Position: Development Research Coordinator 

Responsible to: Development Operations Manager

Location: New York, New York (hybrid/ in-person 2 days in office schedule) Full-time, M-F.

Background: Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through direct service and advocacy. We work with schools and communities to provide mentoring relationships, safe spaces, and evidence-based programming that are proven to help girls succeed. Girls build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead change in their lives and effect change in the world. Girls Inc. also works with and for girls to advance legislation and policies that increase opportunities for all girls. Together with partners and supporters, we are building a new generation of leaders. Join us at www.girlsinc.org. 

Departmental Role: Strengthen the national organization so it provides the most effective and efficient support and resources to Affiliates. 

Summary: Under the direction of the Development Operations Manager, the Development Research Coordinator will serve as an integral member of the Development Department, supporting both research and operations activities. They will regularly respond to requests from Development as well as the CEO’s office to find, interpret and present biographical, professional, and financial information needed to facilitate relationship building and the solicitation of gifts.  Included in this position will be working within a wealth management software and the CRM to maximize existing relationships and identify new prospects. The Development Research Coordinator will spend approximately 30% of their time on administrative and operational support of the department, working with the Development Operations Team on day-to-day operations procedures such as gifts processing, data management, and donor support.

The ideal candidate is curious, detail-oriented, excited to work with data, able to evaluate and synthesize facts and figures, and an excellent writer. This role is ideal for an early-career candidate looking to get experience in prospect research and charitable fundraising. 

Responsibilities: 

• Fulfills research requests on current donors and prospects for corporate, foundation, institutional, individual and major gifts,
• Maintains prospect research fields of data in the Salesforce CRM system and assists with the timely movement of prospects through various cultivation stages leading to solicitation. 
• Ensures capacity and inclination ratings are captured in Salesforce and interpreted from prospecting tools, subscriptions, and platforms that assist in building a pipeline of new donors and increasing support from current ones. 
• Prepares and disseminates user-friendly profiles, briefings, memos and reports on high-capacity prospects for leadership. At the discretion of the Development Operations Manager, and/or the Chief Development Officer, this position may take on special research assignments not directly related to fundraising.
• Provides administrative and operational support to the department, completing tasks such as filing, donor communications, and data entry.

Why should you apply? 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Interest in fundraising, prospect research, and data analysis. 
• Familiarity with Microsoft and Google suites. 
• A willingness to learn on your feet as well as problem-solving and creative thinking skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communications and a high attention to detail.  
• Collaborative, enthusiastic nature.
• Commitment to Girls Inc. mission and the confidentiality and handling of prospect information with discretion. 
• Must be able to appreciate, embrace and advance diversity and have experience working with multicultural populations. 

Preferred Qualifications (Training Available):

• Experience in nonprofit fundraising.
• Experience accessing and interpreting public records, wealth/financial information and/or consumer buyer analytics.
• Familiarity with CRM databases, preferably Salesforce.

To Apply: Applicants must submit a cover letter and a resume for consideration. A writing sample will be requested as part of the interview process.  

Minimum Salary: $58,000 - $60,000

About GirlsInc. 

Girls Inc. Benefits: 

• 2-day hybrid work schedule out of our NYC office, with one of those days being Tuesday. 
• Vacation, Sick, & Personal Time + 11 company holidays 
• Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance 
• TASC Card (HRA benefit) provided by Girls Inc. 
• 401(k) available with up to a 5% employer match 
• Wellness Stipend 
• Fun, friendly office environment 
• Professional development opportunities 

OUR MISSION 

To inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold. 

OUR VALUES 

The Girls Inc. Strategic Plan, Leveraging the Network and the Brand, reaffirmed the values that underlie our work: 

• Respect the dignity of each human being. 
• Recognize and support the strength in every girl. 
• Appreciate, embrace, and advance diversity. 
• Drive for results anchored in accountability. 
• Operate collaboratively. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 

Diversity and inclusiveness is defined as the acceptance, tolerance, honoring and valuing differences in culture, lifestyles, heritage, and knowledge. This includes all the similarities and differences that make us diverse internally, externally, or situationally and may include, but not be limited to: age, appearance, communication style, economic status, educational background, employer, gender identification, geographic location, job type/title, language, race/ethnicity, learning style, management status, marital status, mental abilities, nationality, parental status, physical abilities, political affiliation, religion, seniority/tenure, sex/gender, veteran status, work experience, or work location.