Philanthropy Officer Database

Mclaren-Health-Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, based in Grand Blanc, Michigan, seeks a Philanthropy Database Officer to support fundraising through data reporting and donor management. The role focuses on data exports, targeted donor lists, and research to strengthen fundraising performance.

You will work with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge, maintain data integrity, and partner with philanthropy staff to optimize use of donor data. Training and growth opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in IT or related field, or high school diploma with 2+ years of directly related experience in foundation or fundraising databases.
• Experience with donor tracking software or databases is preferred.
• Experience in a non-profit or healthcare fundraising setting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Runs reports, queries and data exports from Raiser’s Edge to support fundraising and Foundation operations.
• Creates targeted donor and prospect lists for appeals, events, stewardship and fundraiser outreach.
• Conducts donor research using Blackbaud and external tools.
• Partners with philanthropy officers to use donor data to identify opportunities and strengthen fundraising performance.
• Supports accurate and timely gift processing, data entry and maintenance of donor records.
• Helps maintain the accuracy, consistency and integrity of information within Raiser’s Edge.
• Serves as the Foundation’s liaison with Blackbaud and stays current on new features, tools and best practices.
• Identifies opportunities to improve how the Foundation uses Raiser’s Edge and other Blackbaud tools.
• Provides day-to-day database support and assistance to Foundation staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Associate degree in IT or related field

Bachelor’s degree in IT or business administration

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

About McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation

McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation works to inspire charitable giving that enhances health care for patients and communities served by McLaren Northern Michigan. Our philanthropy team partners with generous donors to support advanced equipment and technology, patient programs, medical education, and other important initiatives across McLaren Northern Michigan.

The Philanthropy Officer-Database plays an important role in supporting this work by helping our team make the most of the information available through Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, our donor database. This position supports gift processing and data entry while taking the lead on creating and generating reports, data exports and targeted donor lists that help our fundraisers work more effectively.

Working closely with philanthropy officers and other Foundation staff, this individual will help turn donor data into useful information—identifying trends and opportunities, developing lists for fundraising outreach and helping determine how data can be used to strengthen fundraising performance.

The Philanthropy Database Officer will also serve as our primary liaison with Blackbaud, staying current on new Raiser’s Edge features and tools and helping ensure the Foundation is taking full advantage of the capabilities available to us.

Previous Raiser’s Edge experience is helpful but not required. This is not a programming or IT position. We are looking for a motivated learner who is comfortable working with data, enjoys problem-solving, pays attention to detail and is excited to develop new skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Runs reports, queries and data exports from Raiser’s Edge to support fundraising and Foundation operations.
• Creates targeted donor and prospect lists for appeals, events, stewardship and fundraiser outreach.
• Conducts donor research using Blackbaud and external tools.
• Partners with philanthropy officers to use donor data to identify opportunities and strengthen fundraising performance.
• Supports accurate and timely gift processing, data entry and maintenance of donor records.
• Helps maintain the accuracy, consistency and integrity of information within Raiser’s Edge.
• Serves as the Foundation’s liaison with Blackbaud and stays current on new features, tools and best practices.
• Identifies opportunities to improve how the Foundation uses Raiser’s Edge and other Blackbaud tools.
• Provides day-to-day database support and assistance to Foundation staff.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Associate degree in Information Technologies, Business Administration or similar relevant field, or high school diploma and minimum of 2 years of directly related experience in working in the operations and administration of foundation or fundraising databases.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technologies, Business Administration
• Experience with donor tracking software.
• Experience in a non-profit or healthcare fundraising setting.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 8am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.