Senior Manager, Individual Giving

Company Overview

ABOUT CANADIAN STAGE 

An anchor organization in Toronto’s vibrant cultural scene, Canadian Stage is one of the country’s leading not-for-profit contemporary performing arts organizations.

Sharing innovative work from Canada and across the world, the company stages an annual season at across three Toronto venues, including its beautiful heritage building on Berkeley and Front Street, in the vibrant St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood.  

In its long and storied history, Canadian Stage has employed thousands of artists and produced hundreds of new productions to over 5,000,000 audience members, including the premieres of 350+ new Canadian works. Many of the plays developed by Canadian Stage have been awarded and nominated for Canada's most prestigious literary and performing arts honours, including Governor General's, Chalmers, and Dora Mavor Moore Awards.  

Job Description

ABOUT THE POSITION

Canadian Stage seeks an energetic and effective front-line fundraiser for the position in the organization: Senior Manager, Individual Giving.  Reporting to the Director of Development and Campaigns and supported by the Development Coordinator, this position will be responsible for managing the Producer’s Club ($2,000 to $10,000) and Patron’s Club ($75 to $1,999) membership programs at Canadian Stage.

The successful candidate must be highly self motivated and results driven. They must be a strategic and innovative thinker with strong relationship building skills. This is an excellent position for an existing or emerging fundraising leader in the arts and culture sector.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Drive identification, acquisition, and renewal of the annual giving programs at Canadian Stage ($75 to $10,000 with an emphasis on donors in the $2,000 to $10,000 range)

·       Conduct face-to-face meetings and theatre visits with Producer’s Club members and prospective members

·       Plan, execute, and monitor annual fundraising campaigns

·       Deliver benefits and recognition to current members (e-newsletters, concierge ticketing, events, donors listings) with the support of the Development Coordinator and Manager of Special Events

·       Develop and implement inventive strategies to increase loyalty and contributions amongst individual donors

·       Persuasively convey the mission of Canadian Stage to a diverse group of stakeholders

·       Coordinate and track donor correspondence while maintaining a high level of accuracy

·       Support the planning and execution of donor events, and regularly attend events and performances to steward relationships with donors and prospective donors

·       Perform other administrative duties as required by the Director of Development and Campaigns

·       Act as an advocate within the organization for the interests of annual giving donors

Qualifications:

·       You bring a minimum of 3+ years of experience in fundraising in the not-for-profit sector and an appreciation for the performing arts.

·       You are or wish to be a front-line fundraiser; you have excellent interpersonal skills, with an innate ability to develop new relationships and are comfortable communicating with donors, patrons, and Board members.

·       You enjoy strategizing and have a creative and proactive approach to problem solving.

·       You are confident while working independently and collaborate well while working in a team.

·       You are highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications and are familiar with Tessitura and/or another fundraising management database.

·       You are a strong writer with the capacity to draft letters, solicitations, copy for emails, and e-newsletters.

STATEMENT OF INTENTION 

Canadian Stage is committed to building an anti-racist, equitable and inclusive cultural institution. We work to reflect the stories, ideas, concerns, and priorities of the communities we have been entrusted to serve authentically and meaningfully.   

To address the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous administrators at our organization, and to affirm the importance of diverse lived experiences and perspectives, we encourage and welcome applicants who identify as Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.