The Saskatoon Council on Aging is seeking a Finance and Fundraising Committee Chair.  As a volunteer you should have a background in fund development, donor development, grant and fundraising experience.

Committee Structure: Consists of SCOA’s Treasurer, SCOA staff and members of SCOA. 

Mandate:
To serve as a consultative group to the Board and Executive Director to acquire stable, broad based financial and non-financial resources to support the programs and services of SCOA.

Meeting Schedule:
Meetings are scheduled 3 – 4 times per year.  It is expected there will be ongoing communication in between meetings.

Committee Responsibilities:

• Act as a sounding board for fundraising strategies.
• Generate fundraising ideas and strategies and provide recommendations to the Board.
• Identify potential donors and advise on how best to secure introductions to potential donors who may have an interest to contribute financially to SCOA’s work.
• Act as an ambassador for the organization.
• Work to find innovative ways to respond to opportunities and overcome challenges.
• Provide leadership to specific initiatives where agreed upon by the committee.
• Provide a fundraising report annually which will be inputted to Council’s annual report and circulated at the Annual General Meeting.
• Provide fundraising report to Board (3 – 4 times per year)

Call Leslie at 306-652-4411 or email her at leslie@scoa.ca to fill out an application.