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Title of Job: Senior Manager, Grants and Corporate Donations
Date: June 5, 2026
Closing Date: June 21, 2026
Location: Toronto, ON - Development
Compensation: $87,674 - $108,936 Annually Prorated
Contract Duration: 12-Month Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Job :
Existing or New Positions: Existing

Who We Are: LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complex issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty and homelessness. LOFT is one of Ontario’s largest mental health service providers of its kind and a Nonprofit Employer of Choice™ Award (NEOC) recipient.

Job Summary: In strategic partnership with the Vice President, Development, cultivate and manage a portfolio of relationships with corporate and organizational foundations that meet annual fundraising and campaign goals. Working closely with relevant stakeholders, this role is responsible for leading the research, preparation, submission, and management of grant proposals/reports that support LOFT’s goals and meet funder guidelines, internal review deadlines and criteria.

LOFT's Development 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 to care passionately, be our best and lead the way, and to support program and capital needs.

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

What You Will Do:

• Fund Development and Relationship Management
• Provides strategic leadership to advance LOFT’s corporate and foundation donation priorities and long-term philanthropic sustainability.
• In collaboration with the Vice President, Development, develops and implements LOFT’s corporate and foundations gift acquisition strategy, focusing on new business development and gifts of $100,000 and more.
• Provides leadership in defining compelling cases for corporate and foundation support and articulating program and funding priorities aligned with organizational strategy.
• Ensure structured management of donor relationships, revenue targets, and resources.
• Take a leadership role in identifying and qualifying new corporate and foundation donor prospects capable of making gifts of $100,000 and more.
• Develop and manage a pipeline and portfolio of corporate and foundation donors and prospects.
• Personally conduct cultivation meetings, solicitation calls, and stewardship activities.
• Develop and implement detailed cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies and execute plans for corporate and foundation donor prospects.
• Research and identify new corporate and foundation prospects whose philanthropic interests and strategies align with LOFT
• Manage the acknowledgement, recognition and stewardship process for each grant/donation, including but not limited to thank you letters, progress and impact reports
• Collaborate with Development team members to ensure a positive and enriching team volunteer/fundraising experiences of key strategic partnerships
• Collaborate in the development of presentations for prospects

• Proposal Development and Management
• In partnership with Vice President, Development, research and develop cases for support that align with LOFT strategic plan.
• Develop and manage the grant development and submission process, including the monitoring of applications after submission.
• Prepare and organize all supporting materials including budget, outcome measurements and success stories, collaborating with senior leaders, Program Directors and Managers, and the Development team.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure that the initiatives funded follow funding agreements and relevant charity law governance.
• Work with the Writer, Grants/Foundations and the Development Officer, Corporate Partnerships and…