Senior Manager, Major Gifts And Campaigns

Job summary

Lead major gift strategies and capital or special campaigns, including identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospects. Prepare donor proposals and communications, manage donor data and pipelines, collaborate with internal teams, and guide campaign planning, goals, and messaging.

Job details

Company Description Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin (Habitat HMD) is committed to the belief that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. The organization fosters a respectful, inclusive community where all individuals are treated with dignity and where hateful, discriminatory, or aggressive behavior is not tolerated. Habitat HMD maintains clear standards for appropriate conduct across its platforms to ensure a welcoming environment for supporters, volunteers, and partner families. Team members contribute to a mission-driven organization focused on housing stability and community building for residents in the Halton, Mississauga, and Dufferin regions. Role Description The Senior Manager, Major Gifts and Campaigns is a full-time, on-site role based in Burlington, ON. This position leads the development and execution of major gift strategies and capital or special campaigns to support Habitat HMD’s mission and long-term growth. Day-to-day responsibilities include identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors and prospects, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and community partners. The role involves preparing tailored proposals, impact reports, presentations, and donor communications, as well as managing donor data and pipelines to ensure accurate tracking and timely follow-up. The Senior Manager collaborates with internal teams and leadership to align fundraising initiatives with organizational priorities, supports events and donor recognition activities, and provides strategic guidance on campaign planning, goals, and messaging. Qualifications Demonstrated experience in major gift fundraising, donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, ideally in the nonprofit or charitable sector. Proven ability to design and manage capital or special campaigns, including setting targets, timelines, and metrics, and coordinating campaign committees or volunteers. Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, present compelling cases for support, and represent the organization professionally. Competence in using donor management or CRM systems, prospect research tools, and basic data analysis to inform strategy and track progress. Excellent writing and editing skills for proposals, impact reports, donor correspondence, and campaign materials. Solid project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Knowledge of ethical fundraising practices, confidentiality standards, and inclusive engagement approaches that reflect Habitat HMD’s values. Relevant post-secondary education in fundraising, nonprofit management, business, communications, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working within community-focused or mission-driven organizations and an interest in housing, social impact, or community development.

What you’ll do

Lead major gift strategies and capital or special campaigns, including identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospects. Prepare donor proposals and communications, manage donor data and pipelines, collaborate with internal teams, and guide campaign planning, goals, and messaging.

Requirements

Requires demonstrated major gift fundraising experience and the ability to design and manage campaigns, build stakeholder relationships, and communicate compelling cases for support. Candidates should have CRM and prospect research skills, strong writing and project management abilities, knowledge of ethical and inclusive fundraising practices, and relevant post-secondary education or equivalent experience.

Listed skills

• Campaign Management · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Major Gift Fundraising
• Donor Cultivation
• Donor Solicitation
• Donor Stewardship
• Campaign Management
• Capital Campaigns
• Relationship Building
• Written Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Donor CRM Systems
• Prospect Research
• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Fundraising Strategy
• Event Support

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Sales
• Social Services