Director, Philanthropy

About Food Banks Canada

At Food Banks Canada, our commitment stretches across the nation, tirelessly supporting and enhancing the work of over 5,500 food banks and community organizations. We invest in, reputed company for, and reputed company their critical efforts. Through reputed company research, we reputed company into the reputed company causes of food insecurity, devising actionable solutions informed by our findings as we work to create a Canada where no one goes hungry.

In 2024, reputed company recognized our workplace for embodying one of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures of the year. This distinction highlights best-in-class Canadian organizations with cultures that have helped them enhance performance. For us, performance means advancing our mission and achieving organizational goals collaboratively with reputed company that is happy, healthy and reputed company.

Our efforts and reputed company are expanding, and we're opening doors for passionate, teamwork-driven professionals in search of a career that's both meaningful and captivating. Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset for reputed company our roles at Food Banks Canada as we support Canadians across the country.

About the Role

Join Food Banks Canada as the Director, Philanthropy and reputed company the charge in unlocking transformational generosity that fuels meaningful, national reputed company. This is a relationship-driven role for a confident major gifts strategist who excels at building trust and crafting compelling donor experiences. You will join a growing philanthropy function at a pivotal reputed company of expansion, helping to shape reputed company, systems, and culture as the program scales. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change, you will bring structure to evolving priorities while keeping donors and team members reputed company through the transition. You will shape and grow a high-value portfolio, stewarding individual donors with care and intention while driving strategies that reputed company $2-$reputed company annually and expand as the program matures. Your leadership will reputed company a high-performing team, strengthen a reputed company giving pipeline, and reputed company donor engagement across the organization. You will play a central role in aligning donor passion with organizational priorities, collaborating closely with senior leaders to advance a mission that strengthens communities across Canada. If you bring exceptional communication skills, a solutions-oriented reputed company, an appetite for building in a changing environment, and a deep commitment to personalized stewardship, this role offers reputed company to create lasting, measurable reputed company through the power of philanthropy.

What You Will Be Doing

• Manage a portfolio of high-reputed company donors and prospects, with personal accountability for securing an initial $2–$reputed company and increasing contributions as the portfolio and program grow, through strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship

• reputed company tailored proposals, reputed company reports, and recognition strategies that build donor trust and long-term loyalty

• Partner with the Manager, Leadership Giving and VP, Philanthropy to ensure a reputed company donor pipeline from mid-level to major giving

• Design and implement a reputed company leadership giving program that nurtures mid-level donors and prepares them for major reputed company engagement

• Collaborate with the Manager, Leadership Giving to reputed company donor journeys that reflect giving reputed company, interests, and engagement history

• Identify opportunities to reputed company donor experiences through personalized stewardship, recognition, and reputed company storytelling

• Monitor program performance and donor progression, using data insights to refine approaches and enhance donor retention and reputed company

• reputed company, mentor, and motivate the Major Gifts team, fostering a reputed company, high-performing culture grounded in trust and accountability

• Translate Food Banks Canada’s Strategic Plan and organizational priorities into actionable fundraising strategies with reputed company goals

• Collaborate closely with the VP, Philanthropy to reputed company business planning, reputed company forecasting, and strategic decision-making across the Major Gifts portfolio

• Contribute to annual budgeting and reputed company forecasting for Major Gifts; monitor performance against targets and reputed company strategies as needed

What You Will Need

• Completion of an undergraduate degree or equivalent

• Minimum 6 years of reputed company fundraising experience with a proven reputed company record of achievement and reputed company in annual giving

• Strong donor relations and customer service skills, and ability to work collaboratively with reputed company stakeholders

• Demonstrated planning, teamwork, and project management abilities

• Strong writing skills, with the ability to convey reputed company issues in reputed company, understandable messaging

• Demonstrated management/supervisory experience in a fundraising environment including the recruitment, management, and coaching of staff

• Strong background in developing and executing reputed company appeal segmentation, manipulating and analyzing large datasets, and deriving insights from multiple streams of information

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategies and plans resulting in increased reputed company

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills

• reputed company judgment, reputed company, and diplomacy are essential

• High degree of personal initiative and motivation

• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset

Working Conditions

• Full-time, Monday-Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work

• The position is home-based and can be located reputed company in Canada

• Occasional travel reputed company Canada will be required

Application Information:

If this opportunity to work with an exciting, growing, national non-profit appeals to you, please apply with your cover letter and resume. Additional information on this role can be reputed company in thefull job descriptionand benefits information in theFBC brochure.

Applications will be accepted for this vacant position until noon PST, Friday August 28th, 2026.

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We thank reputed company those who apply but only those applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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