Development Officer

Salary Range: $62,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity and has been operating for 150 years. The Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario; we value all animals and advocate to treat them with respect and kindness. We strive to keep pets and families together and do so through a variety of community support services.

Our core values include having compassion for the people and animals we serve. Being transparent with the individuals we interact with every day and the team members we work with. Each day striving for excellence in relation to animal welfare. Collaborating with one another to ensure a team spirit in caring for the animals. We take accountability for our actions and the impact we are making in pet-related care.

All our values add up to ensure the upmost care, comfort and compassion and to treat the animals and the communities we serve with respect and kindness.

• Compassion
• Transparency
• Accountability

• Be part of an energetic team environment with others who share your passion for animal wellbeing!
• Competitive compensation package including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• 3 weeks of vacation to start!
• Free onsite parking
• Discount on Ontario SPCA apparel, Paws & Give merchandise, Virtual pet care, and pet food too!
• Opportunities for professional development

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, the Development Officer, Eastern Ontario is part of a new Philanthropy team responsible for generating critical revenue for the Ontario SPCA’s community-based strategic funding initiatives .

The Development Officer will build a new and ongoing base of local philanthropy, focusing on $10,000+ partnerships with individuals, businesses, and foundations through strong relationships and the highest standards of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. This role will focus on relationship building in support of our communities in Leeds & Grenville (Brockville), Renfrew County (Pembroke) and Cornwall.

• Act as the primary lead to develop and implement local individualized strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major gift prospects, businesses and foundation donors that will increase engagement and revenue in support of the Ontario SPCA
• Develop, maintain, and manage a portfolio of approximately 75 qualified prospects and donors with a capacity to give one-time $10,000+ and multi-year gifts + within the animal centre community; conduct research as required; continually populate the pipeline with local businesses, foundations, and individuals
• Personally conduct cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities to meet revenue and donor-facing activity targets
• Customize donor-facing communication materials - presentations, gift proposals, gift agreements and recognition and stewardship plans - to support local cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities
• As a community matter expert on local philanthropy and fundraising best practice, work collaboratively with the Community Outreach team and Animal Centre Managers to identify and execute on opportunities to engage local prospects and donors in all aspects of our fundraising initiatives and mission
• Actively collaborate with Development colleagues where donors may overlap with Leadership Giving, Annual Giving, Planned Giving, Corporate Giving and Community Events

• Utilize Raiser’s Edge to document and track donor activities and support KPI tracking and reporting according to organizational practices
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