Founded in 1997, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) is Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival and a year-round cultural organization dedicated to championing Asian, Asian Canadian and diasporic artists and storytellers.

The Development and Fundraising Manager will report to the Executive Director and Associate Director and manage departmental staff, including the Senior Coordinator, Partnerships & Stewardship.

Deadline for applications: August 14, 2026 at 11:59PM EDT

Employment timeline

- Employment start date: September 1, 2026
- Employment end date: August 31, 2027

Salary and advantages

- $60,000 - FT hours
- Some flexibility in scheduling and can offer hybrid working environment however, one day at minimum required in office per week
- Two weeks paid vacation per year (plus two weeks paid time off during holiday closure in December/January)
- Social, film, art and cultural activities

Duties and Responsibilities include

Corporate Sponsorship, foundations, and partnerships
- Strategize on and lead all fundraising activities, in collaboration with the Development Department, Development Committee, and Reel Asian staff
- Establish annual fundraising plan with adaptive and innovative strategies to increase organization’s revenue
- In partnership with the Executive Director and Associate Director, manage a portfolio of sponsors, foundations, grants, and individual accounts
- Renew returning sponsors and secure new sponsorship to meet the organization’s revenue goals
- Actively build and manage a pipeline for new individual, corporate and foundation support for mutually set goals for both revenue and cultivation activity, including researching potential supporters whose philanthropic goals align with Reel Asian’s mandate
- Oversee the creation of engaging and targeted proposals for individual and corporate support, write or support the writing of grant applications for institutional and public sector funders, and create broad-based direct response campaign appeals to reach a wide range of potential and current donors




- After the annual festival in November, lead the creation of effective impact reports to demonstrate the results of key supporters involvement to be disseminated to sponsors, donors, and funders
- Represent Reel Asian in a professional manner at development-related events, the festival, and other public events as required
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Programming and Operations departments to design sponsorship activations and opportunities and fulfill sponsorship and partnership benefits
- Activities include Asian Heritage Month and year-round partnerships with corporate sponsors.
- Plan sponsorship and donor stewardship and engagement opportunities at Reel Asian’s year-round and festival events

Membership & Individual Giving
- Manage and oversee the festival’s membership program and individual donation program with over 100+ members and donors, with support of Senior Coordinator, Memberships & Donations
- Manage and grow the festival’s patron circle and major donors in partnership with the Executive Director and the Fire Horse Awards Committee
- Strategize for continued growth for membership, individual giving and patron circle program
- Design and oversee the implementation of benefits for members and stewardship activities for donors and patrons

Other Tasks

- Act as the staff lead for the festival’s annual fundraising event, Fire Horse Award Gala, and collaborate with the team and volunteer committee to execute the event
- Manage development staff and develop clear roles, responsibilities, and actionable goals for the team while maintaining a culture of respect and collaboration




- Support the Executive Director and Associate Director to write government and foundation grants and/or prepare materials for final reports
- Support the Executive Director and Associate Director with the oversight of development and finance tools and strategies including systems for pipeline management, revenue forecasting, and financial tracking/reporting.
- Work with the Board’s Development Committee to cultivate sponsorship, membership and donor prospects

Database Management and Data Integrity
- Oversee the use of the database (currently Salesforce and Elevent) to track all supporter and prospect activity, allowing for efficient reporting on fundraising progress to staff and board
- With the support of Operations, lead database management to ensure sponsor, donor and member records are maintained in accordance with privacy, confidentiality, and data protection standards.
- Ensure consistent documentation across fundraising, membership, event, ticketing, and engagement activities to support a fuller view of constituent relationships.

Reporting, Collaboration, and Documentation
- Collaborate across departments with Marketing, Programming, and Operations to ensure the execution and fulfillment of the responsibilities.
- Develop process documentation and internal procedures to improve accuracy, and efficiency of donation processing, and database workflows.
- Prepare a post-mortem report post-festival, Fire Horse Award, and other significant events as needed with the support of the Development Department.

Organizational Relationships

- Reports to Executive Director and Associate Director
- Interacts with various levels of staff, visitors, members and volunteers

How to Apply? Please submit your resume and cover letter to Kelly Lui, Associate Director, by email to [email protected] with 2026 Development and Fundraising Manager in the title. Deadline for applications is August 17, 2026 at 11:59PM EDT. All applications will be reviewed but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

For more information about Reel Asian, visit www.reelasian.com

📌 Development and Fundraising Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Reel Asian
📍 Toronto