Description

Job Title: Fundraising Coordinator

Reports To: Senior Rabbi

Location: North York (in-person, daily)

Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)

Working Days/Hours:

  • Monday to Thursday: 9 am – 6 pm
  • Friday: 9 am – 1 pm

Salary Range: 70-80k CAD

Benefits: No

Vacation:

  • Year 1: 10 days (2 weeks)
  • Year 2 to 5: 15 days (3 weeks)
  • Year 6+: 20 days (4 weeks)

Our employer, a dynamic Orthodox Jewish non-profit organization, is seeking an Fundraising Coordinator to lead and enhance our fundraising efforts. Reporting directly to the Senior Rabbi, this role is central to driving the organization’s strategic fundraising vision and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

Since the Senior Rabbi is the organization’s leading representative and the primary point of connection for many donors, the Fundraising Manager’s role is to structure and manage the fundraising process around his involvement—ensuring his presence is used most effectively while taking responsibility for planning, strategy, and execution.

This is a unique opportunity for a professional fundraiser to coordinate and enhance organizational development efforts, leveraging creativity, strategic insight, and execution skills to strengthen donor relations, expand our fundraising base, and help us reach ambitious goals.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Fundraising Leadership

  • Develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive fundraising strategy to meet and exceed an annual target of $3.0 million, with a focus on sustainable growth.
  • Strategically manage and support the Senior Rabbi’s role as the lead face of fundraising, ensuring his time with donors is purposeful, well-prepared, and effectively followed up.
  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors, foundations, and corporate partners, in coordination with the Rabbi.
  • Design and lead fundraising campaigns, appeals, and initiatives that align with the mission and vision.
  • Oversee pledge collection and ensure timely follow-up with accurate documentation.
  • Evaluate and refine fundraising processes, bringing best practices and innovation.

Event and Campaign Management

  • Plan, coordinate, and execute successful fundraising events, ensuring the Rabbi’s presence and leadership are maximized for impact.
  • Lead annual campaigns, community drives, and special initiatives from conception through implementation.
  • Collaborate with staff and volunteers to maximize event success and donor participation.

Data and Systems Oversight

  • Ensure fundraising systems and processes are efficient, user-friendly, and effective for both the Rabbi and the organization.
  • Maintain accurate donor records and reports, optimizing the use of Salesforce CRM or recommending improvements/alternatives as needed.
  • Provide the Rabbi with briefing materials, donor histories, and follow-up action plans to strengthen engagement.
  • Analyze fundraising data and metrics to monitor progress and adjust strategies as needed.
  • Ensure compliance with ethical fundraising standards and donor confidentiality.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The Fundraising Manager will be a strategic thinker and proactive doer, comfortable working behind the scenes to ensure the Rabbi’s effectiveness with donors, while independently driving the fundraising program forward.

Essential Qualifications

  • Proven success in nonprofit fundraising with demonstrated ability to meet or exceed revenue goals.
  • Experience in cultivating and managing donor relationships at all levels, especially major gifts.
  • Strong background in campaign and event planning.
  • Experience working with donor databases and CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce), with the ability to simplify processes and ensure usability for leadership.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Analytical mindset with ability to interpret financial and donor data to drive strategy.
  • High degree of professionalism, integrity, and discretion.

Preferred

  • Experience working in a faith-based or community-centered nonprofit environment.
  • Familiarity with Russian and/or Hebrew.

Compensation & Work Environment

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
  • Opportunity to work in a mission-driven, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced environment.
  • Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends for community and fundraising events.