Director of Prospect Research at All God's Children International – Houston, Texas

All God's Children International is actively seeking a dedicated individual to serve as our Director of Prospect Research.

The Director of Prospect Research provides strategic leadership in prospect identification, qualification, and fundraising intelligence to strengthen AGCI’s mid, major, principal, and transformational giving efforts. This role transforms complex data into actionable fundraising strategies by conducting in-depth donor research, wealth analysis, and portfolio evaluation.

Serving as a strategic partner to the Advancement team, this role ensures that research insights directly inform moves management, campaign planning, and donor engagement strategies. This role plays a critical part in strengthening fundraising pipelines, maximizing philanthropic capacity, and supporting long-term revenue growth aligned with AGCI’s mission.

ABOUT US

We are the world’s leading child advocacy and trauma disruptor organization. For 35+ years and counting, we have remained relentless in our commitment to stand up for children who need family by working across the continuum of care to dismantle systemic trauma.

Today, we are unlocking possibilities for over 123,000 children per year across the globe. Our reach has expanded across 25 countries spanning five continents. We work every day to dismantle the systemic trauma that sits at the heart of the orphan crisis that still affects over 8 million children. Thanks to God’s provision, children facing the darkest realities experience powerful emotional healing every day and learn the hope of the Gospel. Because no child should be alone.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC PROSPECT IDENTIFICATION & PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT

• Lead prospect identification, qualification, and pipeline development efforts for mid, major, principal, and transformational giving.
• Conduct comprehensive donor research, including wealth assessments, giving history analysis, philanthropic interests, business affiliations, and network connections.
• Perform system-wide wealth screening and predictive analysis to assess donor capacity and inclination.
• Analyze portfolios to identify untapped philanthropic potential and optimize funding strategies.
• Support large-scale capital campaigns and multi-year fundraising initiatives through data-driven prospect strategy.

RESEARCH TRANSLATION & FUNDRAISING INTELLIGENCE

• Translate complex donor data into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Develop detailed donor profiles, briefing materials, and research reports to inform engagement plans.
• Provide ongoing portfolio analysis to guide moves management and strategic donor cultivation.
• Meet regularly with fundraisers and managers to present findings and recommend next steps.
• Ensure research insights directly support sponsorship initiatives, capital needs, and organizational fundraising priorities.

DATA INTEGRITY & SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION

• Maintain high standards of data accuracy, integrity, and consistency within the donor database and prospect management systems.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of CRM systems and prospect tracking processes.
• Partner cross-functionally to integrate research insights into broader campaigns and initiatives.
• Stay current on industry trends, philanthropic developments, and best practices in donor research and wealth analytics.

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

• Occasional domestic travel for donor meetings, campaign planning sessions, or team collaboration.
• Limited international travel may be required for vision trips or partnership development, as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

GEOGRAPHIC FLEXIBILITY

Proximity to a major airport is preferred to support occasional travel and donor engagement needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, fundraising, data analytics, business intelligence, research, finance, or a related field from a four-year college or university. Five to seven (7+) years of progressively responsible experience in prospect research, donor research, fundraising intelligence, advancement services, or related roles within the nonprofit or philanthropic sector. Experience supporting mid, major, principal, or transformational giving strategies required. Demonstrated experience supporting capital campaigns or multi-year fundraising initiatives strongly preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Advanced analytical ability to interpret wealth indicators, philanthropic trends, and donor data to inform fundraising strategy.
• Expertise in prospect identification, donor profiling, and capacity assessment methodologies.
• Ability to translate complex research findings into concise, actionable recommendations for fundraising teams.
• Experienced in moves management strategy and portfolio optimization.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple research requests and deadlines.
• High level of discretion when handling confidential donor and organizational information.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to align research insights to organizational revenue goals.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with fundraisers, leadership, finance, and operations teams.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex financial information, philanthropic data, donor records, research reports, contracts, and other written materials. Ability to write clear, concise, and error-free research reports, donor profiles, executive summaries, and business correspondence. Ability to speak clearly and effectively present research findings and strategic recommendations to supervisors, advancement leadership, donors/sponsors, organization partners, and cross-functional team members.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Requires proficient ability to analyze financial indicators, asset data, giving history, and wealth screening results. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to interpret numerical data, calculate estimated giving capacity ranges, and analyze trends using spreadsheets and reporting tools.

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
The job requires advanced computer skills, including logging onto systems, word processing, spreadsheet analysis, report writing, database management, presentation creation/editing, use of the internet, and communication by e-mail. Requires advanced proficiency in fundraising CRM systems (experience with Virtuous strongly preferred), including maintaining data integrity, optimizing prospect tracking systems, and supporting moves management processes. Requires experience utilizing wealth screening and research platforms such as WealthEngine, LexisNexis, iWave, DonorSearch, or similar prospect research tools. Requires strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data analysis, reporting), as well as familiarity with reporting dashboards and data visualization tools. Requires experience working with donor research databases and online research resources.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to work with and protect highly confidential donor and organizational information and exercise appropriate discernment regarding issues of varying complexity and sensitivity. Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to evaluate incomplete or abstract information and make sound recommendations to advancement leadership regarding donor capacity, engagement strategy, and pipeline development. Has discretion to weigh the significance of research findings and communicate them to the appropriate leader within the organization.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to supply appropriate documentation/identification to travel authorities when traveling domestically and internationally.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use stairways to climb multiple floors within an office building, use hands and fingers to keyboard or dial, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus, especially with frequent computer use.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The work environment while traveling domestically or internationally could contain several environmental factors, including but not limited to outdoor weather conditions (extreme heat or cold), work in countries with high incidents of illness/disease or poor living conditions of its inhabitants, political unrest/danger and physical obstacles and/or hazards.

The noise level in the office environment is usually moderate; the noise levels in travel to various countries could range from quiet to extremely loud, depending on varying conditions.

VIRTUAL REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY

This position is eligible for virtual remote work. AGCI may offer virtual remote work to some employees when it would be a benefit both to the organization and the employee. AGCI employees who are approved for virtual remote work will have the responsibility to demonstrate a high standard of work ethic and to maintain the expected quantity and quality of work set forth by their manager. AGCI’s Telecommuting Policy will guide standards and specific eligibility requirements for telework.

COMPENSATION
$90,000 - $110,000/year depending on experience.

BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, FSA/HSA, PTO, 401k, and 11 paid holidays.

OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

All God’s Children International believes…

…the Bible is the sole, inerrant, and infallible Word of God, verbally inspired by Him, and is the only and final authority for the Christian faith and life

…that there is one triune God, as revealed in the Bible, eternally existent in the persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one in essence, but distinct in person and function:

…God the Father is the first person of the Trinity. As infinite Spirit, He is the source, support, and end of all things. He is the designer of creation, speaker of revelation, the author of redemption, and the sovereign of history.

…Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity. In His incarnation, He was fully God and fully man. By His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, and His bodily resurrection, He became the physical manifestation of the Godhead and Savior to mankind.

…the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is the agent of conviction, salvation, indwelling, baptism, sanctification, and illumination of all who are born into God’s family through Jesus Christ.

…that any man can receive the free gift of salvation and eternal life through the saving power of the Holy Spirit, by repentance of sin, and by placing personal faith in the person and finished work of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

…in the resurrection of both saved and unsaved people. The saved are resurrected into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord, and the unsaved are resurrected into eternal separation.

…in the spiritual unity of believers through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit which brings all believers into union with Jesus Christ and with His body, the church.

…that the scriptural practices of the church, given by the Lord, are Baptism and Communion.

…that God has ordained the local church for the perpetuation of His truth and work in the world.