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Canadian Women’s Foundation – Vice President, Community Initiatives
The Canadian Women’s Foundation (the Foundation) is Canada’s public foundation for gender justice and equality. It advances this by growing support for grassroots feminist action, partnering with communities and organizations to improve conditions, and building diverse leadership and knowledge for sustainable change. Through fundraising, granting, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing, Foundation works to achieve feminist systemic change. By granting to and strengthening local community programs across Canada, the Foundation empowers women, girls and gender-diverse people to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership. Launched in 1991 by a group of eight trail-blazing women, the Foundation addresses a critical need for philanthropy focused on women and is one of the largest women’s fundraising foundations in the world. With the support of supporters and donors, the Foundation has raised more than $260 million to fund over 3,300 life-transforming programs across the country. As a leading voice for women, girls and gender-diverse people in Canada, Canadian Women’s Foundation is committed to getting gender equality issues front and centre in the hearts and minds of people in Canada.
It is within this context that the Canadian Women’s Foundation welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Vice President, Community Initiatives (“VP”).
Reporting to President & CEO Mitzie Hunter, the VP is the leader of the Community Initiatives Team and provides strategic direction and oversight of grant making, grantee capacity building, and with assessing the value and risks of special projects and opportunities. The VP works across the Foundation to advance public policy reform and the advocacy work of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Leading a highly engaged team of approximately 20 through four direct reports, the VP provides mentoring, training and professional development opportunities to the team while ensuring its work aligns with the mission of the Foundation. Working in collaboration with colleagues on the Senior Leadership Team, the VP will define and implement strategic and operational plans as it relates to the Foundation’s impact investing, granting, and other priority initiatives. The VP supports the Foundation’s philanthropic and public relations efforts to steward and acquire donors and partners through maintaining effective public accountability. The VP tracks, reports and shares impact stories from grant making activities, donors and partners. The VP is a key spokesperson for media interviews, thought-leadership opportunities, and other public relations and engagement opportunities accountability, and an active participant at Board meetings.
As the ideal candidate, your career includes a long-standing leadership on gender equality issues in the nonprofit, charity, or community sector, ideally, on a pan-Canadian, national scale. You have demonstrated the ability to advance knowledge, action, and philanthropy on systemic change for gender equality and justice. You have an extensive understanding of the key critical issues affecting diverse women, girls, , Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people in Canada. You also have expert knowledge of the feminist movement in Canada, of gender equality organizations and service providers, and of public policy related to gender equality and the nonprofit sector. Peers describe you as a subject matter expert in gender equality issues with a deep connection to diverse and traditionally under supported communities, and ideally, you bring knowledge in the related fields of social justice issues, feminist action, and philanthropy. As a people leader, you actively support, mentor and develop your staff team, have experience setting goals and workplans, a demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and foster a safe, accessible, and inclusive environment in your organizations. You are an excellent communicator who is at ease presenting in a variety of settings and to a variety of constituents, and bilingualism in both of Canada’s official languages (French/English) is a strong asset. The ideal candidate embodies what the Foundation is known for: championing gender equality and justice goals and feminist philanthropy; upholding the values of inclusivity, respect, accountability and support; and grounding themselves in contemporary GBA+ and intersectional feminist lens and analysis framework.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with the Canadian Women’s Foundation, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca).
Applications must be received by 5pm ET on Friday, November 15th 2024.
“The Canadian Women’s Foundation is strongly committed to equity in employment and seeks to attract, select, and hire a diverse team with a high level of professional skills, passion for and belief in our vision and mission. It aims to be inclusive of diverse people across gender and sexuality spectrums. This includes people who identify as women, girls, trans, Two Spirit, genderqueer, nonbinary, and 2SLGBTQIA+. If comfortable, the Foundation encourages candidates to share information about their identities, lived experiences, and the communities they are part of in their cover letter.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The Canadian Women’s Foundation and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

Jack.org was created in memory of Jack Windeler, a first-year student at Queen’s University who died by suicide at 18 years old. Jack’s parents, Eric Windeler and Sandra Hanington, co-founded Jack.org to provide young people with mental health education and to ensure that those struggling can access the support they deserve.

Jack.org is on a mission to empower young individuals with community, knowledge, and tools to champion mental well-being. It stands poised and empowered for this crucial task, fortified by dedicated donors, a robust financial reserve, visionary leadership, and a high-performing team eager to drive change. Focused on addressing the prevalent issue of mental health distress among youth, particularly those systematically excluded from mental health dialogue and action, it adapts programming to cater to diverse youth demographics and communities across Canada. Its approach centers on upstream prevention of mental distress and the promotion of mental well-being.

It is within this context that jack.org welcomes nominations for the appointments to its Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for governing the affairs of the organization. The Board discharges its responsibilities by delegating the day-to-day operations to the President & CEO and by delegating certain other responsibilities to Board Committees. This position description sets out how individual Directors are expected to engage in the Board’s work and discharge their duties and responsibilities. In discharging their responsibilities, each Director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Jack.org, and exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.

Commitment:

Each Director will be asked to serve on at least one Board Committee. Committee appointments are made by the Board on the recommendation of the Chair and in consultation with individual Directors, the President & CEO, and the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Directors are expected to commit the necessary time required to fulfill Board and Committee responsibilities, which includes preparation for and attendance at Board and Committee meetings, the annual general meeting, strategic planning session(s), and special events. The average annual time commitment to fulfill the responsibilities as a Director is 40-50 hours.

Directors are elected by the members for terms of three years and may serve to a maximum of six years. When circumstances warrant, a Director may be elected for a third three-year term subject to the approval of two-thirds of votes cast by members.

Geographical Representation

As a national organization, Jack.org welcomes nominations of individuals from across Canada, and specifically welcome nominations for those residing outside of Ontario and BC.
Skills Matrix
Jack.org is seeking Nominations from individuals with skills in the following areas:
1. Fundraising
2. Mental Health Systems
3. Strategy

Nomination Form

To nominate an individual, including self nominations, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScclwRqlJlThOKANWLNVGFs_d7M53ARD8rZb0cQKY9O45NPwA/viewform

Jack.org and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) is the leading destination in Toronto to experience sustainable horticulture, and to better understand our collective role as stewards of our ecosystem. With free admission and over 300,000 visitors a year, TBG welcomes everyone to learn to love plants. Beyond an inspiring plant oasis, we are a dynamic community hub and an engaging learning environment.
In partnership with the City of Toronto, TBG is embarking on an exciting landmark capital expansion. Today the Garden is a 4-acre botanical garden nestled in the City of Toronto’s Park System adjacent to Edwards Gardens and the Wilket Creek Trail. As the Garden prepares to expand its managerial oversight across thirty-five acres (in a phased approach), the organization is scaling up to achieve sustained organizational performance as a relevant and inspiring living museum.
Toronto Botanical Garden connects people and plants, fostering sustainable communities and developing reciprocal relationships with nature through lifelong learning.
It is within this context that Toronto Botanical Garden invites applications and nominations for the appointment of its next Director of Development to join TBG on its journey of continued growth as an inspired plant place, an engaging learning environment and a dynamic community hub.
Reporting to the Executive Director, and as a key member of the leadership team, the Director of Development plays an active and strategic role in developing a culture of philanthropy that builds communities of support and attracts high impact philanthropy to TBG’s strategic priorities. The Director creates a development strategy and designs, directs and executes a multifaceted and full complement of fundraising programs, including major gifts and capital campaigns, sponsorship marketing, grant writing, planned giving, core mission and program initiatives, and special events. The Director fosters cross-team collaboration, and motivates and supports a team of staff, Board of Directors and volunteers, including members of the Development Committee, who advocate for TBG in the execution of the development plan.
This appointment requires an entrepreneurial, results oriented and community minded leader who is passionate about the mission of TBG, connecting people to plants, fostering sustainable communities and developing reciprocal relationships with nature through lifelong learning.
As the ideal candidate, you are a collaborative and experienced leader, fundraiser and strategic implementation professional who seeks and inspires excellence and impact in all endeavours. You are a motivated and motivating team builder and organization developer. You are an exceptional and engaging communicator, and have strong interpersonal skills. You can manage multiple priorities, think outside the box, solve problems, and take initiative.
You have proven experience creating and leading comprehensive fund development programs, achieving revenue targets, and building and maintaining relationships with a diverse base of engaged donors, sponsors and partners. You are comfortable managing annual and capital campaigns concurrently, and have knowledge of, and experience with, planned giving, special events planning and management, and marketing processes and concepts. Experience working with membership-based organizations such as museums, cultural, environmental or educational institutions is an asset, as is experience working in support of a voluntary board of directors. Post-secondary education is an asset, as is a CFRE designation. You have demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and are committed to TBG as a garden for all; a diverse community that recognizes the life-giving role of nature, working together for a more sustainable world.
To apply or explore this key leadership position at Toronto Botanical Garden further, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter, in confidence, to Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary (noshina@griffithgroup.ca).
Toronto Botanical Garden is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a welcoming, safe, diverse and inclusive environment. TBG’s workplace has a long-standing policy of providing fair, equitable, and accessible opportunities for all employees and prospective employees. TBG encourages all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, or disability status.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Toronto Botanical Garden and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.

Blakely is a woman owned and led strategic fundraising and marketing agency that combines expertise with fresh thinking. Since its founding, Blakely has helped some of the largest, and smallest, non-profits drive results and change lives. While Blakely’s team of strategists, creators, analysts, and project managers have many backgrounds, they all share one ambition: to help non-profits achieve their goals. Blakely values transparency, collaboration, hard work, and curiosity and believes in ideas over egos, guts over glory, collaboration over competition.

It is within this context that Blakely welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its Account Director.
Reporting to a Senior Fundraising Strategist, as an integral member of the Client Relationships team, the Account Director serves as the account lead to Blakely clients. Working in partnership with an Account Manager and a Senior Fundraising Strategist, the Account Director leads campaign planning and strategy implementation through the use of budgets and digital-first, integrated campaign strategies. The Account Director plays a leadership role for their clients, supporting the Account Manager in managing the day-to-day activity, and provides leadership through bringing together the creative, data, digital & print production teams to ensure strategy and delivery excellence. Externally, the Account Director represents Blakely at events, conferences, and client meetings and builds relationships across the sector.

As the ideal candidate, you are a proven fundraiser with experience developing direct marketing programs for not-for-profit organizations. You bring a depth of knowledge about integrated direct marketing and annual giving, including digitally integrated campaigns via email, paid media, video, and direct mail. You appreciate the role of data in fundraising programs and can analyze program performance and determine appropriate strategic priorities. You are at ease presenting to various sized audiences and have excellent interpersonal skills. You have managed multiple projects with competing priorities and timelines with a broad range of internal and external partners simultaneously. As such, you are able to think strategically about challenges while developing and executing plans in a fast-paced customer focused manner.
To learn more about this important leadership opportunity with Blakely, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Robin Noftall (robin@griffithgroup.ca).

Salary Range: $70,000-$90,000, commensurate with experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision care, 3 weeks vacation plus an additional 9.5 Blakely days off (half day Fridays before each long weekend and the office is closed for one week at the end of December each year).

Location: This is a location flexible position. The successful candidate will be able to choose where they do their day-to-day work either from home or the Blakely office, located in Aurora, ON. This position can also be fully remote and is considered remote if you live more than 150 kilometers from the Blakely office. Maintaining a good working relationship is key to success, for non-remote workers, there will be a requirement to come into the office occasionally for meetings and meet in person with clients as the role requires. For remote workers, there will be a requirement to come to the Blakely office for in-person meetings approximately 4-6 times per calendar year and occasional travel for in person client meetings dependent on the client and Blakely needs, with reimbursement for travel based on Blakely’s policy.

As a workplace which strives to create a culture based on inclusivity and teamwork, Blakely believes that its culture is its biggest competitive advantage. Blakely provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, colour, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or disability, visible or invisible. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Blakely and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.

London Cares Homeless Response Services (“London Cares”) are champions with and for people experiencing homelessness, particularly persons with the most complex needs and greatest barriers. The 90 staff are an exceptionally committed team that works with people to be well in stable, safe housing, helping to build a compassionate, inclusive community where no one is left behind. London Cares support individuals experiencing homelessness through a service model that includes street outreach, housing stability services, including supports for veterans experiencing homelessness and the newly opened highly supportive housing program. 

Like many of the people the organization serves, London Cares is on a journey to home. London Cares was formed in 2012 through a partnership of Addiction Services Thames Valley, Regional HIV/AIDS Connection, and Unity Project, and funded by the City of London. Over the years, the organization has evolved both structurally and programmatically to become a more integrated and coordinated response to chronic homelessness in the City of London. In 2018, what began as a pilot project under the auspices of several organizations was formalized as a separate entity.

With the upcoming retirement of its Executive Director, London Cares invites applications and nominations for the appointment of its next Executive Director to steer the organization to the next phase of its development through its continued evolution.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director ensures the achievement of London Cares strategic objectives, and is responsible for operational planning and evaluation, financial management, human resources, external relations and stakeholder engagement, and resource development. The Executive Director oversees a budget of approximately $7 million and leads a committed team of approximately 70 full-time employees and 25 casual staff. As the primary spokesperson for London Cares, the Executive Director is responsible for working collaboratively with partners and funders, and represents the organization at municipal tables and all levels of government. The Executive Director maintains positive relationships with community partners and ensures London Cares is an active member of the community helping advance community goals and objectives.

As the ideal candidate, you are a system-oriented, innovative and collaborative leader with demonstrated leadership experience, ideally in the not-for-profit, social services, or healthcare sector where relationship building is evidenced. Experience working within the homelessness sector and navigation of the system; including mental health, harm reduction and trauma-informed best practices and social services, is an asset. You have experience working with a Board of Directors, coupled with experience in human resources, financial planning and oversight, and fundraising. With a track-record of strong and strategic stakeholder engagement, you have the skill to strengthen and expand London Cares’ connection with government and institutional funders. You have exemplary communication and interpersonal skills and are comfortable actively and effectively representing and advocating for London Cares. You are adaptable, solutions focused, and can advance the organization in a complex and shifting landscape. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, coupled with passion for the mission of London Cares in serving the needs of people experiencing homelessness with a trauma informed, harm reduction approach. A post graduate degree in health sciences, social sciences, public administration, business, or a related field is an asset.

To apply or explore this key leadership position at London Cares further, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter, in confidence, to Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Noshina Choudhary (noshina@griffithgroup.ca).

London Cares is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, and strongly encourages applications from women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities.

All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

London Cares and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Sam Walton (sam@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.

Executive Director / Directrice générale{ Women’s Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada The opportunity Women’s Shelters Canada (“WSC”) provides a strong, unified, pan-Canadian voice on …

The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.
Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF) is deeply humbled by, and grateful, to our Indigenous partners and would like to acknowledge their grace and work over the past two years in helping to shape this Declaration of Action on Truth and Reconciliation. We commit to ongoing reciprocal relationship and trust building, to implementation that will bring this Declaration to life, and to measuring progress in the short and long-term.
With the mission to drive positive change by connecting diverse people, ideas and resources, Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF) has grown to hold over $260 million in assets, and grants over $10 million a year to community. Founded in 1954 as Ontario’s first community foundation, HCF is a well-respected community leader in Hamilton, and a member of the Community Foundations of Canada, the national membership organization whose members contribute time, leadership and financial support to initiatives that benefit their community most, based on an intimate understanding of local needs and opportunities. Guided by an engaged Board, and a highly engaged and committed team, HCF is now in the third year of an ambitious five-year strategic plan that includes major initiatives in education, affordable housing, impact investing, equity, diversity and inclusion and relationships with Indigenous communities.
It is within this context that the Hamilton Community Foundation welcomes applications and nominations for the appointment of its next President & Chief Executive Officer, commencing fall 2024 or soon after.
Reporting to a volunteer Board of Directors, the President & CEO is responsible for the execution HCF’s mission, strategy and business plan. With oversight of the entirety of the organization, the President & CEO’s responsibilities include all aspects of HCF’s budget and financial direction, operational and governance policies, community leadership and investment, revenue and fund development activities, and with ensuring that the culture of HCF remains one of inspiration, engagement, and impact. The President & CEO, in conjunction with the Board, its sub-committees and staff, also provides judicious and diligent assessment of HCF’s investment portfolio, including oversight of the investment management of HCF’s financial assets. The President & CEO represents the organization, liaising and advocating with various levels of government, HCF’s community partners, and its donors to further the goals of the organization. Serving as the organization’s spokesperson, the President & CEO also convenes meetings, forums and discussion groups in support of building a collaborative approach to community leaders initiatives.
As the ideal candidate, you are a highly regarded and respected community-focused leader who has worked at a leadership level in an organization of similar complexity. You have a strong commitment to Hamilton Community Foundation’s mission and values and recognize its critical role investing its philanthropic capital in initiatives that will have a positive community impact. You have exceptional community engagement skills, financial and business acumen, experience and comfort with all aspects of fundraising, donor stewardship, grant making and community investment, and with organizational strategy. Experience working with or reporting to a Board of Directors is considered a strong asset. Your peers describe you as a community-builder who empowers high performance, mission-driven, and results-oriented teams. You are a future-focused leader with the required skills to influence societal change and manage complex, multi-faceted dynamic relationships with leaders in Hamilton, across the province, and country. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, to Indigenous ways of knowing and being, and the necessary cultural competencies to lead a multi-generational, culturally diverse workforce.
To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity within Hamilton Community Foundation, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca) or visit LINK
Hamilton Community Foundation welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and/or gender identities.
All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Hamilton Community Foundation and Griffith Group are committed to an inclusive, accessible and a welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) should you require any accommodation to participate in the recruitment and/or assessment processes.

Vice President, Advancement / Vice-président ou vice-présidente de l’avancement{ CIFAR The opportunity CIFAR is a global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science …