Company Description RESET Society of Calgary (formerly Servants Anonymous Society) is a registered charity founded in 1989 that operates 24 hours a day, year-round, to support individuals exiting sexual exploitation. Through its EXploitation Intervention and Transition (EXIT) Program, RESET provides a trauma-informed continuum of services that help participants leave harmful environments, address addictions, and understand that violence and exploitation are not acceptable. The program offers supportive and transitional housing, enabling participants and their children to stabilize, heal, and move toward independent living. RESET delivers holistic services including life-skills programming, therapy, health and wellness supports, onsite childcare, employment training, educational scholarships, and long-term community support. Its approach focuses on recovery while building the skills, resources, and networks necessary for sustainable independence outside of exploitation.
Role Description The Development Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in the Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area, responsible for planning and executing fundraising and development strategies to support RESET’s mission. This role oversees donor relations, including cultivating new donors, stewarding existing supporters, and managing donor communications and recognition activities. The Development Manager coordinates fundraising campaigns, events, and grant applications, working closely with leadership and program staff to align messaging and priorities. Day-to-day tasks include managing the donor database, preparing reports and presentations, drafting proposals and impact stories, and identifying new funding opportunities with individuals, corporations, foundations, and community partners. The role also involves collaborating with communications staff to strengthen brand awareness, ensuring that outreach materials consistently reflect RESET’s values and trauma-informed approach.
Qualifications
- Fundraising and development skills, including experience with donor cultivation, stewardship, campaigns, and special events.
- Grant writing and proposal development skills, with the ability to research opportunities and prepare compelling, evidence-based submissions.
- Relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills to work effectively with donors, partners, volunteers, and community organizations.
- Planning, budgeting, and project management skills to organize multiple initiatives, meet deadlines, and track results.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft clear, sensitive messaging reflecting a trauma-informed, non-judgmental approach.
- Experience using donor management or CRM systems, and proficiency with standard office and collaboration software.
- Understanding of or interest in issues related to sexual exploitation, trauma, mental health, and social services; prior experience in the nonprofit or human services sector is an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to work on-site in a team environment, maintain confidentiality, and uphold ethical fundraising standards.
- Post-secondary education in fundraising, nonprofit management, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
