Fundraising Committee Member

Organization: Dress for Success Toronto
Location: Hybrid / Greater Toronto Area
Type: Volunteer
Time Commitment: Approximately 4–8 hours per month
Term: Minimum one-year commitment preferred

Are you passionate about empowering women in their work and life? Do you enjoy building meaningful and reciprocal relationships? Dress for Success Toronto invites fundraising professionals, community leaders, and strategic connectors to join our Fundraising Committee. Help our organization grow and make an even bigger impact!

About Dress for Success Toronto

Dress for Success Toronto® is part of a global movement for change. We are a local network member of an international not-for-profit organization, with 130 global network members across 15 countries who collectively have helped more than 1.5 million women work towards self-sufficiency. 

Since 2009, we have helped over 20,000 women in the Greater Toronto Area along their job search and career trajectory. We work together with agency partners, corporate sponsors, individual donors, and over 80 dedicated volunteers to create real impact in women’s lives.

Our Mission

To empower women to achieve economic mobility by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Position Summary

We are seeking action-oriented connectors and business developers to join our Fundraising Committee. Team members help generate philanthropic support, sponsorship revenue, and strategic partnerships that advance the organization's mission. Committee members will actively contribute their networks, expertise, and ideas to identify new opportunities for growth and engagement.

As demand for our programs continues to grow, we are seeking passionate and engaged professionals who can help expand our fundraising reach, corporate partnerships and community relationships to secure the resources needed to deliver programs and services that transform lives. Working closely with the Executive Director, Fundraising Committee members help DFS Toronto increase the number of women we serve and ensure long-term stability.

Whether you’re an experienced fundraising expert, a business developer, or a dynamic community leader, we welcome you to apply your passion and skills to help advance women's economic mobility.

As a Member of the Fundraising Committee, your responsibilities may include:

Relationship Development & Revenue Generation

• Leverage your professional and personal networks to identify and cultivate prospective donors, sponsors, corporate partners, foundations, and community leaders.
• Facilitate introductions between DFS Toronto Executive Director and senior decision-makers, corporate executives, philanthropists, and community influencers.
• Connect the organization with Women's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), leadership networks, affinity groups, and diversity-focused initiatives.
• Champion DFS Toronto within your corporate, professional, and community networks to contribute to a steady flow of Corporate Volunteer Engagement opportunities throughout the year.

Sponsorship Development

• Assist in securing sponsorships for DFS Toronto's programs, services, Boutique spaces, and events, including annual International Women’s Day Power of Possibility and Shop with Purpose events
• Support the identification and recruitment of event guests, corporate participants, and keynote speakers and panelists.
• Participate in ongoing sponsorship outreach and relationship development activities.

Innovation & Fundraising Growth

• Share emerging fundraising trends, tools, and best practices that strengthen business development outcomes, diversify revenue streams, and expand individual donor engagement.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, digital engagement, AI-enabled tools, social platforms, and innovative fundraising approaches.
• Explore new approaches to donor engagement, community building, and social impact storytelling.

Community Commitment

• Attend and actively participate in monthly virtual committee meetings, annual in-person fundraising events, and, optionally, client Learning & Connection Days
• Contribute expertise, insights, and opportunities that support fundraising objectives.
• Serve as an ambassador for DFS Toronto within your community and beyond.

Successful Fundraising Committee members will:

• Drive fundraising & sponsorships: actively support initiatives, introduce innovative strategies, and help convert new opportunities into philanthropic and sponsorship support.
• Expand networks & awareness: build meaningful connections with potential donors and partners to elevate the profile of Dress for Success Toronto.
• Fuel future growth: ensure long-term sustainability by contributing to the fundraising pipeline and securing strategic relationships.

Qualifications

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, create partnerships, influence stakeholders, or generate support for causes, organizations, or initiatives.
• A commitment to advancing women's economic empowerment and gender equity.
• Advanced professional experience in fundraising or business development
• Experience with traditional and/or emerging fundraising approaches, including corporate sponsorships, major gifts, peer-to-peer fundraising, digital campaigns, social impact initiatives, community fundraising, donor engagement, or volunteer mobilization.
• Knowledge of current fundraising trends, donor engagement strategies, digital marketing, AI-enabled tools, social platforms, or technology that can strengthen fundraising outcomes.
• Strong communication, networking, and collaboration skills.
• Previous nonprofit board or fundraising committee experience is welcome but not required.

Benefits

By joining the Fundraising Committee, volunteers will:

• Help transform the lives of women and their families across the Greater Toronto Area.
• Work alongside a dynamic network of corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and community advocates.
• Expand their professional, philanthropic, and community networks.
• Help shape the future growth and sustainability of one of Canada's leading organizations focused on women's economic empowerment.
• Apply their expertise and influence to create measurable social impact.

How to Apply

Dress for Success Toronto welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you are passionate about women's economic mobility and want to use your expertise, relationships, influence, and ideas to help create lasting change, we encourage you to apply and join us in building the next chapter of DFS Toronto's impact.

Please submit your application by 5pm Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7GYKNP

Applicants selected to advance to the next stage of the recruitment process will be invited to participate in a virtual interview between July 6 and 10. Additional details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.