Job Opportunity

Position: Sr. Manager, Foundation & Government Fundraising
Organization: Evergreen
Location: Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto ON / Hybrid

Evergreen is seeking a Senior Manager, Foundation & Government Fundraising to join our team.

We are a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities for the health of people and our planet. With over 30 years of championing urban sustainability, we see the potential of our cities to solve some of the biggest issues facing our time and believe that our public spaces are the key to unlocking it. We see beyond the spaces that exist today and imagine them transformed into places where people and nature thrive.

The Evergreen Brick Works site, where our head office is located, is built on the sovereign territory and waterways of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Anishinaabe Nations. These nations continue to be the original governments, continuing leaders and decision makers that govern these lands. The territory is governed by Treaty 13 signed by the Mississaugas of the Credit. Treaties remind everyone of our mutual responsibilities to these Nations and the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who call this land home. 

Why Evergreen?

In staff engagement surveys, Evergreen employees consistently report that their colleagues are one of the best things about working here. What else is in it for you?

• A reduced work week (4.5 days) for all full-time staff.
• Flexible workdays that align with your life needs and role responsibilities.
• Paid vacation, 3 paid personal days (Evergreen Days), and a paid day off on your birthday.
• Employer-paid extended health care and dental benefits, including a Health Care Spending Account and access to mental health resources.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support staff who are Indigenous, racialized, or 2SLGBTQ+, as well as ERGs for allyship learning, and to support caregivers of all kinds.
• Active workplace committees, including Health & Safety, IDEA, and Employee Engagement.
• Access to informal and formal skills development and resume building opportunities.
• A beautiful head office location surrounded by nature at Evergreen Brick Works, with a free shuttle bus from Broadview Station.

Key Accountabilities

A day-in-the-life of this role might include:

Fundraising

• Managing a portfolio of government and foundation prospects and donors, with a focus on six-figure and higher value opportunities.
• Proactively identifying and cultivating new Government and Foundation opportunities to grow and diversify the pipeline.
• Working closely with Executive Leadership and other key program staff to plan and orchestrate successful donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.
• Leading the development and submission of compelling funding proposals, packages and reports, balancing new opportunities with renewals of existing partnerships.
• Providing input to strategies and plans to meet annual fundraising targets.
• Stay abreast of trends and changes in the government and foundation funding environment to inform strategy and prospect development.

Stewardship

• Stewarding existing funder relationships, and ensure timely and appropriate communication, recognition, and reporting.
• Contributing to Government and Foundation fundraising tracking, with knowledge of key success metrics and policies for success.
• Participating in program, cultivation, and stewardship events as needed.

Administration

• Maintaining a calendar of fundraising deadlines for Government and Foundation deadlines, including applications, renewals, and reporting requirements.
• Ensuring accurate and up-to-date activity tracking for assigned accounts and timely prospect clearance in the Raisers Edge database.
• Writing compelling and accurate donor reports, including by collaborating with other teams as required to source information

Leadership

• With Fundraising Director, developing Government and Foundation strategies, including revenue growth and sustainability, pipeline diversification, and long-term funder engagement.
• Being a positive and strategic influence on other members of the Fundraising team, instilling a culture of collaboration, accountability, and results-oriented fundraising.
• Representing the Fundraising Team at internal and external meetings as required.

What You’ll Bring

Success in this role will be supported by the following target qualifications and core competencies.

• Education or equivalent work experience in fundraising preferred, but public relations, marketing, sales or a related field is also suitable.
• 5+ years of grant and/or proposal writing experience (or increasingly senior fundraising experience), with demonstrated success of managing large accounts.
• Meeting management skills.
• Exceptional writing skills. The ability to create compelling written materials for a variety of people and uses.
• Experience using fundraising software (i.e. Raiser’s Edge) and solid Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Prior experience in facilitation, partnership development, and working with diverse communities and audiences.

You might have the following assets:

• Program development experience.
• Experience in other areas of fundraising.
• Knowledge of urban sustainability and environmental issues.

Aren’t sure if you check every requirement on this list? That’s ok! We are still interested in hearing from you. We’d love to learn more about how your unique experience might make you a great addition to Evergreen.

Still Interested? Here are some other things you should know!

• This is a full-time salaried role to fill a vacant position.
• The target hire rate for this role is $90,000 to $100,000. To ensure equity and transparency, our target hire rates are real and are not flexible. If this posted rate does not meet your needs, we ask that you save your application for a time when there is a role and salary that is a fit for you.
• The paid vacation allocation for this role is 15 days.
• This role is supervised by the Director, Fundraising.
• Working conditions
  • Position is typically based out of Evergreen’s head office at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto.
  • Hybrid work environment with on site presence as required.
  • Regular hours, Monday to Friday (flexible) with occasional evenings and weekends in times of heavy deadlines or events.

Our Recruitment Process

Interested applicants should submit their candidacy by May 3, 2026 through our career page. Please limit your resume to three pages. Please also include a cover letter to introduce yourself and to give us further context on your job history and skills you’d like to highlight. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by a member of our People & Culture team.

• There will be at least one virtual interview for this position, with the possibility of a second interview.
• We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are notified when the role has been filled so that you aren’t left wondering about the position.

We’re always learning, so please reach out at any stage of the application process if you require support or adaptations. Evergreen is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Evergreen will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment cycle to applicants who request them.

Evergreen uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.

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