Director, Prospect Strategy, Management, and Research
Core
Director leading prospect strategy, management, and research to strengthen fundraising by connecting intelligence with pipeline management for high-quality donor pools.
Role type
Senior leadership fundraising operations director (prospect strategy & management)
Builds
Healthy donor/prospect pools, optimized fundraiser portfolios, and robust pipelines for revenue growth
Domain
Non-profit fundraising / Donor intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Prospect research, portfolio management, pipeline management, donor lifecycle tracking, CRM management, data analysis, stakeholder partnership, strategic planning, due diligence, ethical compliance
Preferred skills
Salesforce, data visualization, prospect research platforms (RelSci, iWave, LexisNexis), AI integration, process innovation, change management, data storytelling
Responsibilities
Deliver actionable prospect research and deep-dive profiles; lead proactive prospect discovery projects; manage portfolio reviews and prospect assignments; track donor lifecycle movement; build reports and dashboards for pipeline insights; monitor ethical and legal compliance in prospect research
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution