Since 1983, Campfire Circle has delivered healing through happiness to thousands of kids with cancer or serious illness and their families across Ontario. Our programs are offered in paediatric hospitals across Ontario, in local communities, and at our medically supported overnight camps, offering year-round experiences that provide life-changing moments of joy, connection, and resilience.

And we’re just getting started. Today, over 40,000 kids in Ontario face serious illness, many without access to the psychosocial support they urgently need. That’s why we have a bold vision: to grow from serving 3,000 campers a year to 10,000. We’re building a passionate, talented team to help make that vision a reality. When you join Campfire Circle, you become an integral part of a dynamic team helping to transform the lives of thousands of kids with serious illness, alongside our dedicated community of volunteers and donors.

Help us give back the joy of childhood to every kid with serious illness who needs it most.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Associate Director, Communications, the Senior Writer, Proposals & Impact Reporting plays a key role in telling Campfire Circle’s story and inspiring donor investment in our mission to deliver joyful, transformative programs for children with cancer or serious illness in paediatric hospitals, communities, and medically supported overnight camps. This role develops compelling, donor‑centred communications that support fundraising efforts across all giving levels. Working closely with the Development team, this role produces high‑quality funding proposals, impact reports, and stewardship materials for major gifts, corporate partners, foundations, and individual donors.



Collaborating across the Marketing & Communications Department and with Executive, Program, and Business Operations teams, the Senior Writer translates complex program information, data, and funding priorities into persuasive cases for support and meaningful impact reporting that reflect Campfire Circle’s brand, values, and mission.

The key accountabilities of the role are proposal writing and development, impact reporting, and strategic communications. This role partners with the senior management team, philanthropy leadership, fundraising relationship managers, and other relevant team members to plan, develop, and coordinate solicitation tools and stewardship content. They also serve as lead writer for major gift, corporate, and foundation proposals, with a focus on transformational and leadership‑level gifts. Contributing to key stewardship initiatives, creating impact‑focused collateral and templates that support consistent, meaningful stewardship across audiences and giving levels, and identifying and advancing strategic communications opportunities that support philanthropic priorities and campaign planning are just some of the ways this role contributes towards the success of our organization.

ABOUT YOU

Required Criteria

- Degree in communications, journalism, or equivalent experience in grant writing, fundraising communications, or non‑profit advancement




- Minimum 5 years of experience with philanthropic writing, and/or grant writing with a strong portfolio
- Preferred experience working in an advancement environment
- Experience working in major gifts is an asset
- Experience or aptitude to work in a quick‑paced, growing organization
- Superior oral and written communications skills
- Excellent project management abilities and/or training in project management
- Strong knowledge of philanthropic trends, giving, and campaign trends
- Experience working with Major Gift fundraisers and corporate partners as a business partner and collaborator
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Teams) and related products, Adobe Creative Cloud (specifically InDesign and Adobe Pro) and related software
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a high‑performance team
- Superior interpersonal and relationship management skills
- New employees who are under 30 years of age at the time of hire will have their Criminal Record Check completed by the Organization, while those who are 30 years of age or older are required to obtain a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening.
- Demonstrated commitment and experience in the volunteer sector or in volunteer management, an asset
- Current G2 or G class driver’s license and the ability to be covered by camp’s insurance policy, an asset.

To support our commitment to a safe, caring environment for children with serious illnesses and their families, all staff must attest to having received their childhood vaccinations and confirm a negative result in a two‑step Tuberculosis ("TB") testing series. Seasonal boosters against Influenza and the most

📌 Senior Writer, Proposals (Toronto)
🏢 CAMPFIRE CIRCLE
📍 Toronto