Position Overview
Director, Events and Donor Relations
Reports to the President
St. Michael's Hospital Foundation, through its philanthropic activities, assists St. Michael's Hospital in attracting the resources required to fulfill and enhance its mission.
The Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors including members of the business and professional community. Funds are used to support priority areas as defined by the hospital including the purchasing of equipment, renovations, new facilities, research and educational priorities.
The Foundation raises funds from a variety of initiatives: annual giving; special events; major and planned gifts.
The Position
The Director, Events and Donor Relations will oversee all fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events.
Primary Responsibilities
The key responsibilities and activities of this position include:
Designing an effective and efficient event strategy to maximize revenue and optimize cultivation and stewardship opportunities
Supporting this strategy through the creation, management, and evaluation of business plans and budgets for fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events
Overseeing the management and support of existing Foundation events such as:
Urban Angel Gala ~ in 2011 and onward ($1.5 M net revenue; held every three years)
Urban Angel Golf Classic (annual revenue of $1M net revenue)
Innovation Nights
Leadership Luncheons and Wellness Education Events
Donor Wall unveilings
Major donor recognition celebrations
Appreciation events for Hospital Staff, Physicians, and Vendors
3rd Party events such as Squire’s Trust, Young Leaders, etc.
Generating and evaluating concepts for innovative, interesting, and profitable fundraising events
Working with staff and volunteers to ensure that revenue targets for fundraising events are met or exceeded, and that non-monetary goals for other events are achieved
Recruiting, training, mentoring, managing, and evaluating the Foundation’s events management team
Developing strategies and programs to maximize volunteer involvement in and support of Foundation events
Overseeing the recruitment, training, and support of event volunteers, with specific personal responsibility for partnering with and supporting major event committee volunteers
Actively contributing to the development of the Foundation’s strategic plan, annual business plan, operations, and success
Collaborating with the President and Major Gifts team with the cultivation and stewardship of donors
Partnering with Foundation communications staff in the creation of event collateral materials
Implementing operational policies and procedures
Serving as a liaison to appropriate Foundation and Hospital Board Members, St. Michael's Hospital employees, volunteers and the community
Participating in community and hospital activities to promote awareness of the Foundation, hospital services and financial needs
Ideal Candidate’s Profile
A strategic decision maker and exceptional planner, the ideal candidate will be a creative and innovative self-starter who is able to calmly juggle multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines. A seasoned events management professional who is able to anticipate and absorb the bumps in the road, this person will combine an optimistic attitude and a sense of urgency with a quick mind and a strong dose of common sense. With an eye for both the big picture and bottom line, the Senior Director will balance the events portfolio to efficiently maximize both revenue and relationship development.
The successful applicant possesses the experience and confidence to guide, support, encourage and empower events management staff in their efforts to meet and exceed high expectations. Reporting to the Foundation President, the Senior Director, Special Events is an active contributor to and member of the Foundation management team.
Accessible, responsive, and possessing rock-solid reliability, the Senior Director appreciates the value and passion that volunteers bring to the Foundation, and understands how to make effective use of their time, expertise, and connections.
Previous employment in the non-profit sector, though preferable, is not required for success in this role. Enthusiasm for the mission of our Hospital and our role in supporting it is, of course, essential.
Personal Skills Profile
In an ideal world the successful candidate will possess a special events background with a track record of success specifically when it comes to abilities to lead and inspire the team to new heights. Incredible attention to detail and technical depth, ideally with knowledge of Razors- Edge software, are must haves. He/she will be a proven team player and enjoy collaborating with the other members in the Foundation. Disciplined thinking will be critical to success. He/she must have a strong personal presence, comfortable in dealing with executives and yet able to scale down to assistant level with ease. He/she must be upbeat and positive and not at all concerned about working evenings or weekends if the job demands are such. The Foundation executive are very respectful when someone puts in this extra effort and will provide days in lieu.
In particular the successful candidate will possess the following key attributes and abilities:
Leadership:
A strong leader/sticks to his/her position/not easily swayed/in charge
Creates an atmosphere of teamwork, learning
Inspires confidence/can pull things together/trustworthy
Defends/stands up for the team
Someone who can say “no”
Demonstrates grace under pressure/can deal with the “craziness” that sometimes exists
Detail orientated yet not a micromanager
Encourages and facilitates more interaction with other groups
Strategic thinking and planning:
Visionary abilities that take the Events team to the next level
Long term/forward thinker, able to move the Department into the future
Builds through proactive fundraising
A strategic planner
A problem solver
Building a base for growth:
Works with the team to develop/improve processes while remaining respectful of the value of the team’s existing experiences and knowledge base
Developing and managing people:
Able to assess efficiencies and effectiveness and implement training and development initiatives to address
Open-minded and welcoming of ideas from the group, thereby allowing others to grow
Someone who treats everyone fairly – no favourites
Candidate’s Prior Experience
He or she will be/possess:
A background in fundraising and events/ 5+ year’s experience
Highly competent technical skills including Excel, Rasor’s Edge, Raisin and Outlook
A clear and effective communicator, both orally and in written form
Expert on key issues, like tax receipting
Engaging personality, a people person
Demonstrated experience in developing business processes
Strong financial and analytical skills
Demonstrated track record of successful project management and the ability to manage in a dynamic and ambitious environment
Demonstrated team player and leader, but can work independently
Proven ability to problem solve at a strategic level, as well as tactical execution Results oriented, able to set priorities and to deliver consistently high professional standards
Undergraduate (or higher) Degree
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