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Funding & Partnerships Lead

Funding and partnerships lead — responsible for bringing resources (funding and in-kind support) into the Society and maintaining a focused, high-quality pipeline.

Early build phase Outcomes-focused Remote participation where appropriate BC-based preferred (not required)
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1) About The 777 Foundation Society

The 777 Foundation Society is in an early build phase. The mission is to design and run programs that protect dignity and create long-term opportunity for people navigating difficult transitions — especially newcomers and workers in unstable conditions, including those facing economic instability or high stress.

Current focus
  • Governance and legal structure
  • Program architecture (pilot designs)
  • Funding pathways (public, philanthropic, and aligned institutional partners)
Next phase

Public-facing programs and broader participation expand once core funding and infrastructure are in place.

2) Role summary

This role is not limited to grant research or advisory support. The Funding & Partnerships Lead actively brings external resources into the Society and manages the early pipeline from identification through to a clear outcome (proceed, pause, or decline). The role connects the Society with funders and partners, while the founder leads overall strategy and program architecture.

3) What you will lead

Funding pipeline management

  • Identify and prioritise realistic funding sources (government programs, foundations, institutional funders, major donors, aligned partners).
  • Maintain a focused, decision-ready pipeline (not a large list of theoretical options).
  • Maintain clear stages (research, outreach, proposal, review, decision).

External relationship management

  • Act as the primary point of contact for early-stage funding and partnership discussions.
  • Coordinate introductions and discussions (email-first; calls only as needed).
  • Maintain professional follow-up until a clear outcome exists.

Shaping proposals and offers

  • Translate the Society’s mandate into fundable proposals and partnership options.
  • Co-design core materials with the founder, then tailor to funder requirements.
  • Protect feasibility and dignity-first delivery through clear scope discipline.

Reporting and accountability

  • Short updates: opportunities, stage, next step, likelihood, and outcomes.
  • Effort should be proportionate to likelihood and expected impact.
  • Measured on confirmed progress and outcomes, not document volume.
4) What success looks like (first 12 months)
Funding secured (illustrative)

Meaningful net new funding through grants, institutional funders, or major donors (illustrative range: CAD 75k–150k, subject to capacity and fit).

Concrete commitments (illustrative)

Several approvals or commitments (illustrative: 3–6 contributions or multi-year commitments).

Healthy pipeline

A live pipeline of active opportunities with clear stages and next actions (illustrative: ~10–20).

Quarterly motion

Multiple opportunities advance at least one full step each quarter.

5) Compensation and structure

Phase 1 — Pilot (first 3–6 months)

  • Lean start (volunteer/advisory or a small retainer by written agreement).
  • Success-based payment or bonus (by written agreement), tied to funds received by the Society.
  • Principle: rewards follow real resource movement, not activity.

Phase 2 — After initial milestones

  • Part-time leadership position with a stable base rate.
  • Performance bonus linked to funds raised over a defined period.
6) Who you are
  • Comfortable being measured on outcomes (funding, commitments, and concrete progress).
  • Skilled at relationship-building with decision-makers (government, philanthropy, institutions).
  • Can work with a founder-led strategy: translate direction into fundable offers with minimal day-to-day oversight and limited back-and-forth.
  • Organised and persistent; maintains a focused pipeline and follows through.
  • Values dignity, fairness, and system-level impact.

Experience is a plus (non-profit development, fundraising, grant writing, institutional partnerships, philanthropy, impact program design) but not strictly required.

7) How we’ll start
  1. Align on scope, expectations, and initial targets for a 3–6 month pilot.
  2. Define a small number of priority funding and partnership targets.
  3. You lead external motion; the founder supports on strategy and program architecture.
  4. Review progress regularly and adjust based on what is working in practice.
8) Next step

Send a CV or LinkedIn profile, plus a short note on: (1) relevant funding or partnership work, and (2) what attracts you to this role and what support you would need to succeed.

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