Job Description

Job Title: Community Philanthropy Developer - Prospect Research & Management

Job Homebase: 7900 NE 33rd Drive, Portland, OR 97211

Site requirement: Hybrid

Reports To: Community Philanthropy Manager - Prospect Research & Management

Application Guidelines: A cover letter is required for consideration.

This position is currently hybrid.

Who We Are:

Oregon Food Bank (OFB) believes that no one should be hungry. Our mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes. We believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. We know that hunger is not just an individual experience; it is also a community-wide symptom of systemic barriers to employment, education, housing, and healthcare such as systemic racism, sexism, and cissexism. Thats why we work systemically to achieve our mission to end hunger: we foster community connections to help people access nutritious food, and we build community power and strengthen networks of support and the safety net to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good.

We build community power to dismantle systems and policies that drive hunger and poverty.

Oregon Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates who can increase the diversity of our organization and strengthen our capacity to eliminate hunger. We believe strongly in the power of lived experience and we actively seek individuals who have experienced hunger and its root causes to join our team. Our organization is stronger because of the leadership of people who have faced food insecurity in their own lives and/or hail from historically under-represented communities. Learn more about our commitment at oregonfoodbank.org/equity.

Who You Are:

You care deeply about community, about people experiencing hunger, and hold them in the center of all that you do. You are committed to applying equity as a process and an outcome of your work to disrupt systemic social patterns that promote hunger such as racism, sexism, and cissexism. You have a strong affinity with OFBs 10 Year Vision and are profoundly excited to achieve this vision for and with our community.

Position Summary:

You will join 45+ Community Philanthropy colleagues, passionately and collaboratively building relationships to end hunger and hungers root causes. Together we mobilize over $24M in annual support for Oregon Food Banks mission while advancing Rooted + Rising, a $50M+ transformational campaign to realize OFBs 10-Year Vision. We undertake this work while reclaiming philanthropys true meaning, a love for humankind. Love manifests as action in many forms, taken for the common good, which we inspire and facilitate through community-centric programs with equity at their core. Learn more from our team members daring to imagine and leading to create a more just experience of philanthropy.

As the Community Philanthropy Developer - Prospect Research & Management, you will contribute to the organizations success by facilitating prospect research and management programs that reach relationship development and resource mobilization goals. This position reports to the Community Philanthropy Manager - Prospect Research & Management. You will perform duties like complex reporting; data analysis, data systems design, data entry; donor research; portfolio management, and more. You will consult directly with Community Philanthropy team members to identify and qualify major donor prospects with capacity and propensity to support OFB. You will help manage major gift donor portfolios in the donor database by providing analysis and recommendations, ensuring database integrity, and sound use by the team. This role can be performed from anywhere within Oregon & SW Washington, with a homebase at any OFB facility in Beaverton, Ontario, Portland, The Dalles, or Tillamook, OR. OFB can provide dedicated desk space or the role can be predominantly remote with periodic visits to OFB facilities. Accommodations are available upon request.

Primary Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Support the Community Philanthropy Manager in prospect research and management programs and systems, including tracking supporters in Raisers Edge NXT and EveryAction databases.
• Support moves management, proposals, and qualitative denotations aligned with OFBs theory of change and equity principles.
• Maintain compliance with advocacy regulations for 501(c)(3) and related organizations.
• Develop and maintain prospect development policies and procedures, and assist in staff training.
• Independently plan and execute strategies to identify major gift prospects ($10,000+), using creative research techniques and electronic searching methodologies.
• Provide high-level research on individuals, corporations, and foundations using various sources, including online databases and external repositories.
• Mine large data sets to prioritize and segment prospect lists based on relationship strength, capacity, propensity, and other data points, supporting strategic outreach that centers love and decouples money.
• Compose profiles, biographies, and reports tailored to specific audiences, distilling key information to guide engagement and solicitations.
• Stay current with prospect research trends by attending trainings, networking, and participating in professional conferences and listservs. Maintain knowledge of OFB programs, events, and achievements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Deep passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes.
• At least 3 years of experience in database management, prospect research, donor relations, gift development, or related fields.
• Strong computer skills with relational databases and spreadsheets; ability to export/import data.
• Ability to develop proactive prospecting methodologies, including data mining and complex database queries.
• Attention to detail and commitment to ethics.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with Moves Management, community-centric fundraising principles, and professional development standards in philanthropy.
• Proficiency with office technology (G Suite, Microsoft Office), donor databases (preferably Raisers Edge), and prospecting tools (iWave, LexisNexis). Ability to adapt quickly to new software.
• Organizational skills and experience necessary for exempt employees, including:
• Ability to innovate, problem-solve, and seek creative solutions.
• Experience in modeling intercultural competence and a commitment to equity and social justice.
• Ability to think strategically, collaborate, maintain confidentiality, and manage multiple projects.
• Comfort working independently and in a team, in-office and remotely.
• Ability to thrive in a diverse, mission-driven, fast-paced environment.
• Experience working or living within OFBs Equity Constituencies (BIPoC, immigrants, refugees, single mothers, trans and gender-non-conforming individuals).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Multilingual skills at a professional level in English and additional languages.
• Strong multicultural skills, including adaptation and integration, to communicate effectively across cultures.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development focused on equity and racial justice.
• Ability to consider multiple perspectives, pivot as needed, and lead through organizational change.
• At least 10 years of multicultural immersion experience within OFBs Equity Constituencies at the time of hire.

The Fine Print:

Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment, often sitting at meetings or a computer. May require work outside regular hours, including evenings and weekends, and occasional travel. May involve lifting objects up to 40 pounds. Accommodations available upon request.

Background Check:

This position does not require a criminal background check.

Inclement Weather & Disaster Response:

OFB is part of the regional disaster response network. Employees are expected to report to work when safe and respond to emergencies as needed, following OFBs Inclement Weather Guidelines. Prioritizing safety is paramount, with communication maintained with supervisors.

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