Manager, Stewardship and Events

DATE : November 5 2025

CLOSING DATE : November 21 2025

LOCATION : Toronto ON - Development & Communications

COMPENSATION : $70663 - $84600 Annually Prorated

WORK TYPE : Hybrid

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Who We Are

LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complicated issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty and homelessness. Serving over 20000 clients annually and providing 1856 transitional and long-term supportive housing units last year, LOFT is one of Ontario's largest healthcare and social service providers. It is also recognized as a Nonprofit Employer of Choice Award (NEOC) recipient.

To help fulfill its mission LOFT is hiring a Manager Stewardship and Events.

Reporting to the VP Development & Communications, the Manager Stewardship and Events at LOFT Community Services focuses on developing and implementing a stewardship and event strategy to strengthen long-term relationships with transformational major gift, foundation and corporate donors as well as community members and to build relationships with new prospects.

The Manager Stewardship and Events is a creative problem-solver passionate about building authentic, integrity-based long-term mutually beneficial relationships. Their work is rooted in respect, equality, accessibility, accountability, diversity and equity.

LOFT's Development & Communications team consists of 10 members who direct and manage fundraising stewardship, public communications and marketing across the organization. The team works within three collaborative groups: major planned and annual gifts; foundations and grants; and communications and marketing. Through this work the team builds and nurtures relationships with donors, foundations and businesses to generate funds that enable LOFT to deliver on its three strategic priorities: care passionately, be our best and lead the way, and support program and capital needs.

The department works closely with the CEO, Board of Directors and Development Committee to ensure growth and success.

• In collaboration with the VP Development & Communications develop a stewardship cultivation and community event strategy to strengthen long-term relationships with transformational major gift, foundation and corporate donors.
• Oversee and implement the LOFT Community Services event strategy.
• In collaboration with members of the Board of Directors, the CEO, Senior Leadership and relationship managers identify donors and prospects to engage through the events strategy.
• In coordination with the VP Development & Communications and relationship managers oversee event logistics including venue selection, catering and entertainment.
• In collaboration with the Senior Manager Communications and Marketing create and implement event marketing and communication plans including invitations, promotional materials and social media campaigns.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize CRM database to track invitations, RSVPs and after-event follow-up. Recruit, train and manage event volunteers.
• Create and maintain a multi-year calendar for events.
• Track event revenue and expenses and provide regular reports.
• Evaluate event results to enhance future events and increase donor prospect and community member participation.
• Manage all contracts associated with events.

• In collaboration with the VP Development & Communications develop a systemized and achievable stewardship strategy to strengthen long-term relationships with transformational major gift, foundation and corporate donors.
• Oversee and implement an industry-best stewardship and recognition program and strategies ensuring equity and maintaining the highest level of donor engagement and accountability.
• In collaboration with relationship managers create customized stewardship plans for all transformational major gift, foundation and corporate donors. Record plans in the CRM database mapping our annual activity and touchpoints for each donor. Collaborate with relationship managers to drive activity and ensure deadlines are met.
• Develop an inventory of recognition opportunities and a calendar of activities for a variety of donor events.
• Create timely and meaningful stewardship materials including impact reports, presentation decks and emails.
• In collaboration with the Senior Manager Communications and Marketing write clear and compelling content for highly personalized stewardship.
• Ensure stewardship plans including recognition benefits and impact reporting are compiled, communicated to relationship managers and program and finance staff and documented for implementation.
• Develop, execute and maintain transformational major gift, foundation donor and sponsorship agreements.
• Create and maintain donor recognition lists ensuring online recognition is up to date and aligned with donor expectations.
• Ensure adherence to all LOFT…