Director of Development
- Employer
- Texas Water Trade
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Jun 22, 2021
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Advocacy, Environment, Health, Social Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Texas Water
Trade in the search for a Director of Development.
Joining Texas Water Trade (TWT) during its startup phase, the
Director of Development will report to the Chief Executive Officer
and serve as a critical member of TWT's leadership team, setting
and achieving the organization's fundraising goals and helping it
successfully carry out its mission. The Director of Development
will manage all fundraising efforts including major gifts from
individuals, government grants, foundation grants, and annual
giving from all sources; research, data entry, gift processing, and
acknowledgments; stewardship; and special events. The Director of
Development will develop and implement strategies that diversify
TWT’s funding portfolio, with a special emphasis on individual
donors and corporate sponsors.
Texas Water Trade is an organization aimed at unleashing the power
of markets and technological innovation to build a future of clean,
flowing water for all Texans. Founded in 2019 with catalytic
support from the Harte Charitable Foundation, its work focuses on
deploying capital to clean water solutions for people and the
environment, with an emphasis on leveraging water transactions to
ensure healthy flows in Texas rivers and scaling up investment in
net zero municipal water solutions. Its vision is durable,
long-lasting water supplies in Texas that ensure future economic
growth, ecological resilience, and abundant water for present and
future generations, no matter their income or zip code.
Over the next 30 years, Texas’s population is set to double,
driving a projected 35 percent increase in municipal water demand.
While cities and industries are well positioned to capture the
water they will need to enable this growth, downstream water users
such as agricultural producers, rural communities, and rivers and
bays are less water secure than ever before. Avoiding these
potential water shortages will require investments that transcend
sectors and enable innovative tools that will work in Texas’
pro-property rights culture.
Texas Water Trade’s mission is to build a future of clean, flowing
water for all Texans using market-based solutions.
Delivering on that mission includes recognizing the reality that,
today, who has clean water and who lives without it is more often
than not shaped by race and ethnicity, by household income, by
community prosperity, and by privilege. Texas Water Trade affirms
that clean water is a basic human right, and it commits itself to
advancing water solutions that are accessible to every community in
Texas.
A bachelor's degree is required for this position, as it at least
five years of experience in nonprofit resource development. All
applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé.
Cover letters should express a commitment to the mission of Texas
Water Trade and the responsibilities and qualifications stated in
the prospectus. Texas Water Trade is located in Austin, Texas. The
Director of Development may work remotely from a location in Texas
with the ability to travel to Austin occasionally. The salary for
this position is up to $120K annually.
Texas Water Trade is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal
Opportunity Employer. Its employment decisions are made without
regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
disability, marital status, veteran or military status or any other
legally protected status.
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