Fundraising Consultant (one year contract, part time)

Fundraising Consultant

Contract, July, 2022 – June 2023

 St. Michael’s Homes is an addiction and mental health service based in Toronto. We are seeking a Fundraising Consultant to work with our Executive Director, administrative staff and Board to develop and enhance our fundraising capacity, develop and support the implementation of a fundraising plan, and broaden our fundraising activities to achieve a consistent and high level of fundraising to support our programs.

Statement of Work

The Fundraising Consultant will:

• Develop, plan and initiate a fundraising and communications strategy in collaboration with the Executive Director and Board of Directors
• Develop an annual fundraising plan that can be continued and sustained by organization fundraising staff in future years
• Develop a strategy for donor base growth, including analyzing new funding sources, new donors, and new network-building opportunities
• Identify funding strategies to achieve organization goals
• Work with management to support the assessment and development of a range of fundraising activities
• Evaluate existing fundraising activities and provide recommendations for future development
• Plan, implement and manage fundraising activities during this year
• Work with administrative staff to create and maintain electronic tracking for all fundraising activities

Skills and experience

• Proven experience in communications and proposal writing
• Proven track record in managing fundraising campaigns
• Expert in planning and execution of fundraising campaigns
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build excellent working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, suppliers
• Advanced communication skills, including active listening skills and excellent fundraising copywriting
• Excellent command of English written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently,  be self-motivated
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to review priorities, meet deadlines and identify problems and resolutions
• Proficient skills and experience in working on MS Office

To apply, please send your resume, along with a proposed/draft work plan, including estimated hours of work and expected rate of compensation to Robin Griller, Executive Director, at robin@stmichaelshomes.org by June 15, 2022. If you have any questions regarding this posting, please email Robin at the above address.