Manager, Prospect Research

Dorskin

Manager managing a prospect development team delivering actionable insights for fundraising at Share Our Strength. Collaborating with various teams to enhance donor relationships and strategic outcomes.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $71,000 - $79,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in prospect research and development, utilizing tools like Raisers Edge and ResearchPoint to identify and analyze donor capacity and inclination. Strong relationship management and communication skills are essential for collaborating with gift officers and presenting findings effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Prospect ResearchWealth ScreeningCRM Database ManagementInterpersonal SkillsDetail-Oriented Project Management

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Hard Skills

Prospect DevelopmentFundraising AnalysisData SynthesisMulti-Step Project ManagementMicrosoft Office Suite

Soft Skills

Outstanding Interpersonal SkillsExcellent Written CommunicationStrong Organizational Skills

Tools & Technologies

Raisers EdgeResearchPointIWave PRODonorSearchLexis NexisFoundation Center DirectoryWealthX

Industry Keywords

Anti-Hunger IssuesAnti-Poverty IssuesMoves ManagementDonor StrategyPortfolio Health

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute prospect research work at Share Our Strength.
Collect, synthesize and analyze detailed fundraising information relating to current and prospective donors capacity, affinity and inclination to give to Share Our Strength.
Leverage this information in partnership with the rest of the RDG team to build a deep understanding of prospects, to inform donor strategy as well as to help diagnose portfolio health & prioritization for Gift Officers.
Implement wealth screening and validation on current individual donor pool to identify major funders.
The manager will methodically identify new prospects for the organization including implementing prospecting strategies in partnership with gift officers to identify donors and prospects for qualification through various open-source resources and Identification methods and other strategies.
Maintain close, ongoing working partnerships with front-line Gift Officers.
Lead ad-hoc check-ins with gift officers as needed.
Lead on ensuring prospect research as well as other strategic and pertinent donor or prospect information are being updated and maintained in the CRM by reinforcing moves management best practices.
Serve as a champion of and resource for the moves management system, driving the gift officers and their support staff to continually enter all relevant gift officer activity (past and planned) into the Development database.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree preferred, but not required.
4-6 years of related prospect development and research experience.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and CRM database required; Raisers Edge or RE NXT preferred.
Demonstrated experience with tools such as ResearchPoint, iWave PRO, DonorSearch RelSci, Lexis Nexis for Development Professionals, Foundation Center Directory, and WealthX.
Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently on multi-step, detail-oriented projects in a fluid environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to high-level audiences.
Interest in anti-hunger and anti-poverty issues.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
retirement
wellness benefits
paid time off (vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, holiday, parental leave, bereavement leave, military leave, and jury duty leave)