Prospect Research Coordinator

Job Title: Prospect Research Coordinator

Location: UWG Recruiting Location

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 294783

Since 1906, the University of West Georgia (UWG) has been home to those who seek a transformative college experience. UWG is a leading residential, doctoral comprehensive university that offers a broad undergraduate and graduate curriculum based on a liberal arts foundation. Nestled among the pines on a picturesque 645 acres is the University of West Georgia- a hidden gem approximately 40 miles west of Atlanta.

Serving approximately 16,000+ students, and offering more than 100 programs, UWG is committed to advancing innovative academic programs and a student-centered business model. Perennially ranked by U.S. News & World Report, the Princeton Review, and Colleges of Distinction as a top national university, West Georgia offers 86 fields of study, including business, computing, nursing, education, STEM, communication and digital media, social sciences, and the fine and performing arts.

UWG generates a regional economic impact of more than $650 million annually and provides a safe, quality, and affordable university experience that connects students to post-graduate career and leadership opportunities. UWG has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its institutional commitment to community engagement through teaching, research and creative activities, and public service. West Georgia is one of only 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the elective classification in 2020 and is among only 359 institutions nationally.

Dedicated to creating a first-choice university for students, alumni, employees, and communities, UWG seeks employees who will advance and support the University's mission of fulfilling the talent needs of western Georgia and the Atlanta metropolitan area, while contributing to the social, cultural, and economic development of the region and state.

Our campus is located at 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118.

This position is responsible for identifying, researching, and analyzing potential and current prospects for major gift cultivation and solicitation. This position will directly contribute to the University’s successes by conducting consistently high-quality research and providing excellent interpretation/analyses of gleaned information in order to develop accurate solicitation strategies. Other constituents in the database will be reviewed as needed for obituary data, returned mail, or contact information verification.

• Collaborates with Development, Alumni, and Constituent Engagement Teams. Regularly collaborates with development staff to evaluate and review prospect statuses and overall fundraising strategies; prepares reports to inform and direct these processes; advises development staff about current prospects and new prospect possibilities based upon wealth verification and evidence discovered during research.
• Conducts research, analyses, and updates critical data on constituents. Review local and national news and business magazines to stay up to date on prospects. Distribute relevant items to development personnel and update constituent data. Use numerous platforms to identify deceased constituents and notify staff if they match specific criteria. The organization uses Research Point (or similar software) to discover and qualify major gift prospects, Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge to collect and save profile data, and cross-references additional applications such as Nexis for Development Professionals, Banner, and Linked In to validate prospect data.
• Responsibilities include developing a hierarchy of responsiveness for requests and special projects, performing basic mathematical computations, maintaining donor confidentiality, and adhering to ethical standards set by the University and Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA). Consults Database Administrator/Prospect Research Analyst to determine the feasibility of research requests and special projects and to develop a hierarchy of responsiveness.
• Maintains professional contacts with prospective researchers in the region, participates in national and local groups, increases job-related knowledge, and attends workshops/conferences to improve processes and job competency.

• Educational Requirements:
  
  Bachelors Degree
• Required Experience:
  
  Bachelor's degree and a minimum of three years of direct prospect research experience.

• Preferred Educational
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Bachelors Degree
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Bachelor's degree in library sciences, computer science, or another related field and research experience in a nonprofit setting is preferred. Knowledge of the following:
  Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge, Blackbaud's Research Point, and Nexis for Development Professionals.

$24.96 Hourly. Paid on a bi-weekly basis.

• Strong analytical abilities and competence in synthesizing and…