Fundraising Operations Manager

Description $25/hr. to $28/hr. and a Free Family YMCA Membership! The Fundraising Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of fundraising data, systems and related processes that support development operations across the YMCA of Greater Rochester. This role serves as the primary owner of Raiser’s Edge and related tools (e.g., GiveSmart, Lexis Nexis, etc.) ensuring accurate data, reliable reporting, effective list building and efficient gift processing. The position plays a critical role in enabling fundraising, stewardship and engagement efforts through strong data hygiene, analysis and process management. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role.

This position is responsible for ensuring that the mission, purpose, image, and core values of the YMCA of Greater Rochester are conveyed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Manage and maintain the YMCA’s donor database to ensure information is accurate, complete and usable. · Serve as the organization’s donor data and systems manager, providing guidance and support to development staff and branch partners to ensure effective and consistent use of the system. · Produce regular and ad hoc reports to support fundraising, stewardship, campaigns, events and leadership needs.

As well as lists to support appeals, cultivation, stewardship and all other donor communications. · Manage gift processing to ensure donations are recorded accurately, coded correctly, and entered in a timely manner, with appropriate support for validation, reconciliation, reporting and audit needs. · Maintain data standards, regularly review and correct data issues and resolve errors and duplicates to ensure accurate, reliable donor information and reporting. · Research and analyze prospective donor data and information to support major, leadership and planned giving efforts. · Serve as a resource to development staff and branch partners for questions related to donor data, reports and lists. · Work closely with development leadership to support planning, tracking and evaluation of fundraising activity. · Coordinate the interaction of development systems and tools to ensure accurate data flow, consistency and reliable reporting across fundraising activities. · Partner with the Finance team to resolve gift-related discrepancies, support reconciliation and close processes and ensure alignment between development records and financial reporting. · Ensure donor data is handled confidentially and in accordance with organizational policies and applicable data privacy standards. · All other duties as assigned.

Requirements · Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. · 5+ years of experience managing nonprofit fundraising data and systems. · Demonstrated experience managing and using Raiser’s Edge to support fundraising operations, reporting and data management. · Proficiency in donor data analysis, list building, and reporting. · Experience with prospect research and wealth screening tools. · Strong attention to detail…

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