Donor Prospect Research Strategist

Parkland Health; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkland Foundation seeks a Prospect Research Strategist to design and lead a proactive research program for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors at all levels. The role focuses on enhancing the donor pipeline, researching prospects, and developing strategies aligned with fundraising priorities.

Responsibilities include managing a rigorous portfolio, conducting wealth and interest assessments, and preparing briefings for moves management meetings. APRA guidelines knowledge is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Two years of experience in prospect research, database management, and/or leading prospect strategy for a major gifts fundraising team.

Responsibilities

• Creates, directs and implements a comprehensive, systematic and integrated research program that enhances the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors and prospects at all levels.
• Directs all phases of prospect identification, research, review and pipeline management and proactively works with development officers to ensure that prospects/donors are being moved through the donor cycle.
• Creates and executes strategies for identifying prospects in line with Parkland's fundraising priorities.
• Creates and directs a rigorous portfolio management process to measure metrics and progress of all gift officers.
• Leads regularly-scheduled prospect review meetings.
• Conducts gift pyramid and prospect pipeline analysis to assess current and future prospects needs to achieve fundraising goals.
• Provides prospect profiles, including assessment of wealth and philanthropic interests and propensity to support Parkland.
• Develops materials/information for moves management meetings with fundraising staff to review progress of fundraising tactics and solicitation of prospects.
• Develops assessment and measurement strategies and methods to report on the effectiveness of prospect activity.
• Develops and manages all prospect research policies of the Foundation pertaining to research standards and methodology, pipeline management, and prospect assignment.

Skills

Strategic vision

Analytical skills

Communication (written and verbal)

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Initiative / self-motivation

MS Office / PC skills

Raiser's Edge knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

Parkland Foundation seeks a Prospect Research Strategist to design and lead a proactive research program for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors at all levels. The role focuses on enhancing the donor pipeline, researching prospects, and developing strategies aligned with fundraising priorities.

Responsibilities include managing a rigorous portfolio, conducting wealth and interest assessments, and preparing briefings for moves management meetings. APRA guidelines knowledge is expected.