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The DigDeep Right to Water Project is a WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) organization committed to closing the water access gap for the 2 million + people in the U.S. who still don’t have a tap or a toilet at home.

DigDeep believes access to clean water is a human right. We run several nationally recognized programs that empower communities to build their own water and sanitation systems. We won the 2018 US Water Prize for our Navajo Water Project, which has brought clean, running water to hundreds of Native families across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. DigDeep launched the Appalachia Water Project in 2020, in McDowell County, WV. It has since brought clean, sustainable running water to hundreds of families in Southern West Virginia through public – private partnerships with the McDowell County and East Logan PSDs in Wyoming County. In addition to clean running water, the project is installing septic systems and connecting households to centralized sewer. The AWP is now expanding into neighboring states of Kentucky and Virginia to continue its quest of clean water for every Appalachian family. Our water projects expanded in 2022 when we launched our Colonias Water Project. This project works to bring clean, running water to the residents living in communities along the Texas-Mexico border. The Texas colonias are largely unincorporated, low-income communities that fall just outside city limits and often lack basic infrastructure. Our work began in Cochran colonia near El Paso. DigDeep partnered with residents, housing nonprofits, and county officials to innovate a new model for public-private-partnership that brings these basic services to families for the first time. Now we’re getting the water flowing in 5 more communities.

The Opportunity

DigDeep is looking for an experienced, collaborative leader to join our growing Development team as the Director, Development. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director, Development will be responsible for leading DigDeep’s strategy, plans, and engagement with major & planned giving donors, corporate partners, foundations, and government funders. This position will supervise a team of frontline fundraising staff, and directly manage a small portfolio of the highest level supporters. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic strategist, active listener, engaging storyteller, and proactive problem solver with a deep commitment to water as a human right.

Key Responsibilities

This is what you’ll do once you join the team:

• Manage and oversee major gifts, planned giving, corporate partnerships, foundation & government grant fundraising programs. Create clearly defined fundraising strategies with short and long-term plans to build strong donor relationships and drive toward revenue goals.

• Supervise a team of frontline fundraising staff focused on building & managing relationships with major & planned giving donors, corporate partners, foundations, & government funders. Mentor & coach direct reports to support their goal attainment and professional development.

• Personally manage a small portfolio of the highest level donors & funders, assuring they receive high quality engagement with the organization. Regularly meet with donors both virtually and in person.

• Manage and oversee capital campaign and special project fundraising including developing and implementing comprehensive strategies and plans to drive toward revenue goals.

• Partner with the Director, Development Strategy & Operations to drive fundraising best practices, including systems utilization, prospecting, grants management, proposals & reporting, data analysis, and donor experience.

• Partner with the Director, Annual Giving on pipeline development, securing matching gifts and other lead gifts for campaigns, and donor experience.

• Promote high levels of donor engagement by working with event and development operations staff to support the planning and curation of virtual & in person cultivation & stewardship events, as well as site visits to DigDeep’s project sites across the United States.

• Work collaboratively with communications staff to create and implement a communications strategy for areas of oversight throughout the year, and work together to create engaging communications and materials.

• Research, evaluate and create implementation plans for potential new strategies within areas of oversight that align with DigDeep revenue goals, strategic plan, and organizational mission.

• Manage and oversee team expenses.

• Build first-hand knowledge of the DigDeep model and impact by working collaboratively with other departments, participating in relevant programmatic discussions and activities, and traveling to visit project sites. Regularly engage programmatic staff in major and planned giving donor meetings.

• Assist with ad-hoc projects and support other tasks/duties as assigned.

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