Advancement Specialist - Data

Lutheran Coummunity Services North West; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran Community Services Northwest seeks an Advancement Data Specialist to support donor database management and fundraising efforts. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong organizational skills and attention to detail while performing data entry and maintaining effective donor relationships. This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Employer-paid disability and life insurance

Vacation and sick leave

403(b) Retirement plan with employer matching

Employee Assistance Program

Potential eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of data entry experience.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work with confidential information.
• Familiarity with CRM systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity and accuracy of donor database.
• Maintain CRM profiles through regular updates and data entry.
• Support donor engagement activities and manage event logistics.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Organizational skills

Job description

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Job Description

Posted Monday, June 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Our Mission: Lutheran Community Services Northwest partners with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope.

About Us Lutheran Community Services Northwest is a non-profit human services agency that improves lives of people in communities throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We provide a wide variety of services to adults, adolescents, children, families, schools and communities. We are privileged to touch lives of all ages, cultures and faiths.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Advancement Data Specialist provides full-time support to the Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LC SNW ) Advancement Team. R esponsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of our donor database. This role is crucial for maintaining effective donor relationships and supporting fundraising efforts and includes a range of data management tasks, including ongoing reporting, daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance of CRM profiles, managing records, creating and maintaining dashboards, conducting donor research, and ensuring timely updates based on donor interactions. The Advancement Data Specialist will focus primarily on the efficiency and accuracy of our donor database and providing crucial administrative support for donor engagement activities. They will also be responsible for timely communication and logistical support for donor events.

This role understands and controls processing and data input of all agency contributions. The Advancement team relies upon this role for accurate data entry and account record keeping for all fundraising activities, including events, campaigns, online contributions, checks received, grants, and reporting of accurate donor intent. These tasks also ensure accurate reporting to document and communicate the success of the Advancement Team. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, customer service experience, and the ability to collaborate and effectively build relationships with both team members and donors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accuracy in Data Entry
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance on CRM profiles.
• Manage and resolve duplicate profile lists.
• Monitor and complete requests related to updating donor profiles.
• Responsible for acknowledgement letters process segments in CRM database.
• Manage and update coding and flags within CRM database.
• Manage preparation of meeting and event logistics related to CRM database.
• Support post-meeting and post-event data entry and CRM database updating.
• Build and maintain dashboards for tracking the donor experience.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for relevant data, including donors, account managers, and communication cadences.
• Maintain and update department projections on key dashboards.
• Perform segmentation updates based on donor progression within the CRM database.
• Conduct donor research and prepare reports on donor engagement, ensuring all information in current in CRM database.
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 1 year of data entry experience.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, NeonCRM preferred.
• Ability to work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Ability to work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
• Maintains confidentiality
• Customer service oriented and capable
• Familiarity with fundraising / advancement operations and practices preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the coordination of multiple tasks.
• Proven ability to adhere to strict standards of confidentiality when working with donor information and other sensitive data.
• Ability to work with and keep confidential information safe.
• Proven ability to master new software applications and technologies.
• The ability to work independently with high quality, attention to detail, and timeliness.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Positive attitude and desire to work in a collaborative, culturally diverse environment.

The Perks: We offer a full benefits package with options for medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage; employer-paid short and long-term disability, as well as life insurance. Vacation includes up to 2 weeks in the first year. Up to 2 weeks of Sick leave for you or to take care of your immediate family (based on hours worked). 12 Paid Holidays plus 2 Floating Holidays each year. A 403(b) Retirement plan, with employer matching after meeting eligibility requirements. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is designed to help and support you. Staff potentially eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness program as a 501(c) 3 employer.

We thank all candidates in advance for their interest in joining the Lutheran Community Services Northwest team. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES NORTHWEST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND COMMITTED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCY.

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