Development & Database Specialist

Clean Lakes Alliance is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the water quality of the lakes, streams, and wetlands of the Yahara River Watershed.

We are a unique partnership of diverse stakeholders who are building on and expanding upon decades of ongoing efforts to preserve and restore our waters.

Our goal is to raise community awareness of the issues facing the watershed, advocate for the welfare of our lakes, and help procure the necessary funding to clean and protect these waterways.

We work closely with state, county and local government agencies, waterway user groups, lakefront property owners, and community nonprofits to serve as both a positive voice for the promotion of our cherished lakes and a fundraising vehicle for achieving these ends.

Position Overview:

Clean Lakes Alliance seeks a Development & Database Specialist to join our passionate and dedicated team. This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position with an expected start date sometime in June 2025. The Specialist’s role is to lead the development, implementation and maintenance of systems related to the engagement and tracking of Clean Lakes Alliance constituents. This position supports annual campaign operations, maintains donor databases, analyzes donor-engagement metrics, and supports the Executive Director and Advancement Director with development initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities: 

Development (40%)

• Implement day-to-day development operations, including preparing, printing, and mailing donor letters and coordinating campaign materials.
• Internally coordinate the execution of donor engagement plans across channels like email, website, social media, events, etc.
• Manage calendar for communications across the annual campaign
• Write, edit, and distribute appeal letters, emails, and other communications

Database Administration (40%)

• Validate and input all gifts into Raiser’s Edge (Blackbaud CRM system)
• Utilize Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge to run queries, generate reports, and pull segmented donor lists.
• Perform and maintain database health to foster the growth of the organization.
• Maintain consistent data entry practices to ensure completeness and accuracy

Analytics (15%)

• Collect and analyze Annual Campaign data, web traffic, donor-conversion rates, etc. to gain insights
• Analyze fundraising performance and donor trends to inform campaign strategy and engagement efforts.
• Monitor industry trends to identify new outreach opportunities
• Support internal teams with data-driven reports

Events (5%)

• Support logistics for all Clean Lakes Alliance events
• Support event prep and day-of tasks

Desired Qualifications:

• Passionate about Clean Lakes Alliance’s mission and values
• Proficiency in using Excel
• Experience or strong familiarity with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge or similar Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database system
• Experience or strong familiarity with email-marketing software, such as CreateSend and Mail Chimp
• A quick learner and team player with at least one year (preferred) of relevant experience
• Knowledgeable of fundraising best practices
• Excellent communication skills, including experience effectively crafting donor solicitations (both written and in-person “asks”)
• Very well organized and able to manage and follow through on multiple projects.

Note: We recognize there are great candidates who may not check all these boxes. We also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t considered. If this describes you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Clean Lakes Alliance values diverse life experiences and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage candidates of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, and backgrounds to apply.