Development Associate, Campaign

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals. We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

Overview: This is an opportunity to help advance Covenant House Toronto's ambitious redevelopment campaign. As Covenant House Toronto prepares for the largest capital campaign in our history, the Development Associate, Campaign will help coordinate the people, materials and follow-up needed to support Campaign Cabinet members, fundraising volunteers, donors and campaign staff.

Working closely with the Vice President, Campaign, the Senior Manager, Campaign Operations and frontline fundraisers, the Development Associate will coordinate campaign activity, maintain prospect and volunteer information, support donor engagement and stewardship, and prepare the materials and documentation needed to advance fundraising relationships.

Through this work, the Development Associate will help inspire the philanthropic support needed to ensure young people at risk of and experiencing homelessness have the opportunity to heal, grow and build stable futures.

• Coordinate Campaign Cabinet and campaign committee meetings, including scheduling, agendas, briefing packages, presentations, minutes and follow-up.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for Campaign Cabinet members and fundraising volunteers.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding and orientation of campaign volunteers, and help maintain their ongoing engagement.
• Prepare volunteers for donor meetings and outreach, coordinate related activities, and track follow-up actions using established campaign systems.

• Provide administrative and organizational support to the Vice President, Campaign.
• Support relationship managers and the Senior Manager, Campaign Operations in coordinating donor and volunteer engagement activities.
• Assemble approved donor-facing materials, including briefing notes, donor profiles, proposals, correspondence, presentations and follow-up communications.
• Coordinate donor meetings, site visits, tours and engagement activities, including preparing materials and ensuring timely follow-up.
• Document donor and volunteer meetings and maintain accurate records of engagement activities.

• Maintain accurate and complete campaign prospect and fundraising data in the donor database.
• Support prospect review and moves-management meetings.
• Prepare and distribute routine pipeline and activity reports for campaign leadership, volunteers and fundraising staff.
• Maintain campaign trackers, action logs, meeting records, reporting schedules, shared files and other documentation required to support campaign operations.

• Support campaign stewardship, including naming and recognition tracking, donor recognition activities, reporting, presentations, briefing materials and follow-up to ensure stewardship commitments are completed.
• Support donor cultivation and stewardship activities, including tours, receptions, briefings, donor meetings, volunteer gatherings, and recognition opportunities.
• Represent Covenant House Toronto at donor meetings, campaign events, and volunteer activities, including occasional evenings and weekends.

• Serve as a responsive and professional point of contact for donors, volunteers, and internal stakeholders, ensuring inquiries and…