Grants and Fund Development Manager

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Pride Toronto

  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 2-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: CAD 63,500 CAD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Canada 
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC Movement building
Who are we?
Pride Toronto is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to support our communities in the pursuit of our unequivocal rights to be known, be heard, be understood, be accepted, be respected, and to celebrate the beauty of who we are. Uniting and empowering people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, the annual Pride Toronto Festival has become a major Canadian Arts and Cultural Event and the largest Pride celebration in North America. Pride Toronto showcases Toronto on the world stage with diversity, inclusion and vibrant creativity.

Key Responsibilities
Grant Development & Strategy Leadership (50%)
  • Lead the development and execution of Pride Toronto’s annual grants strategy to meet and exceed revenue targets (e.g., $500,000+ annually).
  • Diversify funding sources across municipal, provincial, federal, corporate, and foundation funders.
  • Identify, evaluate, and pursue new grant opportunities to build a sustainable, multi-year funding pipeline.
  • Strengthen and steward relationships with existing funders to support renewals and long-term partnerships.
  • Oversee the full grant lifecycle, including prospecting, cultivation, proposal development, submission, reporting, compliance, stewardship, and renewals.


Collaboration and Partnership Management (10%):  
  • Cultivate and steward relationships with funders, institutional partners, and community stakeholders.
  • Represent Pride Toronto in meetings with government and foundation grant officers.
  • Coordinate site visits, recognition initiatives, and ongoing funder engagement.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to gather budgets, metrics, and program narratives.
  • Assist with festival delivery and assigned cross-department initiatives.

Fund Development & Donor Engagement (40%)
  •  In collaboration with the Director of Development  & Community Engagement and the Executive Director set funding priorities.
  • Develop a phased, multi-year strategy and implement an individual giving program through direct mail, online donations, monthly giving, third-party, and individual major gifts.
  • Support execution of annual fundraising campaigns and donor engagement initiatives.
  • Assist in developing sponsorship and institutional funding packages.
  • Contribute to individual giving, corporate giving, and festival donation campaigns.
  • Develop donor communications including appeal letters, case for support materials, and impact messaging in collaboration with Communications.
  • Maintain accurate donor and grant records
  • Lead donation campaign during festival month.
  • Develop all communication materials as required in collaboration with Communications - appeal letters, donor correspondence, case for support, etc. 

Qualifications
Qualifications and skills required of the role:
  • 3+ years of grant writing and institutional fundraising experience, with a strong track record securing government and foundation funding
  • Proven success securing philanthropic support, including grants, sponsorships, and partnerships
  • Strong financial literacy, with experience developing, managing, and reporting on budgets and forecasts
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders sensitively
  • Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and projects simultaneously
  • Strong networking skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring strategic fundraising plans
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace; experience with CRMs (DonorPerfect, Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce) is an asset.
  • Experience in nonprofit, arts, culture, or community-based organizations preferred 
  • Strong administrative, record-keeping, and accountability skills
  • Commitment to the mission and values of Pride Toronto

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