Junior Fundraising Coordinator

Junior Fundraising Coordinator

**Fundraising Coordinator.**

We invite you to join the vibrant staff community of Canada's National Ballet School (NBS). NBS has _300+ employees _
supporting programs ranging from professional ballet training, community programs, and ground-breaking health
promoting initiatives.

This position plays an important role supporting the Advancement department’s fundraising priorities for both
Canada’s National Ballet School and Canada’s National Ballet School Foundation. Reporting to the Manager,
Philanthropy and working closely with the Chief of Advancement, the Coordinator supports the identification,
cultivation and solicitation of philanthropic gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations.

**Major Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Participate in internal and external meetings related to donor prospecting, renewals, solicitation and gift
- planning;- Request, compile, update & organize written program information required for proposals and reports;
- Track and update action items and deadlines (moves management) in donor database (Blackbaud Raiser's
- Edge) & proactively review timelines and deliverables with Management;- Create fundraising status reports (annual appeals and special campaigns);
- Write and format customized letters, proposals and digital materials related to fundraising;
- Coordinate all prospect research, including identifying potential new donors, conducting research, bringing
- forth new prospects for team discussion, & tracking prospect information in donor database;- Update donor forms and templates (i.e. donation forms, edge reminders, tax receipts, online forms);
- Perform administration tasks such as list review, coordinate mailings and take meeting minutes;
- Support the Chief of Advancement and donor stewardship activities (i.e. support the development of donor
- reports, send/track donor tax & acknowledgement receipts, research & participate in special projects);- Required to attend meetings and events outside of usual business hours (online & in person).**
**Qualifications and Experience**
- Post-secondary degree; certificate or training in fundraising or arts management;
- 1+ years working in a charitable sector and/or fundraising environment. Experience in a role with direct
- fundraising (donor facing) responsibilities considered an asset;- Demonstrated success in identifying/cultivating/soliciting new donors and increasing support of existing
- donors;- High computer literacy required; Microsoft Office & fundraising databases (Raiser’s Edge experience a strong
- asset); proficiency in excel required;- Ability to prioritize/manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced & goal-oriented environment; strong attention
- to detail;- Ability to adhere to organizational processes and deadlines; understands fundraising & best practices;
- Exceptional interpersonal communication (written/verbal); remain professional under pressure.

the School’s Child Abuse/Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy; this will be coordinated through the Human Resources
Department of NBS.

About NBS

At NBS, excellence, access and inclusion fuel our belief in sharing the transformative power of dance. This is what
drives our commitment to making dance a part of all Canadians’ lives. For 60+ years, NBS has been Canada’s leader in
ballet education, developing and evolving pedagogy and practices to center the dancer’s experience and wellbeing.

We recognize our responsibility, as Canada’s largest arts training organization and one of its oldest, to address
racialization and anti-Black racism, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and systemic oppression within the sector
and beyond. Central to this mission is a commitment to equity-informed practices; driving systemic, progressive
change by evolving dance education. Building an inclusive sense of belonging at NBS for every dancer and employee is
the School’s primary imperative.

NBS continues to use evidence-based practice to address barriers and expand our program offerings to engage more
people than ever before; striving to reach individuals and communities historically and presently underrepresented
within the art of ballet.
- To realize its mission, NBS strives to:
- Increase the relevance of the art of ballet in the lives of all Canadians
- Reflect a vision of leadership that touches more communities, more partners and greater breadth and depth
- of talent than ever before- Address the need to bring new faces to ballet - as prospective professional students and as future

enthusiasts for the art form - embracing and nurturing a more diverse spectrum of children and youth to
participate in dance and explore training at the highest level
- Deliver the broadest range of impactful, evidence-informed community dance programs of any ballet school

in the world

We are dedicated to making our organization stronger by engaging individuals with a wide range of experiences,
backgrounds and abilities. When you join