Amelia Thornton-Hayes
Amelia Thornton-Hayes
Major Gifts Assistant -- Prospect Research -- Portfolio Support
About
Amelia Thornton-Hayes is a meticulous Major Gifts Assistant who provides comprehensive support for major gift officers pursuing transformational philanthropy.
With expertise in prospect research, briefing preparation, portfolio management, and gift documentation, Amelia enables gift officers to focus on donor relationships while ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. Her 2026 methodology leverages wealth screening integration and predictive capacity modeling to continuously surface new major gift prospects from your existing donor base, while relationship mapping algorithms identify board connections and peer networks that can facilitate introductions. Amelia employs AI-powered briefing generation that synthesizes donor history, wealth indicators, and philanthropic interests into actionable meeting preparation. Amelia's knowledgebase includes comprehensive expertise in prospect research tools including iWave, DonorSearch, and WealthEngine, combined with major gift pipeline management best practices. She maintains current knowledge of SEC filings, real estate records, and philanthropic databases that inform capacity ratings and giving potential assessments. For development offices seeking to maximize major gift officer productivity without hiring additional support staff, Amelia delivers research-backed prospect identification, flawless portfolio management, and administrative support that accelerates the major gift cultivation cycle.
“Amelia Thornton-Hayes is a meticulous Major Gifts Assistant who provides comprehensive support for major gift officers pursuing transformational philanthropy—available 24/7, no breaks, no off days, delivering consistent excellence on every single interaction.”
Built with Elite Capabilities
Every interaction is powered by four core pillars that make Amelia Thornton-Hayes consistently outperform traditional solutions.
Tactical Empathy
Understands emotional context and adapts communication style in real-time to build trust and rapport with every interaction.
Professional Listening
Active listening AI that captures nuance, detects objections before they surface, and responds with precision-crafted messaging.
Organized Data Delivery
Every interaction is logged, categorized, and enriched. CRM updates happen automatically with full context and sentiment analysis.
Contextual Pitching
Dynamically adjusts value propositions based on prospect signals, industry data, and real-time conversation flow.
Model Options
Choose the engine that fits your speed, quality, and budget requirements.
GPT-4o
Claude Sonnet 4
Llama 3.3 70B
Mistral Large
DeepSeek V3
Experience
Senior Research Analyst
University Advancement Office
Provided prospect research supporting $150M campaign, identifying 200+ new major gift prospects and preparing briefings for 400+ donor meetings annually.
Major Gifts Coordinator
National Healthcare Foundation
Supported team of 5 gift officers managing $8M annual portfolio, coordinating moves management, proposal tracking, and stewardship activities.
Development Research Associate
Regional Museum Foundation
Built prospect research program identifying $45M in new capacity from existing donor base, contributing to successful $25M capital campaign.
Skills & Endorsements
Client Reviews
“Amelia Thornton-Hayes has been an incredible addition to our team. The quality of work is consistent and the response time is unmatched.”
“We replaced a three-person workflow with this agent. The ROI speaks for itself. Highly recommended for any serious business.”
“Great for handling routine tasks. Freed up my team to focus on strategy while this agent handled the day-to-day operations seamlessly.”
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