Prospect Research & Donor Strategy Lead

North Central Texas College; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

North Central Texas College is seeking a Donor Research Coordinator to lead prospect research and analytics for the Foundation. The role directs alumni outreach, prospect management, and reporting to support fundraising objectives.

The position requires expertise in identifying funding prospects, data handling, and ethical standards. Collaboration with Marketing and Development is essential for campaigns and donor cultivation on campus in Gainesville.

Qualifications

• Must be able to effectively communicate with others, including those within division and across college populations.
• Proficient in Blackbaud RaisERedge and FinancialEdge; serve as a point of contact for software implementation process and subject matter expert
• Must be knowledgeable identifying funding prospects, and how those match college initiatives.
• Familiar with wealth screening services such as wealth engine, donor search and analyzing reports.
• Ability to create email campaigns, newsletters and social media outreach campaigns.
• Alumni outreach and ability to manage and motivate groups of students, alumni and community volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Directs, plans, organizes activities for prospect identification, analysis and implementation of strategies to support Foundation goals.
• Manages and implements alumni outreach and prospect management and tracking system.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates and implements prospect research programs, policies and goals to ensure Foundation has adequate prospect information to achieve its fundraising objectives.
• Develops short term strategic plans for prospect development and research that align with fundraising priorities; plans, implements and manages strategies to identify, rate, assign and track prospects with the capacity to make gifts.
• Manages the assignment of newly identified prospects and ensures Foundation major and principal gift activity is coordinated.
• Prepares annual strategic business plan and budget for incorporation into the Foundation operating plan and budget.

Skills

Communication skills

Prospect research

Alumni outreach

Software proficiency

Tools

Blackbaud RaisERedge

FinancialEdge

Job description

North Central Texas College is seeking a Donor Research Coordinator to lead prospect research and analytics for the Foundation. The role directs alumni outreach, prospect management, and reporting to support fundraising objectives.

The position requires expertise in identifying funding prospects, data handling, and ethical standards. Collaboration with Marketing and Development is essential for campaigns and donor cultivation on campus in Gainesville.