Database Manager

Grand Rapids Community Foundation; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Rapids Community Foundation seeks a Database Manager to work with the Development team, extracting information from the AkoyaGO database and preparing reports, lists, and mailings. You will help measure Development performance and oversee the annual appeal process, supporting donor stewardship and research on prospective donors.

You will collaborate across teams, communicating effectively about sensitive issues and cultivating relationships with diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Experience with donor databases and reporting tools.
• Ability to extract data and generate actionable insights.
• Strong communication and listening skills for donor interactions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports and mailing lists to support fundraising campaigns.
• Coordinate annual appeal activities and donor stewardship initiatives.
• Gather information to measure Development performance and inform strategy.
• Administer research activities on prospective donors and interact with donors as needed.

Skills

Database management

Report generation

Donor stewardship

Data extraction

Tools

AkoyaGO

Job description

The Database Manager will work closely with the Development team and act as a key resource in extracting information from the AkoyaGO database. They will monitor, evaluate and troubleshoot items related to the database, and work collaboratively to identify solutions to maintain its integrity. The Database Manager will have primary responsibility for preparing reports, generating lists, coordinating mailings, and gathering information that measure the performance of the Development department. They will oversee the Community Foundation’s annual appeal process, identify and implement strategies to steward annual donors to the community endowments. The Database Manager will also be responsible for administering the Community Foundation’s research activities on prospective donors. Responsibilities may also include direct interaction with donors and prospects.

The Database Manager will have an extraordinary understanding and commitment to the Community Foundation’s North Star. They will have experience working effectively with persons from various cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds. They will have a demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative setting, effectively communicate around sensitive issues, a highly developed cultural awareness and the ability to be an active listener.

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