A leading nonprofit organization in New York City is currently seeking a new Prospect Research Specialist for a contract role with their team. In this position, the Prospect Research Specialist 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- Update donor and prospect records adding new donor data, linking records to appropriate constituents, scrubbing old/outdated data, and creating new/additional records as needed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
