Philanthropy Associate

This role involves remote/work-from-home arrangements with a requirement for a minimum of two (2) days per week working onsite and may be subject to change as the organization works through its hybrid workforce plan and/or changing needs of the Foundation. We care about our team and community and are aligned with CAMH’s health and safety practices.

Hi! I’m Fern Brody. In my role as Director, Principal Gifts with CAMH Foundation, I’ve been watching the company and the cause grow significantly. I am driven by working for a meaningful cause, with an exceptional team, and doing the job I love.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centres in its field. With a dedicated staff of more than 5,000 physicians, clinicians, researchers, educators, and support staff, CAMH offers outstanding clinical care to more than 38,000 patients each year. The organization conducts ground-breaking research, provides expert training to healthcare professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government.

CAMH Foundation is charged with raising and stewarding funds in support of CAMH. Its role is to help transform the way we understand and address mental illness by raising awareness and increasing engagement across the country. Generous and dedicated supporters help CAMH advance discovery and innovation, build spaces that promote recovery, and break down the stigma of mental illness.

The Philanthropy Team is responsible for inspiring philanthropic support from individuals in the private sector, making up over 70% of CAMH Foundation’s annual revenue. As members of the team, we are committed to a positive and safe work environment where we support, listen and learn from each other and be accountable to our many key stakeholders.

The Philanthropy Associate provides administrative leadership and strategic fundraising support to the Philanthropy team. The role is responsible for supporting senior team members in managing and implementing strategies and activities that support the effective discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of the Foundation’s most significant supporters.

• Proactively provide strategic fundraising and operations support to senior members of the Philanthropy Team, including but not limited to, the executive leadership, Director(s), Principal Gifts, and senior fundraisers in the management and activation of their portfolios of donors and prospects at all stages of engagement.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of the Foundation’s most significant donors and prospective supporters, as well as senior volunteers including Board and Cabinet Members.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of CAMH funding priorities and related mental health and addiction issues to inform strategies and experiences with the intent to motivate and excite donors, prospects and volunteers.
• Proactively initiate and support activities that arise from individualized donor strategies, solicitation and stewardship plans, including prompting outreaching, drafting correspondence, invitations, reports, and other communications.
• Liaise with the offices of donors, hospital staff and volunteers to assist in the coordination and execution of personalized tours and meetings (virtual and in person), donor agreements, pledge payments and receipting, reporting, and recognition.
• Communicate with offices of donors, prospects and volunteers to respond to requests, provide information and/or follow‑up in a timely manner, using upmost discretion, tact, and professionalism.
• Prepare comprehensive confidential briefing notes for donor meetings, and prepare meeting materials and packages.
• Prepare call reports and meeting minutes as required, and ensure circulation to applicable internal stakeholders.
• Support the development and, where appropriate, the writing of menus of giving options and compelling proposals, including liaising with Hospital and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business…