Manager, Prospect Research

Since 1984, Share Our Strength® has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring and organizing individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today, through the No Kid Hungry campaign, Share Our Strength is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need. No child should go hungry in America – we’re on our way to making that a reality and we want you to join us. We’re bold, creative, always open to new ideas, and 100% dedicated to our mission. If that sounds like you, we’d like you to consider becoming part of our team.

The Manager, Prospect Development, is responsible for delivering proactive and reactive donor research that strengthens Share Our Strength’s prospect pipeline and supports strategic fundraising growth. This role conducts relationship mapping, develops donor briefs and profiles, performs wealth screenings, and contributes to custom modeling that enables fundraisers to prioritize prospects and advance donor relationships.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Prospect Development, the Manager serves as an essential connective partner across Resource Development and Growth (RDG), working closely with frontline fundraisers, comprehensive campaign leadership, donor engagement and stewardship teams, development operations, and executive stakeholders. This role ensures that prospect intelligence is translated into clear, actionable insights that support cultivation strategies, campaign planning, executive outreach, and portfolio management. The Manager partners directly with gift officers to inform strategy throughout the donor lifecycle and plays a key role in maintaining a robust, well-qualified prospect pool across giving levels. By ensuring data accuracy, timely research delivery, and strong collaboration across teams, this role supports a cohesive donor journey—from identification and qualification through engagement and investment—and contributes to a best-in-class philanthropic experience for donors. The position works closely with senior leadership on prospect research of strategic value to the organization and supports data-driven decision-making that advances pipeline development and long-term fundraising outcomes.

• →Bachelor’s 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; Raiser’s 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
• →Working knowledge of and compliance with industry best practices, including a strong commitment to donor privacy; exercise discretion and uphold confidentiality.
• →Support processes to identify and recommend prospects for assignment, using various tools to determine assignment, including: trigger scans, review of recent research, modeling results, data analysis, review of donors who are upgrading/downgrading their giving.
• →Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills, including the ability to identify and work through challenges, underscored by strong judgment and emotional intelligence.
• →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.
• →Ability to work independently and efficiently.

Share Our Strength is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, age, or any other classification protected by law.