George Washington's Mount Vernon seeks DBA -

Carolina Camargo

Position:  Raiser's Edge Database Administrator

Department:  Development

Description:

The Raiser's Edge Database Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Raisers Edge (RE) donor database in support of all development initiatives.  A key responsibility is to extract information from Raiser's Edge via queries, reports and export lists for internal and external use and be able to export the data to external lists in Microsoft Excel as well as mail merge with Microsoft Word.  The Administrator is also responsible for the management and integrity of the data by establishing routines with the development team to assure accuracy in donor records. This position is critical to the support of fundraising goals. 

 

Responsibilities:  

Database Entry and Administration
- Serve as liaison with the Raiser's Edge vendor, Blackbaud, and the Mount Vernon I.T. department to ensure proper management and execution of database tasks, use of best practices, and implement RE version updates

- Perform all department database administration functions including execution of periodic database maintenance tasks, backups, security set-up, duplicate record merging, records clean up tasks, and quality control audits

- Develop, train staff, and enforce data entry guidelines to ensure data quality and consistency and provide guidance on improving processes as needed

- Input, update and maintain secure constituent data and oversee data entry of all donations, gift acknowledgements, database entry and clean up

- Provide full oversight for tracking all resources including donations, pledges, gifts-in-kind and cultivation activities

- Produce detailed Crystal Reports generation, construction of complex queries and reports and all related information in the RE database for analysis and all fundraising efforts

- Maintain accurate coding in RE to ensure tracking of all appeals and cultivation activities ensuring all forms of outreach and communication is tracked accurately and appropriately

- Manage batch review and validation process for all gifts, including monthly reconciliation and data exports to the Finance Office

- Produce mailing lists, pledge reminders and donor invoices, preparing data merges and fulfillment of mailings

- Promote Mount Vernon's use of dashboard management, and Internet technologies for fundraising purposes as it relates to Raiser's Edge, such as utilizing bulk email, social networking and other new technologies

Staff Training and Support
- Train, oversee and monitor the data entry quality control by Development Office management and support staff as relates to utilization of the Raiser's Edge application

- Ensure timely processing of contribution, acknowledgement and fulfillment of all donations

- Maintain a departmental User's Manual for Raiser's Edge training and operations

 

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