Prospect Research Associate

Position Title: Prospect Research Associate

Reports to: Director, Donor Relations & Special Events

Position Status: Full-Time

Location: Remote, but able to occasionally travel to an All Our Kin office in CT or NY

Target Start Date: June 2024

Salary Range: $50k-$73k, depending on experience and location

About All Our Kin

All Our Kin is a national nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains family child care educators. Through our programs, family child care educators, who nurture our youngest learners from their own homes, succeed as small business owners and early childhood specialists. In turn, parents have access to high-quality, affordable child care, and infants and toddlers gain the enriching experiences that prepare them to succeed.

All Our Kin is recognized as a national model and has been proven to raise the quality, availability, and sustainability of family child care. Today, we serve over 1,100 family child care educators in Connecticut and New York. In addition, we have worked with agencies in more than 25 states through training and technical assistance, reaching 45,000 children a year, and through our policy initiatives, we are shaping a new vision for family child care in the U.S.

At All Our Kin, we use a strength-based, high-touch approach to support educators through the licensing process, business and educational coaching, and much more. As we approach our 25th anniversary, we are seeking to hire dedicated innovators who share our vision of a family child care workforce that is supported, fairly compensated, and treated equitably.

We live by our mission, and extend the same support to our staff as we do our educators. We seek to build a team that reflects the diversity we celebrate in our communities. We strive to grow as individuals and as an organization to end systems of oppression and promote justice. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for this position, and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities of the Prospect Research Associate include:

• In coordination with Development leadership, create cultivation plans for All Our Kin major donors and Board members, compile briefing materials for All Our Kin’s Chief Executive Officer and other senior leadership staff in advance of conversations with or pitches to donors, etc.

• Conduct individual prospect research and outreach strategies

• Communicate directly with donors including confirming and updating donor information

• Assist in the planning, development, and execution of cultivation and fundraising events

• Support Director of Donor Relations and Special Events with donor database management (Blackbaud RE NXT)

• Collaborate with other departments in the organization (e.g. Programs, Technical Assistance, Finance, etc.) to ensure the development team is well positioned to communicate All Our Kin’s successes and challenges to funders in a clear, up-to-date, and compelling manner as well as identify fundraising opportunities to ensure that ongoing funding needs are met through prospect pipelines

• Provide support with administrative duties and other fundraising activities (compiling attachments for proposals, assisting with mailings, etc.)

• Conduct research on foundations, government RFPs, and corporate opportunities, mapping against All Our Kin’s funding needs by program area

• Create prospect research reports for prospect review meetings with development staff and regularly attend major gift team meetings to prioritize prospecting needs.

• Regularly assess and review current prospect moves management; support gift officers in the refreshing and updating of their portfolios

• Oversee Raiser’s Edge database process for monitoring and tracking prospects

• Assist with prospect profiles of guests to cultivate at fundraising events and speaking engagements.

Who You Are

Ideal candidates will:

• Must have at least 3 years of work experience in prospect research and portfolio management with a nonprofit or campaign.

• Strong experience with CRM software such as Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or DonorPerfect.

• Proficiency with various research techniques, including utilizing computerized databases for traditional periodical-based research, electronic wealth screening tools, general internet searches, and other sources such as foundation 990 forms, court records, real estate records, SEC filings, and census data.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-changing environment while juggling a high volume of work.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills and ability to function independently while working in a team-oriented environment.

What You Can Expect

When you join All Our Kin, you join the best community - game-changers who care passionately about creating equitable outcomes through thriving child care programs. As we scale All Our Kin’s reach, we strive to maintain the collaborative, values-centered environment that is our hallmark, and to continually invest in the backbone of our organization: our talented, mission-driven team.

We know that you can only give your all when we give ours. All Our Kin is an equal opportunity employer and recognizes that diversity and opportunity are fundamental to children’s lives and to our work. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, a flexible schedule, and the opportunity to work with a team of skilled, motivated, and committed professionals.

When you commit to All Our Kin, we commit to you. Some of the benefits we offer include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• PTO- Over four weeks of annual paid time off as well as federal holidays, a December holiday (typically December 24 – January 1), and Summer Friday half days.

• Retirement Plan- All Our Kin offers a 403(b) plan with employer matching up to 3 %