• Job Description

  Req#: 774

  SICKKIDS FOUNDATION IS ON THE HUNT

  FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY

  VICE PRESIDENT, MAJOR GIFTS & ESTATE PLANNING

  ABOUT US:

  SickKids Foundation leads the fight for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), recently ranked the number one paediatric hospital in the world by Newsweek. Celebrating 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2022, SickKids Foundation is the largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care in Canada, benefitting the health of children and their families across the country and around the world. Thanks to our donors, last year, SickKids Foundation raised over $205 million from individuals, companies, events and community groups from throughout the Greater Toronto area and beyond. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation also invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world.

  Today, SickKids Foundation is embarking on a new strategic plan grounded in our values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion. The key strategic pillars are outlined as follow:

  1. Deliver an unmatched donor experience: differentiate SickKids Foundation by delivering exceptional experiences, building trust, making donors feel valued and demonstrating the impact of their giving.
  2. Invest in our People and Culture: become the destination for employees where everyone feels like they have their dream job, where we champion equity, diversity and inclusion and our people are considered our most valuable asset.
  3. Drive innovative and sustainable fundraising: drive sustainable and ongoing growth by embracing innovation, investing in transformational fundraising, and diversifying revenue sources that consistently generate unrestricted funds.
  4. Leverage our unmatched donor experience brand: build the most trusted charity brand in Canada, increase, and diversify our reach, reinforce SickKids as the healthcare leader through compelling Precision Child Health positioning.
  5. Achieve the highest level of efficiency and accountability: be recognized as the most trusted philanthropic destination by embracing accountability as a competitive advantage, celebrating efficiency and effectiveness, and by always asking “does it add value”?
  6. Be Canada’s leading digital charity: lead by investing in a digital ecosystem that drives innovative and transformational fundraising, facilitates outstanding donor experiences, and transform business operations.

  SickKids Foundation is committed to creating an inclusive culture where expressing your authentic self is celebrated. This includes embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices, and behaviours, to build skills, knowledge and awareness of equity, diversity and inclusion across the Foundation and with our external partners. The Foundation is committed to fostering a safe, accessible, and positive working environment. For further information on SickKids Foundation’s commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion click here to read our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and Commitment statement.

  We continue to achieve and exceed our goals because every day we’re committed to retaining and attracting passionate individuals who contribute to our goal of making every kid a healthier kid, knowing that healthier children become healthy adults, impacting others and the world for untold benefit. It is within this context that SickKids Foundation is seeking a new Vice President, Major Gifts.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION :

  At SickKids Foundation, we believe in the power of partnerships to drive meaningful change and inspire philanthropic support of our mission. We are a dynamic and visionary organization dedicated to inspiring communities to invest in health and scientific advances to improve the lives of children and their families in Canada and around the world. As the Vice President, Major Gifts, and Gift & Estate Planning will serve as a key member of the Senior Management Team at SickKids Foundation and will contribute to the organization’s strategies, plans and successes. You will be also responsible for strategically guiding the growth of a significant revenue portfolio at SickKids Foundation: the Major Gift and Gift and Estate Planning programs, which typically delivers over $88 Million in cash annually. A key focus within this team will be the development of new opportunities at all levels including, transformational gift opportunities, which are defined as >$5 Million. At the same time, the Vice-President, Major Gifts will guide a team of fundraisers in identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding prospects and donors who provide support at the $50,000+ level and confirming and stewarding bequests in support of the Hospital for Sick Children. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Vice-President, Major Gifts & Gift and Estate Planning will have a unique opportunity to provide leadership, develop strategy, and drive SickKids towards greater success in the next planned comprehensive campaign.

• About the company

  Your donations directly support SickKids Foundation. Funds are distributed in the areas of most need including research, clinical advances and compassionate care at The Hospital for Sick Children.

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