Development Officer – Fundraising

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Position Title: Development Officer – Fundraising

Terms: Full-time (35 hours per week) | $20/hr
8 weeks starting as soon as possible

Requirements:

This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs grant.

  • Must be a Canadian Citizen/Permanent Residence
  • Must be between the ages of 15-30

Summary of Position: 

The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC Toronto) is currently seeking a Development Officer – Fundraising. This role is suited to someone who is energetic, detail oriented, digitally savvy, has strong communication skills and thrives in an independent working environment.

Organizational Overview: 

The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC Toronto) was established in 1973, celebrating its 50th anniversary last year as part of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a denomination and global LGBTQ+ Christian movement. Throughout its history, MCC Toronto has been a place of worship and a place of action. Our weekly Worship Services are attended by over 600 congregants in-person and online. We count a broader congregant community of over 2,000 members drawn from many different religious backgrounds and beliefs, gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations, racial and cultural backgrounds, countries of origin, socioeconomic realities, and abilities. We are a proud vibrant, inclusive, and progressive faith community; at MCC Toronto everyone matters, and everyone belongs.

Rooted in the 2SLGBTQ+ community, MCC Toronto has long been at the center of community activism. We have been home to the Triangle Program, Canada’s first 2SLGBTQ+ High School since 1995. We were national leaders in the fight for same-sex marriage. Our LGBTQ+ Refugee Programs have served over 8,000 refugees since 2007 and through our status as the exclusive Sponsorship Agreement Holder for LGBTQ+ refugees to Canada, we have sponsored 75 refugees to safety in Canada since 2013.

In 2022, MCC Toronto announced that it had raised a record-setting CAD 5 million through a major gift campaign to help support an elevation of our human rights work through expanded programming, new partnerships, and an emphasis on creating impact and change.

MCC Toronto’s vision is to be a growing, inclusive, spiritual community that creates a just, kind, and loving world for all. We work every day to live our core values of Advocacy, Diversity, and Spirituality.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, your primary responsibilities will be:

  • researching donor prospects
  • writing grant proposals and funding applications
  • generating ideas for donor acquisition and retention
  • assisting with keeping donor records using Salesforce
  • assisting with other administrative, volunteer management, and fundraising tasks as needed with:
  1. Church on Church Street – taking place at the Pride Toronto Festival
  2. Annual Church Picnic

 

Qualifications: 

  • a college or university degree
  • a passion for working with people building community
  • proven initiative, and demonstrated research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • an ability to complete tasks efficiently and meet deadlines
  • results-oriented, with demonstrated ability to work with data management software and track progress toward objectives

Additional Information:

MCC Toronto is both a Church and Human Rights Centre and we seek to walk the walk as much as we talk the talk. As such, we are an equal opportunity employer that considers systemic barriers in its interview and hiring process. We encourage applicants to apply and provide life experience in place of formal experience as is appropriate.

The application deadline is May 2, 2025, at 5 PM. Confidentiality in the application and interview process is assured. Please include a CV or resume and cover letter explaining your motivation for applying to this position and send via email to: giving@mcctoronto.com

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