National Director, Major Gifts

Repair the World | National Director, Major Gifts

This is a remote position with a preference for candidates living in or proximal to New York City.

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. The organization
believes that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life.
By 2030, Repair will catalyze one million acts of service towards repairing the world.

Repair is building a Jewish service movement of flourishing Jewish communities that serve in pursuit of a just world.
Repair mobilizes young adults to serve in their communities, catalyzes service through deep partnerships within
Jewish communal organizations, and inspires people to take action through time-bound thematic national service
campaigns. The organization’s mission provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and
learning as a Jewish value, builds capacity for nonprofit partners to meet their missions, and deepens connections
across lines of difference.

History and Momentum

Founded in 2009, Repair the World now engages over 140,000 Jewish and non-Jewish young adults (ages 18–39)
across 35+ states each year. Repair views service as both a powerful entry point to and expression of Jewish life and
as a way to strengthen relationships across lines of difference.

Since October 7th, Repair has witnessed a surge of Jews seeking ways to act, connect, and live out their Judaism
with meaning and pride. In the year after October 7th, Repair engaged twice as many participants as the year before,
and engagement continues to rise. At this moment of profound need, Repair is creating inclusive, meaningful Jewish
spaces where people can show up, learn, and connect with the broader Jewish community.

Context for Recruitment & Position Summary

With an ethos of unity and hope that transcends politics and is deeply resonant at this moment, Repair the World's
reach has more than doubled since the attacks of October 7, driven by surging interest from young Jews (ages 18-
39) and partnerships with non-Jews that, unlike other alliances, have grown deeper in the face of rising antisemitism.
Repair's plan for growth capitalizes on this momentum, positioning the organization to achieve significant scale in
engaging over one million Jewish and non-Jewish participants in meaningful Jewish service and learning over the
next five years, while doubling down on building durable bridges with non-Jews.

Driven by an ambitious strategic plan and a series of recent, transformational gifts supporting Repair’s expansion,
the organization is further investing in sustainable growth by expanding mid-level and major individual gifts through
the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of high-capacity prospects. This effort will be characterized by
personalized outreach and increased in-person engagement, thereby deepening donor relationships with
storytelling, meaningful recognition, and integrated campaigns and events that highlight Repair’s impact. The newly
created position of National Director, Major Gifts (National Director) will be central to building out a sophisticated
individual major gifts program. Repair is currently seeking strategic, relationship-driven, and goal-oriented
candidates for the opportunity.

This new role will be responsible for building, launching, and growing Repair’s new major gifts program and
corresponding strategies, cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of high-capacity individual donors, and securing
major gifts of $10,000–$100,000+ to sustain and scale organizational impact. A key aspect of this role will be
partnering with and activating lay leaders, including major gift program chairs and vice chairs, to deepen donor
relationships, broaden networks, and inspire a culture of philanthropy across the movement. Reporting to the Senior
Director of Development, the National Director will also collaborate regularly with the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer,
and other senior leaders, as well as engage with members of the Board of Directors to align strategies, share
insights, and advance organizational priorities.

Candidate Profile

• Passion for Repair the World’s mission and organizational values; deep commitment to the Jewish future and
  strengthening Jewish community and volunteering.
• 5+ years of professional experience in fundraising, with a track record of securing and stewarding major gifts
  from individuals; preference for experience building or significantly growing a major gifts program or giving
  society as well as the capacity to grow into prospective staff management responsibility.
• Knowledge of and fundamental adherence to the principles, ethics, and best practices of modern
  fundraising, including strategies to cultivate greater donor commitments and synergies that can be achieved
  across various fundraising programs.
• Strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills and the interpersonal agility to move
  seamlessly from the soup kitchen to the board room; a storyteller able to speak about Jewish service with
  passion.
• Ability to execute tailored cultivation and stewardship strategies for high-net-worth individuals.
• Demonstrated success in developing the case for support and executing strategic, innovative fundraising
  plans, including experience collaborating with executives, senior staff, and board or other volunteer leaders
  on fundraising-related activities, providing them with quality support and intelligence and increasing their
  comfort with and success in fundraising.
• Experience identifying, nurturing, and motivating volunteers, and an appreciation for their role in building an
  effective fundraising network.
• Unimpeachable integrity and trustworthiness; mature judgment in handling sensitive and confidential
  information.
• Solutions-oriented leader with a service mindset who elevates organizational goals and values beyond
  personal gain; adaptable in approach and in recognizing when collaboration or complementing oneself with
  others is in the best interest of achieving desired outcomes.
• Track record of leading with a growth mindset and commitment to excellence; highly organized and self-
  directed, with experience managing multiple projects, funding deadlines, and internal stakeholders
  simultaneously.
• Ability to extract and analyze data to make effective, efficient decisions about donor strategy and process.
• Experience with CRM, project management tools, and Google Workspace, preferred.
• Committed to continuous learning.

Repair the World Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We deeply value the diversity of insight, perspective, and experience brought by people from backgrounds typically
underrepresented in Jewish institutions. This includes Black, Latinx, and Asian people, Black Jews, Jews of Color,
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and gender non-conforming people, and people with
disabilities. We also welcome applications from people of diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds.
The organization provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic
predisposition or carrier status, national origin, disability condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other
protected characteristic as established by law. In addition, the organization affirmatively seeks to advance the
principles of equal employment opportunity as it applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and
hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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