Job Title: Fundraising Coordinator
Start Date: January 12, 2026
Salary: $25 per hour
Term: Part Time Contract, Jan 12, 2026 – June 30, 2026 (25hrs per week with a potential for increased hours to accommodate for periods of increased activity).
Format: Hybrid, Option to work from home but you will be required onsite for several events.
City/Town: Toronto
Organization Description
Theatre Passe Muraille is known for developing innovative and daring Canadian theatre, but we exist to support our communities. From encouraging independent and emerging artists, and multicultural work, to inspiring our staff and artists to work collaboratively, Theatre Passe Muraille works to ensure all voices are represented on our stage.
Typically, Theatre Passe Muraille produces and/or presents 6-8 shows a year and hosts rental companies and festivals throughout the year. Theatre Passe Muraille operates 2 performance spaces – a Mainspace Theatre (160 seats), and the Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace Theatre (45 seats).
Job Description
The Fundraising Coordinator will provide essential support to the Development Department, primarily focusing on donor communications, logistics, and fundraising administration. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with donors and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with donor communications, including writing and distributing fundraising newsletters and appeals.
- Maintaining and updating databases to record donor contact and preference information.
- Support the creation of marketing materials and visual content for fundraising campaigns (graphic design experience is a plus).
- Collaborate with the Development Manager and larger team to track fundraising progress and deadlines.
Qualifications & Skills:
Required:
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Experience or familiarity with the non for profit theatre sector at large in Toronto or Canada
- Occasional Weeknights and weekend work is mandatory
Asset:
- Knowledge of fundraising management will be an asset
- Knowledge of federal and provincial legislation affecting charities will be an asset
- Knowledge of special events planning and management will be an asset
- Proficiency in the use of computer for: Fundraising management software, Word processing, Databases, Spreadsheets
- Knowledge of any graphic design software, InDesign or Canva for example, will be an asset
Accessibility
TPM believes in a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and diversity. As such, we encourage applications from all interested candidates without regard to age, race, colour, gender, disability, national origin or any other protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code. We are committed to fostering an organization that reflects the diversity of Toronto.
If you identify as a person with a disability, and require the information in this application in an accessible format, or an accessibility accommodation, to participate in any part of the recruitment process, please contact Jenn Sartor jenns@passemuraille.ca to make a request.
How to Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and resume with the names and phone numbers of 2 references attached as a PDF or Word document to jenns@passemuraille.ca.
If you wish to provide a video or audio application, please upload your application and provide the appropriate link and password (if applicable) via email.
Please use the subject line: “Application for Fundraising Coordinator”. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Join our Board!
Join our Board!
Join our Board!
From l to r: previous board member Jamie Robionson, AD Marjorie Chan, Artistic Producer Indrit Kasapi, previous board members Michael Cooper, Joanna Miles, Elizabeth Wong
We’re looking for volunteers interested in joining our Board of Directors. We seek people who love the work of our theatre along with our commitment to develop innovative Canadian theatre that is inclusive, eclectic, and representative of our city.
The Board’s main responsibilities include supporting the executive and artistic leadership in an advisory capacity, fundraising on behalf of the theatre, providing legal and financial oversight of the organization, engaging with local communities, supporting equity and inclusion in the theatre, and promoting the theatre and enhancing its public standing.
You will also be responsible for attending regularly scheduled board meetings (about 6 per year, which are generally held at the Theatre Passe Muraille offices), and to sit on at least one committee according to your interest and skill set. Board members are encouraged to participate in fundraising activities.
At this time, we are seeking applications from people with experience in the following areas:
Accessibility, Law; Community Development; Fundraising or Philanthropy; Accounting; Engineering or Architecture; Government Relations; Non-Profit, Artists, and those who live or work in Theatre Passe Murailles’ neighbourhood. However, we are always looking for committed and active champions of our theatre and encourage those with experience in other areas to apply as well.
In addition to general board members, we are also seeking applications for the roles of Treasurer of the Board.
Above all, we want our Board to fully reflect the people who live, work, play and study in our neighborhoods and communities. We welcome applications from individuals who self-identify as Indigenous Peoples, Black, persons of colour, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Please send your resume with a short cover letter describing why you are interested in joining the Board of Directors of Theatre Passe Muraille to:
Indrit Kasapi | Artistic Producer | indritk@passemuraille.on.ca
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Please contact us if you have any access needs or require any support in regards to your application (for example: video/ audio submissions, deadline extensions, etc.). We can also be reached by phone at 416-504-7529.
Please note that TPM does not do general auditions. If you wish to submit your headshot and resumé to be kept on file, please email April Leung | Artistic Associate.