Also called: Donor Research Analyst
Researches potential donors to find out who might give big gifts and what they care about.
You dig through public records, news, and philanthropy databases to profile a tech founder who just sold his company, then brief the gift officer.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in history, journalism, or library science.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: History, Library Science, Journalism.
Growing slowly. Steady.
High risk for 10 years. AI research tools now compile donor profiles from public records in minutes, which is most of this job.
Classes: AP US History, English Language Arts, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1131.
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