heart & stroke

Vice President, planned giving

Position Overview

Organization: Heart & Stroke 

Title: Vice President, Planned Giving 

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Western Canada

Team: Three Senior Legacy Advisors (across Canada)

Location: Anywhere in Canada, however, must be available for travel across Canada and to attend meetings in the Toronto office two to six times per year.

Compensation: $140,000 - $170,000 plus comprehensive benefits and vacation package. Compensation will be determined commensurate with experience.

Is this you?

Heart & Stroke is currently raising $30M+ annually in Planned Giving, which included Legacy giving, across the country. 

This is a rare opportunity to support the overall long-term financial strength of one of the most important and largest charities in the country.  

Our ideal candidate can work from anywhere in Canada and will bring broad experience in planned giving fundraising as well as successful strategies to grow the planned giving program. The Director, Planned Giving will have exceptional interpersonal skills. Leading a team of three senior legacy advisors across the country, our successful candidate will work cross functionally across the organization alongside fundraising, estate administration, legal, finance, marketing/communications, Direct Marketing and data analytics teams with the goal to amplify the potential of this mission critical and high growth channel. 

An understanding of current laws regarding taxability of donations by region, familiarity with deferred giving strategies and knowledge of a diverse array of financial instruments is essential. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with a myriad of stakeholders is required.

Responsibility and accountability to design, implement, manage and evaluate the future strategy for planned giving, including stewardship, to support future priorities through realized and deferred gifts and overall GROWTH will be the focus of this role.

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