Development Coordinator – Philanthropy (Development Department)

About the TSO

For over a century, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has played a fundamental role in shaping and celebrating Canadian culture. Now in our 102nd year, the TSO’s commitment to musical excellence and ability to spark connection remain as strong as ever. With a storied history of acclaimed concerts and recordings, Canadian and international tours, and impactful community partnerships, we are dedicated to engaging and enriching local and national communities through vibrant musical experiences.

Music Director Gustavo Gimeno brings an expansive artistic vision, intellectual curiosity, and sense of adventure to programming the 93-musician Orchestra that serves Toronto—one of the world’s most diverse cities. The TSO performs over 100 concerts annually, offering a variety of programming from the classical to music composed in our time.

Music has the power to heal, inspire, and connect people from all walks of life. The TSO is privileged to also engage audiences of all ages through an array of education, community access and health and wellness initiatives, primarily funded by philanthropy.

Join us for a concert at Roy Thomson Hall, or experience the TSO in your neighbourhood. Visit TSO.CA or newsroom.tso.ca.

About the Oppportunity

Title: Development Coordinator, Philanthropy

Reports To: Senior Development Officer, Stewardship

Status: Permanent Full-time

Compensation: $45,000 – $55,000 competitive benefits and vacation

Position Summary:

The Development Coordinator, Philanthropy is committed to creating and maintaining a positive experience for major philanthropic donors who support the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. This role coordinates donor relations activities across the major gifts portfolio. This role supports the Philanthropy team in major gift cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and any related record-keeping. The role builds effective relationships with staff and volunteers across the organization and collaborates with staff members across the Development team. The role is important not only to the success of the team but in ensuring that TSO donors have an unparalleled experience as part of the donor community.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Liaise with major donors regarding pledge payment reminders and event invitations.
Assists the Philanthropy team in implementing centralized processes to support donor activity, including call reports, moves management, pledge reminders, invoicing, and the fulfillment of gift agreements.
Supports the CEO, Chief Development Officer and Senior Director, Philanthropy with preparation and follow up for major donor meetings, as required.
Maintains a high standard of major gifts record-keeping utilizing donor database (Tessitura), Google Drive, and reporting.
Creates and maintains support documents including briefing notes, research, and proposals for senior volunteer committees.
Supports the creation of, and maintains, event invitation lists.
Supports the Philanthropy team in providing supplemental research on major gift prospects in partnership with Prospect Research Manager.
Supports all aspects of major gift stewardship and cultivation events.
Collaborates and supports the delivery of stewardship materials and activity with the Senior Development Officer, Stewardship.
Administrates support for the Philanthropy team including coordinating meetings and managing calendar requests for Senior Director, Philanthropy.

Nature and Scope of Responsibility:

Supports all major gift record-keeping in donor database.
Supports all Google Drive files for the Philanthropy team.
Produces lists for major gift mailings, events, emails etc.
Supports the work of Senior Director, Philanthropy on research in collaboration with Prospect Research Manager.
Supports the work of the Philanthropy team for all Development Committee meetings.
Supports the work of volunteer engagement as it relates to major gifts and special projects.
Other duties as assigned.

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