Manager, Stewardship and Planned Giving

Be the Spark! Join our passionate Fundraising team and help us to achieve great things in our community!

The Manager Stewardship and Planned Giving manages the stewardship and gift planning programs for YMCA of Greater Toronto. This position provides related guidance and support to the fundraising team and ensures that efforts are coordinated and support YMCA’s brand.

In this role, you will:

• Manage implementation for YMCA’s planned giving strategy to attract planned gift prospects and generate revenue
• Manage and grow the portfolio of prospects and execute follow up for cultivation and solicitation of gifts in wills
• Act as the YMCA’s in-house specialist for planned giving
• Collaborate with finance, legal and/or lawyers of record to ensure timely administration of all estate gifts, deferred and outright gifts, and advise and manage estate gifts if conflicts or legal challenges arise
• Work with executors, estate solicitors, lawyers, other professional advisors and donor families to ensure the timely administration of all deferred and outright gifts
• Proactively support primary staff with the design and execution of annual and multi-year stewardship plans for donors and top prospects
• Manage annual impact reporting of restricted endowed funds and annual gifts, and acknowledgements from senior leadership
• Maintain a comprehensive naming and recognition program
• Coordinate with donor recognition vendors to manage signage production and static recognition. Oversee the logistics for donor recognition programs including physical donor signage inventory and annual donor listings
• Assist and support the Director of Fundraising Communications with delivery of mass and customized donor engagement touchpoints and communication
• Oversee planned giving and stewardship budgets, approving and monitoring all program expenditures within spending limits
• Perform other duties as assigned including occasional evening and weekend work

What you need to succeed:

• Commitment to the YMCA’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services
• YMCA Competencies: Accountable, Relationship-Builder, Improvement-Orientated, Team Player & Leader, Equity and Wellbeing Promoter

You bring:

• University degree in a related field or equivalent experience; professional designation such as Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) an asset
• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience in direct and varied areas of planned giving, donor relations and stewardship
• Track record of successfully building maintaining donor relationships and soliciting planned gifts
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to build and maintain solid, effective trust based working relationships with internal and external constituents and to partner effectively with a cross-functional team
• Experience working with volunteers and donors
• Well-developed project management and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Power Point, Microsoft 365, and advanced Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Raiser’s Edge or equivalent database experience
• Excellent understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity including the ability to identify and address barriers in fundraising practices, work effectively with diverse stakeholders, and integrate equity into program design

Why work for the YMCA?

The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities. We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential and are recognized as a great place to work. We offer meaningful jobs and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and the health of our communities. See what you can expect from the YMCA here.

Joining the Y means contributing to over 165 years of providing opportunities for people to shine through programs and services like health and fitness, licensed child care, camps, employment and immigrant services, education and training, and services for youth, families, and seniors. Learn more in our 2020–2025 strategic plan, Ignite the Light, which outlines how we are focused on boosting well-being and promoting equity across the Greater Toronto Area.

The YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We strive to remove barriers to employment and recognize that diverse staff who reflect the communities we work in enrich the experiences of our participants and our team. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including racialized people/people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, disabled people/people with disabilities and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

If we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity so we can work with you to accommodate your needs.

In keeping with our commitment to safety and child protection, job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a Police Records Check. Within the first four months and every three years thereafter, a Vulnerable Police Records Check is required. Learn more about these checks here.

The YMCA only considers applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, due to the volume of applications we receive, we can only contact candidates who are selected for an interview.

Check out the next steps in our recruitment process and see what others are saying about working at the YMCA.