Fundraising Manager

ABOUT MISSION POSSIBLE

Mission Possible is a growing non-profit organization and social enterprise located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. We support individuals challenged by homelessness, poverty, addiction, mental illness, and other barriers to employment to achieve a renewed sense of dignity and purpose through meaningful work. Through our Employment Readiness Program and our social enterprises, we equip our program participants with the skills, confidence, and support they need to rejoin the workforce and rebuild a self-sustaining livelihood for themselves.

ABOUT THE JOB

Position Type

- Permanent, full time (40 hours/week)

Compensation

- $64,000–$72,000 expected starting salary

Key Benefits

- 6% vacation accrual (3 weeks)
- 100% Organization-paid life and extended health benefits after 90 days
- RRSP matching after 90 days
- Professional development opportunities
- Hybrid work: After onboarding, four days in office and one remote day per week, with occasional additional work-from-home days as needed. Flexible start and end times.

Requirements

- Willing to complete a Vulnerable Sector Background Check
- Legally allowed to work in BC
- Occasional work on evenings and weekends, with time off in lieu provided

Job Summary

This is a hands-on fundraising leadership role for an experienced fundraiser ready to take on broader program and people responsibility. The Fundraising Manager leads donor momentum across Mission Possible's fundraising program, ensuring individual and corporate supporters are thoughtfully acquired, welcomed, retained, stewarded, upgraded, reactivated, and connected to the right next step.

You will supervise the Development Operations Coordinator and Donor Stewardship Coordinator and work alongside a Communications Specialist and contract grant writer. With this support in place, the Manager can focus on donor relationships, campaign execution, sponsorship renewals, team priorities, and consistent follow-through.

Supervised by and working in direct partnership with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Manager will take part in regular priority and portfolio reviews, campaign planning, complex donor decisions, and selected higher-level relationships. This may be a strong next step for a Development or Giving Officer ready for a first formal management role, a small-shop fundraiser seeking broader leadership scope, or an experienced fundraiser returning after a career pause.

Working Conditions

This role will interact with donors, sponsors, volunteers, corporate and community partners, program participants, and vendors.



Most work will take place in the Mission Possible office. Some indoor and outdoor off-site work will occur for events, donor engagement activities, and community-based fundraising initiatives. Occasional evening and weekend availability is required, with time off in lieu provided.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Donor Relations and Momentum

- Track donor movement across the full fundraising cycle, including acquisition, welcome, retention, stewardship, upgrade, reactivation, sponsorship renewal, and handoff to the CDO when appropriate.
- Ensure donors and sponsors have clear next steps after gifts, campaigns, events, meetings, reports, and other meaningful interactions.
- Identify donors ready for outreach, stewardship, upgrade, monthly giving, reactivation, or cultivation.
- Use CRM data and team insights to guide timely follow-up and relationship-building.
- Lead the Development Team in keeping donor relationships active, organized, and moving toward deeper commitment.

Team Leadership and Fundraising Execution
- Lead the day-to-day work of the Development Team, ensuring staff are focused on the fundraising activities, donor follow-up, stewardship commitments, and campaign priorities that matter most.
- Set clear priorities, clarify ownership, monitor deadlines and follow-through, and coach two direct reports through regular one-to-one meetings and feedback.
- Work closely with the CDO to assess team capacity, clarify priorities, identify risks, and ensure development work is aligned with fundraising strategy.
- Ensure systems support donor follow-up, accountability, and fundraising decisions.
- Support a healthy, collaborative, and accountable team culture grounded in Mission Possible’s core values and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Fundraising Campaigns & Revenue Growth
- Lead the execution of fundraising campaigns, including seasonal appeals, the annual Gala, Community Clean Up Day, monthly giving initiatives, sponsorship campaigns, and donor stewardship campaigns.
- Support fundraising events and sponsorship execution, providing a donor-focused and fundraising-oriented perspective to event coordinators.
- Work with communications staff to provide fundraising briefs, donor audience insights, impact needs,



and review of donor-facing materials
- Oversee the Donor Stewardship Coordinator in donor stewardship activities.
- Work with the CDO to set campaign goals, timelines, audience segments, donor journeys, and follow-up plans.
- Ensure fundraising activities are organized, timely, donor-centered, and aligned with Mission Possible’s mission and voice.
- Other tasks as assigned by the Chief Development Officer

ABOUT YOU

Our ideal candidate has

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

- Professionalism, respectful workplace conduct, and alignment with Mission Possible’s core values: Compassion, Humility, Empowerment, Support, and Tenacity
- Relevant fundraising experience may come from an earlier part of your career and does not need to be continuous or from your most recent position
- Strong donor relationship, stewardship, and fundraising instincts, including the ability to recognize when donors may be ready for a next step
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Team leadership and supervision abilities
- Experience working with donors, sponsors, or community supporters in a thoughtful and organized way
- CRM experience; Keela or Blackbaud CRM experience is an asset
- The ability to interact respectfully and professionally with donors, staff, volunteers, program participants, and partners
- Valid Class 5 driver’s licence and clean abstract is an asset

Education and Experience

- Three or more years of progressively responsible fundraising or donor development experience, with demonstrated contribution to fundraising results
- Experience with donor stewardship, campaigns, events, sponsorship, or donor relationship management
- Experience working in the Downtown Eastside community is an asset
- Experience working in a structured, goal-oriented team environment with explicit priorities, accountability, and follow-through
- Relevant post-secondary education, diploma, certificate, or degree in a related field such as fundraising, non-profit management, communications, marketing, CSR, or public relations, or an equivalent combination of related skills and experience

HOW TO APPLY

If you feel you're a good fit for this role, please send your cover letter and resume to devcareers [at] mission-possible.ca with "Application for Development Manager" as the subject line.

While we appreciate all interested candidates, only those we wish to screen and interview will be contacted. We will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until we find the right fit, so we encourage you to get your application in as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest!

📌 Fundraising Manager (Vancouver)
🏢 Mission Possible
📍 Vancouver