Job Description

Are you looking to give back and feel good about the work you do?  Is flexibility and a great benefits package important to you?  Well, you’ve found what you’re looking for right here at Homes For Our Troops!

Homes For Our Troops is looking for creative, energetic and passionate individuals to join our team!  Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications?  We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you’re new to the nonprofit industry, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.

Here at HFOT, we  offer Full Time employees competitive pay and benefits including Medical and Dental Plans, a 401k Plan with an employer match, Flexibility, Paid Holidays, Vacation/Sick Time, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and Company Apparel.  HFOT contributes up to 80% of Full Time employees’ Medical and Dental premium costs.

In addition to our excellent benefits package, HFOT offers a flexible work schedule. Generally, HFOT’s hybrid approach is that after 90 days, employees spend about 50% of their time working in the HFOT office in Taunton, MA and about 50% of their time working from home, if the employee’s role and job responsibilities are suited to such an arrangement.

We believe in a collaborative work environment with versatile leadership, great teammates, and a purposeful Mission of building specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post – 9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives. We’re proud to have a 4 star rating from  Charity Navigator. 

Note: Although HFOT offers a flexible work schedule, this position requires work in the Taunton, MA office location two or more days per week.

Summary: The Donor Research Analyst serves as a strategic partner with frontline fundraising staff, providing prospect identification and research support, managing portfolios, tracking prospect activity, and collaborating on prospect strategies. The Analyst proactively works to expand the pool of potential prospects and responds in a timely manner to research requests from frontline fundraising staff.  Prepare analytical reports that summarize and synthesize data and other critical information to inform the creation and development of fundraising strategies. Write donor prospect briefings for the Development team and engage in ongoing consultations regarding potential donors and cultivation strategies. This position plays a vital role in prospect research, identification, and analysis, supporting both the immediate and long-term fundraising goals of HFOT.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform focused prospect research, both ad hoc and project-based, evaluating the financial capabilities of new prospects and existing donors. Quickly identify the best prospects with both the financial potential and interest in HFOT for cultivation.
• Coordinate ongoing wealth screening and predictive modeling and analyze the results.
• Present clear and concise research analysis to fundraisers, verbally and in writing, to inform their engagement strategies.
• Work with the Deputy Director of Development and additional teammates to determine strategies for identifying new prospects through various screening techniques.
• Accurately maintain and report on prospect data within our CRM, ensuring timely updates. Monthly, review new constituents and enter information into the CRM as appropriate.
• Prepare short biographies on donors and prospects for multiple events and meetings throughout the year.
• Create concise, accurate, and timely research that includes gift history, financial data, philanthropic priorities, and HFOT/Veteran connections.
• Identify new prospects and make assignment recommendations, working closely with the frontline fundraising staff on collaborative prospect strategy.
• Assess and assign estimated gift capacity ratings and other relevant prospect codes based on research and analysis.
• Update and maintain research-related areas of the CRM database, entering new biographical, relationship, and financial information.
• Monitor various sources and leads to identify new prospective donors and uncover additional information on current prospects.

Qualifications:

• Compatibility with the HFOT culture: HFOT is a dedicated, loyal, and cohesive team, led by skilled and versatile leaders, focused on excellence, ethical conduct, and the quality of the services we provide.
• Minimum of three years of experience working in a Development Office or conducting prospect research.
• Experience interfacing with, and providing briefings to executive-level staff, as well as Development staff.
• Desired: Experience working with DonorSearch, Raiser’s Edge NXT, or similar development databases.
• Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills, including but not limited to verbal and written communication, organizational, negotiation, and leadership skills, as well as have outstanding attention to detail.
• Candidate must be customer service-oriented, possessing a friendly and professional speaking voice, strong phone etiquette skills, a positive and energetic attitude, and a strong desire to meet goals and commitments.
• Must be a team player who can work with a diverse group of individuals (HFOT executives, corporate leaders, Veterans, staff, and volunteers) in a team environment and be self-motivated.
• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. Ability to independently initiate projects and activities and set priorities.
• Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Proficient in the use of computers, office equipment, and software proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Knowledge and experience in Raiser’s Edge are preferred.
• Demonstrate dedication, motivation, drive, ambition, and commitment to the job at hand.
• Flexible, discreet, and able to maintain confidential information.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Work is generally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift objects weighing at least 25 lbs., sit for long periods, and may use repetitive wrist and hand motions involved in sorting and handling documents. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision. Employees will constantly have close visual contact with a computer monitor.
• Occasional travel required, including weekends and evenings.

Salary band:
$52,156 to $76,700

Job Benefits

Homes For Our Troops offers full-time employees Benefit Offerings, including Health, Dental, Vision, a 401(k) Plan with an employer match, Vacation, Sick Time, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, flexible schedules, and Company apparel. 

 
Company Profile
Location: 6 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Homes For Our Troops, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, marital status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work at office, Immediate start, Work from home, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift, 2 days per week,

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