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Director, Development, David Suzuki Foundation
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Director, Development, David Suzuki Foundation

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Full-time
Compensation
CAD115k - 125k/year
~USD80.9k - 87.9k/year
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Hybrid (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver)
Posted about 3 years ago

Responsibilities

The David Suzuki Foundation is a trusted environmental organization that empowers people to take action on environmental crises. The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is actively anti-racist. They work in solidarity and partnership with Indigenous peoples and are on a journey to decolonize and transform their work to protect nature’s diversity and the well-being of all life. The Director of Development is responsible for leading the Development team and the strategic development and management of DSF’s fundraising functions. The role involves building and managing high-value funder relationships, overseeing revenue targets, planning and executing national fundraising strategies, and ensuring compliance with CRA standards and AFP code of ethics for fundraising. Responsibilities: - Lead and manage a highly motivated and diverse Development team, working nationally across our three offices in Vancouver, Montréal, and Toronto. - Build trusting, collaborative and productive working relationships that help deliver results and furthers our organizational development, in alignment with DSF’s strategic priorities. - Oversee and achieve revenue targets in both the community giving and leadership giving teams, including legacy giving. - Build and manage the highest-value funder relationships and secure new major donors in light of Canada's changing population demographics. - Steward respectful relationships with internal and external stakeholders. - Plan and execute national fundraising strategies for the entire development department, including specific strategies for community giving and leadership giving. - Coach and motivate the leadership giving team to develop robust portfolios and relationship networks to reach their funding targets. - Assist other directors and colleagues in program development in order to develop proposals in alignment with the organization’s strategic priorities and secure funding for program needs. - Organize successful fundraising events for major donors. - Ensure compliance with CRA standards and AFP code of ethics for fundraising.
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