Fundraising Database Specialist / Spécialiste des bases de données en collecte de fonds

Company Description

ABOUT US

The David Suzuki Foundation is a Canadian environmental non-profit organization, founded in 1990. We operate in English and French, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. We are a Canadian settler organization striving to protect climate, nature and communities, respecting the rights and title of Indigenous Nations. We believe that Indigenous leadership is key to our collective future. We aim to work with many different peoples across Canada, including First Nations communities, all levels of governments and citizens who care for environmental justice, to find solutions to create a sustainable Canada. We use research, traditional ecological knowledge, innovative policy and legal environmental solutions, communications and public engagement.

The vision we work toward at DSF is that we all act every day on the understanding that we are interdependent with nature, and with each other. To address the intersections of the climate and biodiversity crises with social justice and equity, the Foundation is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion. As an organization, we are on a transformative journey to embed these values, decolonize our practices and become an anti-racist organization. Join us in creating a socially and environmentally just world, where diverse identities, lived experiences and world views are valued as essential to our collective future.

www.davidsuzuki.org

Job Description

TITLE: Fundraising Database Specialist

TERMS: Permanent part-time (20 hours/week over three to four days/week, flexible)

LOCATION: Flexible; proximity to one of our three offices in Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto is preferred.

REPORTS TO: Development Manager, Donor Relations

SALARY: $33,000-$42,000 per year

DESIRED START DATE: May 2025

THE ROLE

The Specialist, Fundraising Databases is responsible for overseeing and implementing a range of Raiser’s Edge NXT processes and procedures, collaborating with fundraisers and donor relations staff to support fundraising initiatives and donor stewardship activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Improve and run queries and exports for fundraising campaigns including creating appeal records and segmentation.
• Export, transform and load donor and gift data from Raiser's Edge NXT.
• Update and create new Omatic import profiles, as needed. Support campaign and gift data imports from digital fundraising platform and external vendors.
• Document any process improvements as they relate to Raiser's Edge NXT.
• Create dashboards and reports for fundraisers.
• Build and manage event records to support donor events.
• Monitor data quality and resolve issues like duplication, inaccuracies, incompleteness and staleness.
• Support donor relations team with gift and donor record issues, including liaising with vendor customer support as needed.
• Support donor relations coordinators with other tasks during busy fundraising periods.

Qualifications

We understand that experience can look different for everyone. Please share yours as it relates to:

• Minimum two years’ experience working in CRM systems (preferably Raiser’s Edge NXT), creating queries, segments and reports to support fundraising activities.
• Experience using Omatic to import data into RE, working in Engaging Networks and Salesforce, and SQL knowledge are assets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Proficiency with Word, Outlook, Office 365, SharePoint and Teams an asset.
• Experience with technology implementation projects and the software development lifecycle an asset.
• Familiarity navigating Blackbaud/RE support processes.
• Spoken and written English required. French, an asset.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• A love of order, detail and data. Adept at data manipulation, cleansing, matching and deduplication.
• Keen attention to detail with proven ability to check your own work to ensure accuracy.
• Organization and project management skills.
• Understanding of basic fundraising principles.
• Curiosity and a collaborative approach, seeking to understand a problem before moving on to a solution.
• Passion for our vision, values and strategic priorities. Committed to working collaboratively toward an equitable, anti-racist culture.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Four-day workweek
• Competitive salary and generous benefits package
• Hybrid work opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Chance to make a difference and help improve the health of our planet and all life on it

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and cover letter to https://davidsuzuki.org/careers/

The David Suzuki Foundation is strongly committed to equity and diversity and to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We especially encourage applications from equity-deserving groups; specifically Indigenous and racialized people, members of the LGBTQIA2S+, trans and gender-diverse communities, women and people with disability, chronic illness and/or neurodiversity.