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“I recently left a high-paying, high-stress job for something better suited to my skills and personality. I’m now a prospective researcher in a fundraising office. I look people (prospects) up for gift officers (who oversee fundraising for organizations) and provide them with a short bio and profile so the gift officer has a better understanding of who the person is and what their philanthropic interests are before they meet. It’s low stress because there’s not much carryover from year to year, as with my last job. There’s a definite start and end to every profile request. It sounds boring to other people, but I think it’s really fun. I get paid to go down rabbit holes and seek information — I love information!”
“I get to find out all sorts of interesting things about different types of people. Also, I can do most of my job remotely, so I’m rarely disrupted and no longer have to commute 45–60 minutes. The people on the team are really patient and kind, too.
“It varies between institutions, but my title is prospect research analyst. Also, fundraising offices have different names across industries. In some places, they are the Office of Development, but in others, they can be the Office of Advancement, or just plain ‘fundraising’ or ‘annual giving.’ Anything that has to do with raising money for an organization’s mission. In universities, they can also be a team within an alumni relations or donor relations department/office. Use search terms like ‘donor,’ ‘prospect,’ ‘alumni,’ ‘development,’ ‘gift,’ ‘giving,’ ‘philanthropy,’ ‘annual,’ and ‘advancement,’ along with the word ‘research.’”
—KavaBuggy
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/best-low-stress-jobs