Support the programs and fundraising

Support the programs and fundraising of The Toronto Star Children’s Charities, working under the direction of the Senior Manager, Toronto Star Children’s Charities. This position may require weekends and/or evenings on occasion. Fundraising Activity & Donor EngagementShapes and executes strategic fundraising initiatives, taking ownership of key areas like asset development, donor relations, and database management to drive growth for the TSCC.Leads community fundraising efforts by serving as the primary liaison for event organizers, guiding them through every phase of their event, from planning to stewardship. This includes designing and maintaining all essential support materials.Develops and implements impactful engagement materials, such as newsletters and thank-you letters, to strengthen donor connections and encourage continued support.Support donor stewardship activities including thank you calls, volunteer days, etc. Support the entire grant application process, from initial research to submission, ensuring a robust pipeline of funding opportunities.

- Fundraising Activity & Donor EngagementShapes and executes strategic fundraising initiatives, taking ownership of key areas like asset development, donor relations, and database management to drive growth for the TSCC.
- Leads community fundraising efforts by serving as the primary liaison for event organizers, guiding them through every phase of their event, from planning to stewardship. This includes designing and maintaining all essential support materials.
- Develops and implements impactful engagement materials, such as newsletters and thank-you letters, to strengthen donor connections and encourage continued support.
- Support donor stewardship activities including thank you calls, volunteer days, etc.
- Support the entire grant application process, from initial research to submission, ensuring a robust pipeline of funding opportunities.

Social Media

Shapes the social media brand and voice, building a solid,



consistent digital presence for the Toronto Star Children’s Charities.Directs the social media content strategy and calendar, transforming brand identity into tangible engagement and support.

- Shapes the social media brand and voice, building a strong, consistent digital presence for the Toronto Star Children’s Charities.
- Directs the social media content strategy and calendar, transforming brand identity into tangible engagement and support.

Database Maintenance

Leveraging NXT knowledge, lead on-going database maintenance through de-duplication, gift coding, constituent record maintenance, etc.

- Leveraging NXT knowledge, lead on-going database maintenance through de-duplication, gift coding, constituent record maintenance, etc.

Volunteer Management

Develop and implement volunteer recruitment and retention strategies.Manage Santa Claus Fund delivery volunteers including building the volunteer scheduling website, organizing each depot needs, responding to volunteer inquiries and training volunteers.Build, deploy and evaluate the volunteer survey at the end of gift box deliveries.

- Develop and implement volunteer recruitment and retention strategies.
- Manage Santa Claus Fund delivery volunteers including building the volunteer scheduling website, organizing each depot needs, responding to volunteer inquiries and training volunteers.
- Build, deploy and evaluate the volunteer survey at the end of gift box deliveries.

Program Support

Manages the training of agency partners for the Santa Claus Fund (SCF) gift box program,



creating and delivering essential training materials and webinars.Support the entire data import process for SCF registrants, ensuring data integrity and accuracy for successful deliveries.Support the organization of depots and depot coordinators for Santa Claus Fund gift delivery. Support Fresh Air Fund grant applications deployment and evaluations.

- Manages the training of agency partners for the Santa Claus Fund (SCF) gift box program, creating and delivering essential training materials and webinars.
- Support the entire data import process for SCF registrants, ensuring data integrity and accuracy for successful deliveries.
- Support the organization of depots and depot coordinators for Santa Claus Fund gift delivery.
- Support Fresh Air Fund grant applications deployment and evaluations.

Donor Relations & Other Inquiries

Working in tandem with the Senior Manager, Toronto Star Children’s Charities respond to inquiries to Toronto Star Children’s Charities phone and inboxes, as required. Refer/escalate severe public issues to the Senior Manager. Provide general program information to public inquiries and prepare standard answers to common inquiries – i.e. campaign launch date, fundraising goal, number of children served per program, area served, eligibility criteria, etc.

- Working in tandem with the Senior Manager, Toronto Star Children’s Charities respond to inquiries to Toronto Star Children’s Charities phone and inboxes, as required.
- Refer/escalate severe public issues to the Senior Manager.
- Provide general program information to public inquiries and prepare standard answers to common inquiries – i.e. campaign launch date, fundraising goal, number of children served per program, area served, eligibility criteria, etc.

Donation Processing

Scan cheques to the bank when needed. Support other donation processing as needed and advise on process updates.

- Donation Processing
- Scan cheques to the bank when needed. Support other donation processing as needed and advise on process updates.

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📌 Program & Development Associate - 16 month contract (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto