Senior Prospect Research & Analytics Lead — Remote

Wright State University; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wright State University in Dayton, OH seeks an Associate Director of Advancement Research & Prospect Management to lead major gift prospecting efforts and enhance donor insights across the university’s fundraising priorities.

The role oversees research projects, develops donor intelligence, builds models, and partners with gift officers to drive strategy while mentoring student researchers and coordinating with analytics to integrate qualitative and quantitative data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with strong nonprofit/fundraising exposure.
• Experience researching donors, foundations, and corporations for major gifts.
• Familiarity with data visualization, wealth screening and research tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research on individuals, corporations and foundations to evaluate giving capacity and alignment with priorities.
• Prepare prospect profiles, briefing materials and biographical notes for gift officers.
• Develop donor models and provide predictive analyses to guide strategy.
• Work with ARPM team to validate, rate and prioritize prospects.
• Supervise student researchers and coordinate with analytics to integrate qualitative and quantitative data.

Skills

CRM familiarity

Data querying

Quantitative analysis

MS Office Excel

Donor confidentiality

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Tools

Ellucian Banner

Salesforce

Blackbaud

Cognos

Lexis-Nexis

Job description

Wright State University in Dayton, OH seeks an Associate Director of Advancement Research & Prospect Management to lead major gift prospecting efforts and enhance donor insights across the university’s fundraising priorities.

The role oversees research projects, develops donor intelligence, builds models, and partners with gift officers to drive strategy while mentoring student researchers and coordinating with analytics to integrate qualitative and quantitative data.