Senior Manager, Fund and Partner Development, CWB Foundation

Senior Manager, Fund and Partner Development, CWB Foundation

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The CWB Welding Foundation, founded in 2014, is a national not‑for‑profit charitable organization affiliated with the CWB Group. The Foundation builds partnerships between industry, education and government that enable Canadians to build great careers in the welding industry through encouraging awareness, training, and the promotion of best practices through a quality educational experience, impartial advocacy and greater accessibility for all those interested in exploring future opportunities in skilled trades and a welding‑related career.

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What to expect:

The Senior Manager, Fund and Partner Development (Development) leads and directs all fund development activities for the Foundation and works to expand the awareness, reach and support of the Foundation and its impact with external partners; including corporations, foundations, associations, governments, and philanthropic individuals both external to the Foundation as well as employees within the CWB Group and its affiliates, and all members of the educational community.

The Director’s role is key to ensure and drive alignment of the Foundation development strategy (relationships and funding) across all CWB Foundation staff (Development, Marketing and Communications and Programming) and in collaboration with CWB Group business development activities. This individual is a strategic and experienced fundraiser, proposal, grants and impact report writer and developer, and relationship builder, who will support the Executive Director, by leading and managing the Development team in coordination and support of the Foundation’s strategic plan and operational goals and objectives.

This is a critical time for reinforcing and further diversifying revenue generation into new geographies, evolving industry sectors and demographic areas, and across corporate, institutional, government, Associations, individuals and Foundations, in Canada and globally. This key role is home office based, with travel across Canada.

Key responsibilities:

• Fundraising and partner development strategy and planning, across key industry educational, technology and government sectors; incorporating research, outreach and relationship development in support of fundraising, sponsorship and grant sourcing strategies.
• Prospect research strategy, goal setting and identification
  - Corporate, Foundation, Associations and Government.
• Fundraising and Donor/Grantor Development:
  Cultivation, Solicitation, Confirmation, Stewardship and Renewals.
• Campaigns and Special Projects: e.g. Holiday Campaign for Annual Fund, Mass market (Canada Helps, Benevity), and Donor Advised Fund Development.
• Fundraising and Partner Impact Reporting, Research and Communication.
• Fund and Partner Development Communications, Reporting and Stewardship in collaboration with Marketing and Communications and aligned with the strategic direction of the Foundation and thought leadership strategy.
• The Senior Manager, Development is a key relationship manager and maintains an active portfolio of between 40-60 major prospects and donors.

This also includes:

Fundraising and Donor Development

• Develop and lead the execution of the annual business plan for fund and partner…