Chief Development Officer

Warriors & Quiet Waters (WQW) is a national leader in veteran transformation. Based in Bozeman, Montana, we empower post-9/11 combat veterans and their loved ones to thrive – helping them rediscover purpose, rebuild trust, and reclaim their sense of mission after service. We do this through the Built for More program.

Warriors & Quiet Waters’ Built for More program is a nine-month, science-backed journey that empowers post-9/11 combat veterans to thrive. Not survive. Thrive. Through peak experiences in nature and evidence-based programming, veterans complete BFM with their sense of purpose tripled, their community connection doubled, their stress cut in half, and their resilience dramatically strengthened. They return to their communities as leaders. And we measure all of it, through a long-term evaluation partnership with Syracuse University.

The Opportunity:

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) is accountable for enabling Warriors & Quiet Waters to achieve its mission by leading the execution of WQW’s five-year Development Strategy, growing annual fundraising revenue from $4.086M to $7.147M by 2030 to double the number of post-9/11 combat veterans and their loved ones WQW serves annually. The CDO reports directly to the CEO and serves as a key member of WQW’s senior leadership team.

The CDO leads a fully staffed development team organized across four lines of effort: Contributions (Major and Transformational Gifts, Annual Fund, and Corporate Giving), Hosted Events, Grants and Public Funding. In addition to leading the team, the CDO carries a personal portfolio of major donors, partners closely with the CEO on transformational donor engagement, and serves as co-lead with the Director of Development for Major Gifts in coordinating WQW’s National Advisory Board (NAB).

As a key member of WQW’s Executive Leadership Team, the CDO contributes to organizational strategic planning, translates strategy into integrated annual and tactical plans, and plays an active role in shaping organizational climate and developing subordinate leaders. The CDO is a leader first.

See Position Details linked above for a comprehensive overview of the key responsibilities of and qualifications for the CDO role.

Location: Primarily office-based with regular field work including donor engagement, events, and program support. Remote work is authorized when necessary. Position requires a minimum of one day of travel within Montana monthly, plus periodic out-of-state travel to key donor markets. The CDO is expected to be present at WQW’s Bozeman, Montana office and Quiet Waters Ranch as organizational needs require.

DRiWaterstone is proud to lead this search on behalf of Warriors & Quiet Waters.

Please apply DRiWaterstone’s website: https://driwaterstonehc.com/position/cdo-wqw/

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