Transformational Giving Analyst

Salary: $54,000.00 - $60,000.00 Annually

Final date to receive applications:
Oct 15, 2026

Prospect Research

https://jobs.ucf.edu/jobs/transformational-giving-analyst-orlando-florida-united-states

UCF is seeking a Transformational Giving Analyst to serve as a strategic partner to the Transformational Giving, Prospect Development, and Advancement Operations teams by supporting the identification, research, data quality and, advancement of individual prospects and donors with $1 million+ philanthropic capacity. Focused primarily on donors and prospects capable of making a transformational gift to UCF, this position manages CRM data quality efforts and record stewardship while providing intelligence and analytical support to strengthen the pipeline and facilitate successful transformational gift strategies.

This position combines data governance, prospect research, and advancement intelligence support to strengthen the identification, qualification, tracking, and cultivation of transformational giving prospects. The role supports fundraising success by maintaining accurate transformational prospect/donor records, conducting wealth and biographical research, and ensuring institutional leadership and front-line fundraisers have access to reliable information for decision-making.

Classification

Title:

Prospect Research Analyst III

Data Quality & Constituent Intelligence

• Conduct regular audits of transformational giving prospect, donor, assignment, proposal, and relationship data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with institutional data standards.
• Analyze and monitor data quality trends affecting the transformational giving pipeline and recommend process improvements that enhance prospect identification, tracking, and fundraising outcomes.
• Support data cleanup, enrichment, and validation initiatives focused on principal and transformational gift prospects, campaign priorities, and high-capacity donor engagement strategies.
• Maintain data standards, business rules, and documentation that support transformational giving prospect management, prospect research, portfolio optimization, and fundraising effectiveness.
• Ensure prospect and donor records accurately reflect biographical and career information, philanthropic capacity, engagement history, solicitation activity, proposal progress, and key relationships to support informed fundraising strategy.
• Partner with Transformational Giving, Prospect Development, and Advancement Operations staff to provide reliable constituent intelligence that strengthens the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of $1M+ prospects and donors.

• Conduct comprehensive prospect research and prepare prospect profiles and briefings on individuals with the capacity to make gifts of $1 million or greater.
• Perform wealth assessments and philanthropic capacity evaluations utilizing internal and external research resources.
• Support validation and qualification efforts for identified $1M+ prospects and monitor outstanding qualification opportunities.
• Complete research updates and maintain current prospect records in the CRM for assigned transformational giving prospects.
• Generate and monitor prospect alerts and intelligence updates for senior leadership, gift officers, and transformational giving staff regarding high-priority prospects.
• Conduct prospect mapping and relationship analysis to identify connections between major prospects, volunteers, campaign leaders, alumni, and institutional partners.
• Review portfolios regularly to identify research needs for transformational giving prospects, assignment opportunities, and portfolio optimization recommendations.

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