Philanthropy Advisor (6 Month Contract)

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Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa Perth and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy the Philanthropy Advisor is responsible for the planning development and implementation of the annual giving program and is an active participant in major gift fundraising. All activities are based on effective fundraising strategies that strengthen relationships and maximizes fundraising revenue in support of the mission and vision for Algonquin College.

The Philanthropy Advisor is responsible to engage mobilize and grow the portfolio of 150 annual student award donors and endowment fund holders who are individuals corporations foundations and various incumbent works closely with the Stewardship Officer in collaboration with the Financial Aid and Student Awards Office and faculty/school representatives to recognize and steward these donors in a meaningful way.

The Philanthropy Advisor works closely with the fundraising team members to develop and implement an annual fund program and legacy giving promotional activities in coordination with the Alumni Engagement and Advancement Services teams. The purpose is to invite alumni retirees faculty and staff to support the Colleges priorities and fundraising campaigns. This includes incorporating multi-channel fundraising strategies; engaging with volunteers; developing key messages and content; and developing metrics and tracking results.

The Philanthropy Advisor works in collaboration with the members of the Fundraising team to support the major gifts program and the various campaigns planned. The incumbent participates in prospect clearance and strategy meetings to help identify major gift prospects and campaign volunteers and contributes to the overall success of the program. This involvement will also help determine certain activities with the annual fund program that could support some of the campaign goals and priorities.

The Philanthropy Advisor demonstrates a professional attitude and ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all activities on and off campus has strong communication interpersonal leadership time management and organizational particular the incumbent demonstrates effective fundraising skills in particular in annual fund and mid-level giving programs the core key function of this role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Awards Fundraising Program

• Develops and implements the annual student awards fundraising program that deepens relationships and maximizes donations for the 400 donor funded annual and endowment student awards by:

  • Ensuring annual donations and pledge payments are received in a professional and timely fashion with appropriate donation acknowledgements;

  • Updating and reviewing gift agreements and award criteria as required to ensure they adhere to College policies and procedures;

  • Converting annual student award donations into multi-year and major gift commitments where possible;

  • Developing and implementing a donor stewardship program in conjunction with the Stewardship Officer that incorporates donor centered activities including but not limited to distribution of endowment fund and other annual reports; collecting and distributing inspiring stories; personalized meetings and communications etc.;

  • Ensuring that records in the database are accurate and kept up to date;

• Establish new student awards based on the interests of the donors and ensuring the criteria align with the College priorities campaigns and academic programs;

• Actively engage with donors address issues facilitate changes to criteria respond to enquiries;

• Develop a strong understanding of the College academic programs; fundraising needs; and student financial aid programs;

• Regularly report on key performance metrics based on significant annual growth expectations;

• Contribute insights as appropriate to the efficiency and effectiveness of the student awards program and processes.
  

Annual Fund Program

• In collaboration with the Fundraising Team develop and implement an annual fund multi-year plan that aligns with the Advancement Offices strategic plan and that is positioned for year over year growth through the diversification of its activities and the increase of the number of donors. The plan includes:

  • Working in collaboration with Alumni Relations Advancement Services and the Fundraising team solicit segments of alumni in support of specific faculty/school fundraising priorities and special campaigns;

  • Plan and execute the annual faculty and staff giving program in collaboration with Advancement Services that incorporate volunteers one-on-one solicitation and mass appeals;

  • Implement an annual fund and legacy giving promotional activities for retirees by but limited to providing content for communication via the Pension Office; mobilizing volunteers as spokespersons; incorporating messaging at the annual retirees luncheon with an emphasis on legacy giving and follow up with all leads;

• Incorporate multi-channel fundraising and develop the fundraising content for the annual fund program and legacy giving activities in collaboration with the extended Advancement team;

• Where appropriate recruit volunteers to be the spokespersons for specific campaigns and appeals;

• Set annual targets to realize year-over-year increases with associated annual budgets to support the overall fundraising targets;

• Develop a robust tracking system and key performance metrics to measure the success the annual fund program and various appeals.

Major Gifts Program

• Participate in major gift team meetings as required and identify major gift prospects to move them through the annual giving pipeline to the next giving level;

• Contribute to the research and briefing notes for major gifts prospects and support the implementation of the strategies in collaboration with Advancement colleagues as appropriate.
  

Other duties as required

• Take on special projects and fundraising assignments at the discretion of the Advancement leadership.
  

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) year Diploma; Equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience may be accepted in place of formal education;

  • Familiar and adherence to Imagine Canada ethics and Association of Fund Raising Professional Code of Ethics;

  • Regular participation in conferences organized by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) the Association of Fundraising Professionals the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and/or the Estate Planning Council Membership is an asset;

  • CFRE designation would be an asset.
    

• Minimum five (5) years experience in;

  • Front line fundraising experience face to face relationship based fundraising and preferable with experience in legacy/planned giving;

  • Experience managing a direct marketing annual fund program that utilizes multiple communications channels (mail email social media);

  • Experience developing content for the purpose of fundraising primarily for direct marketing program;

  • Managing a mid-level giving program and working with a major gift team;

  • Demonstrated project management and budget management expertise.
    

Additional Requirements:

• Fundraising or related experience preferably in an educational or non-profit environment;

• Demonstrated ability to successfully plan and implement strategic annual giving plans and knowledge of giving vehicles;

• Interpersonal and relationship management skills and ability to interact with prospects donors volunteers and executive leadership;

• Knowledge of fundraising processes best practices and current industry trends;

• Excellent communications (written and verbal) for the purposes of fundraising;

• Demonstrated project management and budget management experience;

• Organizational skills relating to planning record-keeping and maintaining and executing a timetable of activities;

• Demonstrated creative and innovative teamwork with excellent problem-solving skills strategic aptitude and sound judgement;

• Resourceful and independent while remaining comfortable working within the framework of a team-oriented environment;

• Demonstrated knowledge of Raisers Edge data management and reporting or of a similar CRM;

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products in particular Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint.
  

*Position is paid at Pay Band 8

*Vacancy is for P23257

This position is eligible for hybrid work in conjunction with the Colleges Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. to change).

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