Tim Hortons Foundation Camps help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential through multi-year, overnight camp experiences. Whether at camp or back home in their communities between visits—our youth work to build social, emotional, leadership and innovation skills and behaviours like volunteerism and motivation to learn so they become civically and academically engaged and successfully transition to adulthood.

At Tims Camps, we are catalysts for good - helping our youth participants and teammates be the best they can be, developing personal and career growth. We empower young people with skills to open doors to their future. That is our North Star and, together, we help shape leaders that build stronger communities.

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Senior Manager, Fundraising - Major Gifts

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Fundraising - Major Gifts, is responsible for identifying, cultivating, securing and stewarding significant philanthropic gifts from corporate partners and individual donors in support of Tim Hortons Youth Foundation.

The position plays a key role in growing major-gift revenue by developing new relationships, expanding existing partnerships and securing significant investments from both corporate and individual donors. The Senior Manager will manage a portfolio of prospective and existing donors, develop tailored cultivation and solicitation strategies, maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities and deliver against established revenue targets.

Working collaboratively with the Director of Fundraising and internal stakeholders, the Senior Manager will develop compelling cases for support, match donor interests and philanthropic priorities with the Foundation’s strategic objectives and build long-term relationships that advance the mission and impact of the Foundation.

Work Location

The ideal candidate will be based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and be able to work at the Foundation’s Home Office in St. George, Ontario, as required. They will also be required to travel to meet donors, visit the Tim Hortons Corporate Office, and attend special events based on operational requirements.

Employment type

This is a full-time position with an anticipated start date as soon as possible.

Posting Type

Internal and External

Is this role right for you?

The successful candidate will be a proactive, results-oriented fundraiser with a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, lead high-value solicitations, negotiate and secure significant gifts, and convert opportunities into philanthropic revenue.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide ownership and high-level execution of strategies to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, secure and steward significant major gifts from corporate partners and individual donors.
Strive to maximize assigned annual major-gift fundraising revenue targets through new donor acquisition, renewal and growth of existing relationship and multi-year commitments.
Build and scale a portfolio of prospective and existing corporate and individual major-gift donors whose philanthropic interests, values and capacity align with THYF.
Research and qualify prospects by assessing philanthropic interests, giving capacity and potential alignment with a focus on the Foundation’s strategic direction and priorities.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with corporate decision makers, including senior executives, individual donors, family representatives, philanthropic advisors and other relevant stakeholders.
Insight-driven development and implementation of tailored relationships and solicitation plans for each prospect, with clear timelines, ask strategies and revenue expectations.
Lead major-gift solicitations, presentations, proposal development and negotiations to secure significant financial commitments.
Develop compelling cases for support and customized funding opportunities that connect donor interests and priorities with the impact of the Foundation’s programs and initiatives.
Develop revenue forecasts, monitor performance against targets and recommend strategies to address pipeline gaps and maximize fundraising results.