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Research & Prospect Development Specialist

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Phoenix, AZ, USA
Full-time

Serves as team lead for national office donor moves management processes. Partners directly with Sr. Manager to complete special projects to support these programs to ensure timely and accurate completion of work. Delivers exceptional customer service to donors, general public and chapters.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Responsible for high priority research and analysis of individuals and corporate entities for giving potential to determine propensity to donate to Make-A-Wish America and chapters
  • Generates targeted constituent profiles based on tiered levels of research in areas of financial capacity, biography, profession, philanthropy, and other factors.
  • Assists with moves management process; supports ongoing review of new and existing donors to ensure correct placement
  • Analyzes donor data to produce meaningful reports to inform leadership and guide strategic direction for portfolio management
  • Focus on data integrity in relation to research findings and moves management; including consistent and accurate data entry and reporting
  • Supports data analysis, to provide ROI-based recommendations for program and process improvement
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in related field required.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Exhibits exceptional customer service skills; ability to work professionally with external partners, chapters, and all levels of staff.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with strong ability to plan, prioritize and multi-task in order to adhere to deadlines.
  • Keen understanding of fundraising, gift types and how operations supports a culture of philanthropy.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.

Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of nonprofit organizations is required.
  • Minimum 1 – 2 years of experience in non-profit environment.
  • Strong experience working with Microsoft Excel required.
  • Experience with Raiser’s Edge software required.
  • Minimum 1 - 2 years of customer service or donor-facing experience is helpful.

 Working Conditions:

  • Work in an office environment.
  • Typically works a traditional Monday – Friday work week, within normal business hours.

Organization Info

Make-A-Wish America

Overview
Headquarters: 
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Founded: 
1986
About Us
Mission: 

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Based in Phoenix, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® is one of the nation's leading charities, serving children in every community in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. With the help of generous donors and approximately 25,000 volunteers nationwide, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 38 minutes, on average. Since our inception in 1980, we have granted more than 226,000 wishes. Visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America at www.wish.org (http://www.wish.org) and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 18 2018
Active Until: 
Mar 19 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Make-A-Wish America
industry: 
Nonprofit