Organizational Overview
Convention of States Action is a 501(c)(4) grassroots nonprofit organization committed to restoring America by living out our mission of building an engaged grassroots army of self-governing activists. In doing so, we strive to call an amending convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose amendments to limit federal power.
Position Overview
The Research Assistant is a full-time member of the External Relations team, responsible for identifying, researching, and managing data regarding donors and donor prospects, while ensuring accurate data entry and financial tracking. This role involves compiling and analyzing data to assist the External Relations team in identifying potential donors and new prospects, and updating current donor information. This position requires strong organizational and analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. The Research Assistant reports to the Senior Vice President of External Relations.
Responsibilities
- Researches the contact information, biographical information, and political giving history of potential new donors
- Completes one-off research tasks as assigned
- Performs prospect mining in FEC and other research tools to find and evaluate new prospects
- Researches and updates donor contact information and political giving history in Salesforce records
- Researches mail returned to sender and updates Salesforce with correct information.
- Assumes other related duties, as assigned
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Experience with databases and at least one DMS (Salesforce preferred)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and research tools (FEC database, FollowTheMoney, FreePeopleSearch, TruePeopleSearch, Spokeo.com, Melissa search, Hunter.io, Smarty.com, etc)
- Excellent written communication and report writing abilities
The candidate must be highly loyal and trustworthy with a history of working in an environment where sensitive information is protected.