Development Manager

  • Toronto, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 hours ago
Candidate OpportunityThis is an ideal opportunity for a candidate passionate about Canadian theatre and the importance of developing and producing new alternative plays that articulate a distinct Canadian voice and reflect the complexity of our intercultural society. The position offers the candidate the chance to engage and inspire a broad array of philanthropic supporters in furthering TPM’s mission to break down walls by pushing against boundaries.Job DescriptionThe Development Manager leads and executes the private funding goals at TPM as well as supports the Leadership Team with public sector funding applications. Reporting to TPM’s Leadership Team (Artistic Director and Artistic Producer), the Development Manager will oversee the development and implementation of the company’s fundraising plan and lead efforts to engage individual, foundation and corporate supporters with the company’s work and demonstrate TPM’s valuable impact on the community. They will be responsible for the execution of fundraising plans and timelines, organize the efforts of the senior team to help cultivate and steward supporters, and direct the work of the Development Coordinator.Specific responsibilities include:
  • Leading all fundraising activities, in collaboration with TPM staff and Resource Development Committee of the Board, and promoting a strong culture of philanthropy both internally and externally;
  • Personally managing an assigned portfolio of individual, corporate and foundation accounts to lead;
  • Actively building and managing a pipeline for new individual, corporate and foundation support against mutually set goals for both revenue and cultivation activity, including researching potential supporters whose philanthropic goals align with TPM’s mandate;
  • Overseeing the use of the database to track all supporter and prospect activity, allowing for efficient reporting on fundraising progress to staff and board and capturing an individual understanding of donor preferences and passions;
  • Managing donor and supporter stewardship activity to ensure established reporting, recognition and receipting standards are met;
  • Creating engaging and targeted proposals for individual and corporate support, writing or supporting grant applications for institutional and public sector funders, and creating broad-based direct response campaign appeals to reach a wide range of potential and current donors;
  • Creating effective impact reports to demonstrate the results of key supporters involvement;
  • Effectively representing TPM at supporter meetings and presentations, and at artistic performances and donor events.Accessibility
TPM believes in a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and diversity. As such, we encourage applications from all interested candidates without regard to age, race, colour, gender, disability, national origin or any other protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code. We are committed to fostering an organization that reflects the diversity of Toronto.If you identify as a person with a disability and require the information in this application in an accessible format, or an accessibility accommodation, to participate in any part of the recruitment process, please contact Artistic Producer, Indrit Kasapi, either via email at indritk@passemuraille.on.ca or by phone at 416 504 8988 extension 2144 to make a request.

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