Part-Time) Prospect Research Manager - Individual Giving

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Temporary Professional New York, NY, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $30.00 To $34.00 Hourly

Position: Part-Time Prospect Research Manager
- Individual Giving

Rate:$30-34/hr (24 hours/wk for 6 months)

Start Date:ASAP

Role Overview:The Part-Time Prospect Research Manager
- Individual Giving is a key member of Lincoln Center’s Strategic Research Team within the Advancement & Innovation (A+I) business unit. Reporting to the Associate Director for Strategic Research, this approximately 24-hour-per-week role will provide focused Individual Giving prospect development coverage during a period of staff leave. The freelancer’s primary responsibilities will be to identify and qualify prospective individual donors, manage inbound research requests, and support monthly portfolio reviews and prospect assignments.

The role will also provide flexible, ad hoc support for additional Strategic Research priorities - including newsletter alerts, events research, and CRM administration - as capacity and departmental needs require. The ideal candidate is an experienced prospect development professional who combines strong research and analytical judgment with clear writing, thoughtful project management, flexibility, and the ability to work independently within a part-time schedule.

What you’ll get to do here:

The Strategic Research Team leads prospect development for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, including prospect identification and qualification, prospect and moves management, portfolio strategy, due diligence, and targeted research. We partner with fundraising teams to translate information into actionable strategy, strengthen pipelines, and support meaningful donor engagement. Our work spans individuals, corporations, and foundations, as well as events, executive briefings, and special projects.

In collaboration with the Associate Director for Strategic Research, the Prospect Research Manager
- Institutional Giving, and the Research Coordinator, the Part-Time Freelance Prospect Research Manager
- Individual Giving will:

Prospect Identification, Qualification & Research

• Support prospecting for individual donors by identifying, researching, and qualifying prospective supporters aligned with Lincoln Center’s fundraising and programmatic priorities, with final prospect selection and prioritization determined by the Associate Director for Strategic Research.
• Conduct in-depth research and asset analysis to assess a prospect’s wealth, philanthropic capacity, interests, relationships, giving history, and affinity for Lincoln Center.
• Develop clear, actionable prospect recommendations for review by the Associate Director for Strategic Research, who will make final decisions regarding prospect selection and prioritization in consultation with relevant partners.
• Manage inbound research requests related to prospective, current, lapsed, and renewal individual donors, producing profiles, briefings, and strategic analyses to inform cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and engagement planning.
• Use prospect research and relationship-mapping platforms, including iWave, Lexis Nexis, Altrata, Rel Sci, Wealth-X, and other approved resources, to support qualification, relationship analysis, and fundraising strategy.
• Support prospect development for Lincoln Center’s Fellows program as capacity allows, including identifying and assessing next-generation donors and preparing related research.
• Support monthly Individual Giving portfolio reviews by analyzing portfolios and pipelines, identifying movement, gaps,…