Fundraising Campaign Lead

Help us fund the fundraising system that will help Good Neighbour Builders grow across Canada

Good Neighbour Builders is a non-profit working to make it normal again for neighbours to know, care about, and support one another.

Through the Good Neighbour Method, we train and support citizens and community leaders to build stronger, more connected neighbourhoods - places where people feel a deeper sense of belonging, wellbeing, and shared responsibility for one another.

We are now at an important stage of growth. Grants have helped us get started, but they are not reliable enough to support the scale of our work. To grow sustainably, we need to build a professional fundraising system.

That is why we are launching a fundraising campaign to raise the funds needed to hire a fractional professional fundraiser. This paid fundraising professional will help us build the systems, donor relationships, and long-term funding strategy required to bring the Good Neighbour Method to more communities across Canada.

We are looking for a volunteer Fundraising Campaign Lead to help guide this campaign from the inside.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has experience with fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, sponsorship, major gifts, grants, non-profit development, or campaign coordination — and who wants to help us turn the work already started into a successful campaign.

What you’ll help lead

You will help Good Neighbour Builders move the current fundraising campaign from planning into action.

This may include:

• Helping shape the campaign strategy, timeline, and priorities
• Reviewing and strengthening the fundraising ask
• Identifying and prioritizing prospective donors, partners, and supporters
• Supporting outreach to individual donors, foundations, businesses, and community partners
• Helping prepare Barry, board members, and other volunteers for donor conversations
• Coordinating follow-up after donor meetings
• Tracking campaign progress, contacts, asks, and next steps
• Working with the marketing and communications team to make sure campaign messaging is clear and consistent
• Helping prepare the organization to work effectively with the paid fractional fundraiser once hired

You would not be starting from scratch. A draft campaign concept, campaign title, one-pager, landing page direction, and supporting materials have already been developed. The campaign is currently framed around “Be a Builder / Let’s Make Good Neighbours”, with the goal of showing both the impact of the Good Neighbour Method and the importance of building sustainable fundraising capacity.

What we’re looking for

You may be a great fit if you:

• Have worked on a fundraising campaign before, either as a volunteer, staff member, board member, consultant, or campaign supporter
• Understand donor relationships and how to move people from interest to contribution
• Are comfortable helping shape a clear fundraising ask
• Can bring structure, follow-through, and momentum to a volunteer-led campaign
• Are willing to work collaboratively with board members, volunteers, and future paid fundraising support
• Believe that stronger neighbourhood relationships are essential to individual and community wellbeing

You do not need to be a full-time professional fundraiser, but you should bring enough fundraising experience to help us avoid common mistakes, focus our efforts, and move with confidence.

Time commitment

We are hoping for someone who can support the campaign through its active launch period, beginning in May.

Estimated commitment: 3–5 hours per week for the first 8–12 weeks, with the possibility of continuing in a lighter advisory or coordination role once the paid fractional fundraiser is in place.

Why this role matters

This role is not just about helping us run one campaign.

It is about helping Good Neighbour Builders build the fundraising foundation needed to reach more communities, train more Builders, support more Neighbour Connectors, and help more people experience belonging and support where they live.

Funders need to see a clear mission, visible activity, credible stories, and evidence of impact. This campaign is a chance to bring those pieces together and invite people to help us grow the work in a sustainable way.

Interested?

If you have fundraising experience and want to help build the foundation for a national movement of good neighbours, we would love to hear from you.

Help us become great fundraisers — so we can help more Canadians become good neighbours.