World Change Starts with Educated Children® 

IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.

Position Overview

The Fundraising and Donor Research Analyst supports our global fundraising teams by producing accurate, structured donor and prospect data that is ready to be used in Salesforce and dashboards.

Success in this role means that:

1. Fundraisers receive clear, usable research that helps them prepare for meetings and events,

2. Data entering Salesforce is clean and requires minimal rework,

3. Stakeholders experience the Analyst as clear, professional, and responsive.

This is a support role that involves researching donors, organizing data in Excel, building trackers and dashboards, preparing short research briefs, and using AI tools responsibly with verification and quality checks.

Before You Apply

Please make sure you understand that this role directly supports fundraising and donor research.
If you have not worked with donors, prospects, or revenue-support teams before, this role may not be the right fit.

What You Will Do

• Research individuals, companies, and foundations to support fundraising

• Organize donor and prospect information in Excel trackers and dashboards

• Clean and structure data so it can be uploaded into Salesforce with minimal rework

• Prepare short research briefs for fundraisers, especially for events

• Use AI tools to work faster with verification and quality checks

• Identify and flag basic due-diligence or reputational risks

• Respond professionally to follow-up questions and clarifications from stakeholders

Who This Role Is For

This role is a good fit if you:

• Identify as a research, data, or analytics professional

• Are comfortable working in Excel and structured datasets

• Understand what donors are and how fundraising works

• Care about accuracy, clarity, and downstream data impact

• Remain calm and professional under pressure

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 2–4 years of experience in research, analytics, fundraising operations, or data-heavy roles

• Strong Excel skills (data cleaning, trackers, dashboards)

• Experience working with Salesforce or other CRMs (NPSP a plus, not required) 

• Familiarity with donor research tools (, iWave, , ZoomInfo) 

• Ability to work under deadlines, especially around fundraising events 

• Careful handling of sensitive information and attention to detail 

• Experience supporting decisions with data or research

• Ability to work under deadlines and manage multiple requests

• Exceptional collaboration skills

Please submit your CV and a cover letter that answers the following questions. Applications without a cover letter addressing the prompts below will not be reviewed.

does this role support fundraising?
Briefly describe, in your own words, how the Research & Data Analyst – Fundraising Intelligence role supports fundraising teams and donor-related work.

2.Relevant experience.
Describe one or two examples from your past work where you:

• Supported donors, prospects, fundraising, sales, or revenue-related teams OR
• Produced research or data that directly informed decisions, dashboards, or CRM systems.

and systems readiness.
Explain your experience working with structured data (, Excel trackers, dashboards, CRM-ready datasets, or quality control processes).
If you have worked with Salesforce or similar systems, please describe briefly.

4.Working style.
This role involves follow-up questions and clarifications, often under time pressure.
Briefly describe how you approach repeated questions or evolving requests from stakeholders.

Child Protection Principles

• Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation

• Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.

• All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.

• All children should be treated with respect and dignity.

• The well-being of the child is Room to Read’s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.

• Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles

• Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.

• Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse. 

• Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.

• All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.

• Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor’s rights and dignity at the forefront.

• Survivors referred to available professional assistance ( mental health counselling), upon consent.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel must adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.

About Room to Read:   

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow – creating lasting change. Through our Literacy Portfolio, we train and coach teachers of the early grades in literacy instruction; create and publish quality books and curricular materials in local languages; and establish children’s libraries filled with diverse children’s books that can be enjoyed at school and home. Our Gender Equality Portfolio supports adolescents, particularly girls, in developing life skills that promote gender equality, helping them to pursue lifelong learning and make informed decisions.

We support young people of all genders to overcome gender biases and build the knowledge and skills to create a gender-equal world. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations, publishers, and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 50 million children in 28 countries.