the community, including but not limited to, attending and representing Toronto Humane Society at community run events, encouraging and supporting current stakeholders in their personal fundraising efforts, and managing and improving giving on third-party platforms (e.g., ECHOAge, Canada Helps etc.). This role will work within the team and across the organization to ensure an integrated approach throughout the donor lifecycle, across all channels.

**Main Duties/Responsibilities**

Community Giving and Third-Party Fundraising:

- Develops and implements an annual community giving plan that maximizes net income and achieves overall program targets and objectives.
- Applies appropriate innovations within community giving fundraising by adjusting strategies and tactics.
- Supports the Senior Development Officer, Annual Fund and Director, Integrated Marketing and Development to develop and implement a strategy that achieves revenue targets, maximizes net income, and meets established performance metrics and objectives in alignment with our values as an organization.
- Use existing and new networks to maximise potential fundraising activities, whilst deepening supporter/donor relationships to drive second actions.
- Manage key relationships by planning, developing, and implementing customized strategies.
- Coordinates with external agencies and internal resources in the delivery of community giving and third-party fundraising initiatives by developing revenue and communications objectives, providing strategic directions, approving copy and creative, and facilitating required donor data.
- Explore new third-party fundraising online platforms to expand reach.
- Identify opportunities, test, and adjust plans as needed to pilot new opportunities.
- Engage Volunteers and different stakeholder groups as gift stewards for Toronto Humane Society.
- Analyzes performance and effectiveness against set benchmarks and performance metrics.
- Produces timely reports showing performance against targets and analytics related to our supporters.
- Works closely with the Database Administration Team to ensure data integrity, effective data capture, and identify data opportunities and challenges.
- Manages and maintains inventories of community giving and third-party fundraising materials.
- Continually monitor and evaluate industry trends to identify new and innovative opportunities.
- Assists and guides other members of the team on community giving methods and protocols.
- Be present