Donor Prospect Research Manager - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary : Job Details

Reporting to the Director of Development Services, the Prospect Research Manager is part of a dynamic and close-knit development team leading the seminary's $65M Abundant Spirit campaign. The Manager works with frontline fundraisers to ensure each development officer has a high potential portfolio and sound research and analysis to guide cultivation and solicitation strategies.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• 3-5 years donor research and analytics experience in a higher education, healthcare or non-profit setting.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Theological education
• Experience in a theological/seminary setting
• Experience in library science, data analytics, or related fields

Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Develop strong partnerships with frontline fundraisers and development staff to provide prospect research, analytics and related support.
• Research, organize, and analyze information from a variety of sources to determine capacity, relationships, and philanthropic interests, including managing research requests for donor and prospect meetings and strategy sessions.
• Identify new prospective donors using a range of resources and strategies, making assignment and moves management recommendations when appropriate; assist with prospecting and portfolio projects.
• Lead and/or manage research-related initiatives such as strategy sessions, event bios, prospecting projects, portfolio reviews, board pipeline development, and other prospect development-related work.
• Develop and monitor news alerts to share with appropriate Development staff and leadership.
• Collaborate with Development Operations colleagues on data and systems projects and help ensure data integrity in Jenzabar Advancement CRM.
• Provide grant/foundation prospect research in collaboration with other seminary departments and through Grant Assistant software
• Assist on special projects and perform other duties as needed.

Success factors/job competencies:

• Passion and belief in Garrett-Evangelical's mission
• High degree of personal integrity and a commitment to ethical development practices
• Sense of humor
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Experience with online search strategies using both public search engines and paid sources such as LexisNexis, Foundation Directory Online, and Donor Search
• Ability to interpret and summarize a high volume of information including SEC documents, 990 tax forms, real estate records, search engine results an,d news articles
• Experience developing prospecting strategies to uncover and prioritize new potential donors
• Ability to analyze data and assess donor/prospect capacity, affinity, and interest to support the
• Seminary.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Familiarity with fundraising databases, experience with Jenzabar a plus
• Excellent communication, organization, analytical, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both individually and as part of a team, as well as to work under tight deadlines and with shifting priorities
• Ability to partner with all levels of seminary colleagues - senior leadership, development officers, etc. - to address research needs and aid with strategy.
• Knowledge of research ethics and confidentiality, and commitment to professional development