Job Description

A leading nonprofit organization in New York City is currently seeking a new Prospect Researcher for a contract role with their team. In this position, the Director of Research and Prospect Management will be responsible for building a robust prospect pipeline for the organization.

About the Opportunity:

• Schedule: 5 days a week
• Hours: 8am to 4pm (PST) or 9am to 5pm (PST) with a 1-hour unpaid lunch
• Setting: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Provide research to drive cultivation and solicitation strategies
• Support frontline fundraisers to identify, qualify and track major gift prospects.
• Conduct regular wealth screenings, validate wealth screening data, and update donor records as needed
• Update donor and prospect records adding new donor data, linking records to appropriate constituents, scrubbing old/outdated data, and creating new/additional records as needed
• Provide routine data quality control reviews, ensuring that spelling of names, contact information, record type, record status, gift source, related records, and other donor-related information in the database are correct and up-to-date
• Synthesize information into insightful and accurate research profiles
• Conduct in-depth financial and biographical research on constituents
• Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge of techniques and methodologies of Donor and Prospect Research using both online and traditional print sources
• Proficiency in the use of online research tools such as Wealth Engine, DonorSearch, RelSci, Foundation Directory Online, etc. along with numerous other online and print tools and publications
• Strong project management, organizational and administrative skills

Desired Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in Direct Donor and Prospect Research
• Proficient in Salesforce or similar CRM systems
• Previous work in a national organization with multiple satellite offices

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