Prospect Development Manager

Overview

The Prospect Development Manager partners with Development Leaders and Donor Advisors to drive active portfolio management and meaningful donor engagement. Leading a data‑savvy team, this role turns insights into strategy—fueling stronger fundraiser performance and expanding the donor prospect pipeline. By delivering clear, actionable recommendations, the Prospect Development team equips leadership to grow K-LOVE' s principal, major, and planned giving programs and advance the ministry’s mission.

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• Devise strategies for obtaining new prospects to ensure the ongoing development, expansion, and renewal of the prospect base, to which the ministry will turn for future engagement opportunities.
• Qualify donor prospects across all programs. Utilizing tools and resources, provide recommendations to Development Leaders and Donor Advisors on prospect strategy and priorities.
• icate and strategize with Development Leaders, Donor Advisors (Gift Officers) and program leads to help optimize portfolios.
• Proactively anticipate and seek out information related to the immediate priorities of the development department.
• Populate, organize, and maintain shared information systems and prospect information files.
• Collaborate with the Prospect Researcher and Engagement Data Analyst on portfolio management processes and procedures.

• Bachelor's Degree, or combination of education/training with relevant experience.
• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in portfolio management, or donor research.
• Experience with conducting complex analytical research and data management.
• Experience collecting, combining, and reporting on large data sets.
• Experience in Project Management with the ability to organize and manage a diverse range of assignments and projects with high efficiency, yet thorough attention to detail and follow through.
• Experience supporting a multi-million dollar annual and/or campaign goal.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Salesforce software, and Tableau/data visualization software.
• Experience with online databases and services, information resources, and reference dictionaries. Demonstrated ability to manage database wealth screenings and/or custom predictive modeling.
• Experience managing proposal/solicitation pipelines and prospect pools.
• Experience collaborating with gift officers and leading prospects and pipeline reviews.
• Experience with data analytics, supporting an information-driven decision culture by deriving conclusions and identifying trends through statistical analysis of internal and external data.
• Experience making budget and revenue projections and recommendations based on data and trends.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Resourceful and independent, but comfortable working within the framework of an integrated development program and in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately and with discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data from a wide variety of sources and present the resulting information in a clear summary.
• A collaborative and flexible style, with strong service mentality. Need to be seen as a team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop sincere business/ministry relationships.
• Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for our mission and values.

Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is a nonprofit, multi-platform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ. Founded in 1982 in Santa Rosa, CA, with a singular radio station, EMF today owns and operates the nation's two largest Christian music radio networks (K-LOVE and Air1) with over 1,000 broadcast signals across all 50 states, streaming audio reaching around the…