Fundraising Analyst

Fundraising Analyst MASTERWORKS.AGENCY

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytically minded Fundraising Analyst to help nonprofit organizations understand their fundraising performance, identify opportunities for growth, and make informed decisions that advance their mission. At Masterworks, analysts do more than build reports—they serve as strategic partners by transforming complex data into clear insights, practical recommendations, and compelling stories that drive action. Successful analysts combine strong analytical skills with fundraising expertise, exceptional communication, emotional intelligence, and genuine curiosity. The ideal candidate enjoys uncovering trends, evaluating performance, and helping clients understand not just what happened, but why it happened and what to do next. You'll work closely with clients and internal teams to provide analysis, forecasting, and strategic recommendations that strengthen fundraising results. Primary Responsibilities Analyze Performance and Deliver Insights

• Analyze fundraising performance across direct mail, digital, email, web, telemarketing, text messaging, and other channels.
• Identify trends in donor acquisition, retention, reactivation, upgrades, and overall donor file health.
• Evaluate campaign performance and testing opportunities.
• Develop forecasts and revenue projections using historical performance and strategic assumptions.
• Deliver clear, actionable recommendations through dashboards, reports, and presentations.

Support and Advise Clients

• Present findings and recommendations in client meetings.
• Translate complex data into clear, compelling insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build trusted relationships through thoughtful analysis, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Respond to client questions and analytical requests.

Collaborate Across the Agency

• Partner with Account Strategy, Creative Strategy, and other internal teams to support client goals and agency initiatives.
• Contribute analytical insights to campaign planning, annual planning, and fundraising strategy development.
• Collaborate with fellow analysts to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across deliverables.

Position Requirements

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently engage clients and explain complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust and credibility with clients, colleagues, and agency partners.
• Demonstrated ability to identify meaningful insights from data and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn new tools, approaches, and fundraising strategies.
• Strong interest in serving Christian nonprofit organizations and supporting their missions.
• 5–7 years of experience in analytics, fundraising, marketing, business intelligence, consulting, or a related field.
• Experience in direct response fundraising, nonprofit marketing, or agency environments preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Technical Competencies

• Experience using business intelligence and reporting platforms to analyze and visualize data.
• Ability to work with large datasets and identify trends, patterns, and opportunities.
• Familiarity with marketing and fundraising performance metrics.
• Experience with CRM platforms, fundraising databases, or marketing technology platforms is a plus.
• Understanding of data structures and reporting concepts.
• Experience with SQL or other data-querying tools is helpful but not required.

Educational Requirements

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, Statistics, or a related field or equivalent work experience (5+ years of experience in a data-driven marketing role, demonstrating the skills and knowledge outlined above, may be considered in lieu of a degree).