Senior Director of Prospect Research & Donor Intelligence

## Senior Director of Prospect Research & Donor Intelligence Apply:
Fully Remote:
Remote, CO:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
JR106363
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** Strategic Leadership & Donor Intelligence Strategy
*** Sets and owns the multi-year strategy for Young Life's donor intelligence and prospect development function, aligned to global fundraising and campaign priorities.
* Advises the executive leadership team and fundraisers on prospect strategy for major and principal-gift-level relationships
* Builds the business case for tools, data sources, and staffing investments (wealth screening vendors, CRM/analytics platforms) and manages the function's budget.
* Represents prospect development in campaign planning, board and Executive Campaign Committee prep, and organizational strategic planning.###
** Prospect Research & Identification
*** Oversees proactive identification of new major and principal gift prospects across Young Life's donor base, alumni/community network, and external wealth data.
* Directs in-depth research on capacity, philanthropic history, career background, and family/relationship connections for prospects at the solicitation stage.
* Owns the wealth screening program: vendor selection, screening cadence for large donor segments, and validation of external data against CRM records.
* Sets standards for research turnaround times and service levels by prospect tier (ex. light-touch at qualification, deep capacity analysis pre-ask).
* Oversees due diligence research for naming opportunities, high-risk gifts, or reputational concerns, escalating findings to leadership per a defined protocol.###
** Prospect Management & Portfolio Strategy
*** Owns the prospect pipeline/development-cycle model (e.g., Identify → Connect → Ask → Steward) and the CRM stage definitions that support it.
* Leads portfolio construction and regular portfolio reviews with fundraisers and leadership to right-size portfolios and prioritize prospects.
* Sets and…