Coordinator, Funds Development & Campaigns

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:
Fixed contract - 18 months with the potential for renewal

HOURS/WEEK: 35 hours per week

• Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.

• Our Mission:
  We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
• Our Values:
  Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

GCHC prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Living on low income
• Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
• Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
• Having moderate to severe disabilities
• Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
• Black, mixed race and racialized populations
• Experiencing intersectional oppression
• 2
  
  SLGBTQIA+
• Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

Coordinator, Fund Development & Campaigns provides strategic leadership for fundraising, donor engagement, philanthropic partnerships, and campaign execution across Guelph Community Health Centre (GCHC).

The Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive fund development strategy that supports organizational priorities, including community health programs, health equity initiatives, food security programs such as The SEED, and future strategic initiatives. The position will lead major gift fundraising, corporate and foundation partnerships, annual giving activities, and significant fundraising campaigns while building sustainable systems and relationships that strengthen GCHC's long-term financial sustainability and community impact.

• Implement the annual and multi-year fundraising strategies aligned with GCHC's strategic priorities.
• Support revenue generation through major gifts, corporate sponsor ships, foundation grants, annual giving, community fundraising initiatives, and campaign activities.
• Ensure fundraising goals, key performance indicators, evaluation measures, and reporting systems are met and maintained.
• Monitor and report on fundraising performance and return on investment.
• Identify and recommend new fundraising opportunities to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Strengthen organizational fundraising capacity and foster a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

• Support major fundraising campaigns, including capital, growth, and program-specific initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership, volunteers, campaign committees, and community partners to establish campaign strategy, timelines, and targets.
• Monitor campaign progress and adjust approaches as needed to maximize fundraising outcomes.
• Support campaign readiness, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability planning.
• Contribute significantly to campaign revenue goals and donor engagement activities.

• Develop a growing portfolio of major gift prospects and donors including donor engagement and solicitation plans
• Support cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and recognition activities for gifts.
• Prepare donor proposals, presentations, cases for support, impact reports, and stewardship materials.
• Support senior leadership, Board members, and volunteers in securing major gifts.
• Maintain accurate records of donor interactions and fundraising activities within the organization's CRM system.

• Build and strengthen a sustainable pipeline of individual donors, community philanthropists, businesses, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Conduct prospect identification and research to identify new funding opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with donors and community stakeholders.
• Increase donor engagement, retention, and long-term giving.
• Represent GCHC in the community and at relevant events, meetings, and networking opportunities.

• Support the Board of Directors and the Fund Development Committee in fundraising and donor stewardship activities.
• Engage, and support fundraising volunteers, campaign cabinets, and committees as necessary
• Support fundraising champions.

• Provide ongoing refinement of cases for support for organizational and campaign priorities.
• Collaborate with communications, program staff, and leadership on fundraising materials and impact stories.
• Ensure consistent messaging across donor communications and fundraising initiatives.

• Identify, cultivate, and support relationships with foundation, corporate, and institutional funders with Senior Leadership
• Collaborate with program leaders to prepare compelling grant proposals, reports, and funding applications.
• Maintain strong relationships with current and prospective funding partners.

• Strengthen fundraising systems, policies, practices, and data management processes.
• Ensure donor information and…