Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Philanthropy provides strategic leadership for Action Canada's fundraising program, with a focus on building long-term, sustainable philanthropic revenue andstrengthening organization-wide engagement in fundraising and donor relationships.

The Director is responsible for developing and implementing Action Canada's fundraising strategy, including strategic oversight of government grant opportunities, while cultivating and managing a portfolio of major donors, foundations, and philanthropic partners. They will oversee all aspects of donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, forecasting, and fundraising operations, ensuring that revenue development align with Action Canada's mission, strategic priorities, and anti-racism and anti-oppression framework.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Director will collaborate across departments to build a strategic, integrated organizational culture of philanthropy and fund development, establish and maintain strong relationships with donors and supporters, and identify opportunities to diversify and grow organizational revenue.

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive rights in Canada and globally. To achieve our mission, Action Canada engages in health promotion, legal and policy advocacy, campaigns, and movement-building.

We believe in a world where every person controls their sexuality, reproduction, genderexpression, and health. In our fight for sexual and reproductive rights for all, Action Canada challenges the systems that create unequal access to information, health care, and rights.

Develop and implement a fundraising strategy aligned with Action Canada's strategic priorities and revenue diversification plan and fundraising audit conducted in 2025.

Establish annual fundraising goals, revenue targets, budgets, forecasts, and performance measures.

Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance, using data and insights to continuously improve strategies and results.

Identify and action opportunities to diversify revenue through major gifts, foundations, institutional fundraising, corporate partnerships, annual giving, planned giving,



and other philanthropic initiatives.

Oversee and support institutional grant fundraising by identifying and assessing opportunities and coordinating the development of submissions.

Participate as an active member of the Senior Management Team.

Provide strategic fundraising advice to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

Contribute to organization-wide planning and decision-making.

Conduct prospect research on current and prospective individual, corporate, and foundation donors. In collaboration with the Donor Relations Officer, develop proposals, briefing materials, cases for support, donor reports, and stewardship materials.

Ensure donor activity is documented within the organization's CRM.

Lead annual fundraising planning and campaign strategy.

Collaborate with the Communications team to align fundraising campaigns with organizational messaging.

Ensure fundraising activities comply with CRA regulations and organizational policies.

Manage relationships with foundations, major donors, corporations, and other philanthropic funders.

Support proposal development and funding strategies where appropriate.

Lead the submission of grant proposals and applications to individual family foundations or philanthropic opportunities, in partnership with Programs, Finance, Senior Management Team, and Donor Relations Officer.

Supervise, coach, and support the Donor Relations Officer.

Serve as the fundraising subject matter expert for integrated fundraising campaigns by partnering with the Communications team to shape strategy, represent the donor perspective, and provide guidance on fundraising best practices, while Communications leads campaign execution.

Foster collaboration across Programs, Communications, Finance, and Operations.

Promote a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization by engaging staff, leadership, and Board members in fundraising activities.





Model donor-centred fundraising practices and relationship management.

Oversee fundraising systems, processes, and donor management practices.

Monitor fundraising revenue, pipeline activity, forecasting, and donor engagement metrics.

Develop reports for the Executive Director, Board, and Senior Management Team, as required.

Support annual budgeting and revenue forecasting.

Provide information and support to other departments as required.

University degree or college diploma in Fundraising, Major Gifts, Sales, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum seven (7) years progressive fundraising experience.

Demonstrated success securing and stewarding major gifts and high net worth donors.

Experience leading fundraising strategy and revenue growth.

Experience preparing fundraising strategies, proposals, and donor communications.

Experience working with Boards and senior volunteers.

Experience using donor CRM systems (CiviCRM, Raiser's Edge, or similar).

Exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strategic thinker with excellent planning and organizational abilities.

Strong project management skills.

Strong computer skills, including with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel skills required), online conferencing tools (Zoom), project management (Asana), and cloud-based document management (Dropbox, SharePoint);

Demonstrated experience with CRM databases.

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), salaried position, on a two-year contract with the possibility of renewal. Action Canada also provides a generous benefits program, including extended health and dental perks, leave allowances, and RRSP contributions.

Action Canada's offices are based in Ottawa, Ontario. Candidates for this position may be based in Ottawa (and may work either from the office or from a remote work location, e.g. home office) or elsewhere in Ontario. We are explicitly inviting women and gender diverse members of Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities to apply and self-identify in your cover letter. We welcome applications from people living with disabilities;

📌 Fundraising and Development Manager (Ottawa)
🏢 Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights / Action Canada pour la santé et les droits sexuels
📍 Ottawa