Responsibilities
The Prospect Strategy Analyst contributes to FSU's fundraising and constituent engagement success by serving as a strategic partner to assigned colleges, schools, and units.
Core activities include identifying new prospective donors, providing relevant analysis, insights or reports on constituents, serving as a thought partner on portfolio and relationship management strategies, and supporting complete and accurate documentation of fundraising strategies and activities in the system of record.
Strategy Development
Support development officers in the creation and documentation of comprehensive relationship management strategies. Conduct portfolio reviews and recommend portfolio management strategies to ensure portfolios are optimized and designed to support fundraising growth.
Analysis and Insights
For donors, alumni, and other constituents, prepare basic research reports to support engagement and solicitation strategies.
Analyze constituent data sets to identify and recommend pools of prospective donors. Provide insights and serve as a thought partner to development officers on individual donor or group engagement strategies.
- Support development officers in the complete documentation of strategies activities in the system of record. Ensure key data points are updated and accurate as proposals and plans evolve.
- Provide guidance and support to assigned development officers related to annual planning and goal setting, as well as longer-term campaign planning.
Liaison & Other
Liaison between Colleges / Units development officers and Advancement Services. Other duties as required.
Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree and two years of experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. (Note : a combination of post high school education and experience equal to six years.)
Valid FL or GA Driver's License or the ability to obtain.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in fundraising or advancement operations, preferably in a higher education or large nonprofit setting
- Adaptable to new technology and experience working in a large CRM or database system
- A blend of strong communication skills and data fluency the ability to grasp insights from data and communicate them clearly
- Proactive, solutions-oriented approach with a client / customer service focus