Database Administrator & Prospect Management Specialist

Job DetailsJob Location: 1900 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55404 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Associates DegreeSalary Range: $33.18 - $41.47 HourlyJob Shift: DayJob Category: External RelationsDo you know, you have the power to change the course of someone’s life?
Avivo employees do this every day, and we want you to join the team. At Avivo, our employees work with utter commitment to their clients, embracing the full person, believing in the dignity of all people.

Avivo serves more than 10,000 individuals each year across Minnesota, supporting recovery, housing stability, and economic advancement. We are seeking a detail-driven, strategic, and collaborative Database Administrator & Prospect Management Specialist to play a critical role in strengthening our philanthropic impact.

This role is ideal for someone who loves clean data, sees systems as storytelling tools, and understands how donor intelligence fuels meaningful relationships and mission growth.

What You’ll Do

You’ll play a central role in powering Avivo’s philanthropic impact by ensuring our donor data is accurate, trusted, and strategically used. As the primary administrator of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, you’ll steward our donor database with care and precision—maintaining strong data standards, reconciling gifts, and keeping records clean and reliable. You’ll transform information into insight by creating reports and tools that guide fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and leadership decision‑making. Through prospect research and donor intelligence, your work will help strengthen relationships, uncover new opportunities, and support thoughtful, mission‑aligned growth. You’ll partner closely with the External Relations team and leadership, ensuring our systems, data, and practices reflect Avivo’s commitment to dignity, equity, and impact.

In this role, you will:

Administer and optimize Raiser’s Edge NXT with a focus on accuracy, integrity, and usability
Build reports, dashboards, and queries that support campaigns, stewardship, and strategy
Conduct prospect research and prepare donor intelligence to inform fundraising priorities
Collaborate with fundraisers and leaders to support appeals, events, and portfolio management
Uphold equitable, culturally responsive data practices aligned with Avivo’s values

QualificationsWhat You Bring

Required

Associate degree plus 5 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of relevant experience in data, nonprofit administration, or related fields.
Hands‑on experience administering Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Demonstrated success maintaining high‑accuracy data, including gift entry and reconciliation.
Advanced Excel skills (formulas, validation, exports) and comfort with database reporting.

Nice to Have

Experience working with relational databases.
Familiarity with online fundraising and email marketing platforms.

You’ll Thrive Here If You

Love precision, structure, and building reliable systems.
Spot data issues before they become problems—and fix them.
Can translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Take ownership, manage deadlines well, and collaborate with ease.
Believe data integrity is essential to trust, transparency, and impact.

Work Schedule & Location

32 hours per week, full‑time benefits eligible.
Flexible hybrid schedule: two days in the Minneapolis office, two days remote.
Occasional evening or weekend availability for events.
Local travel for meetings or community events as needed.

What We Offer

Medical Health Plan
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Nice Healthcare – chat, video visits, and in‑home primary care
Dental Plan
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Basic Life/AD&D & Voluntary Life/AD&D
Long‑term Disability
Option to purchase critical illness, accident insurance, and short‑term disability
401(k) Plan
10 paid holidays & generous PTO

How to Apply

Submit your application online through Avivo’s Careers page at Avivomn.org. Qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. Early applications are encouraged as interviews are rolling.

Make a Difference with Avivo.

Avivo will begin participating in E‑Verify effective July 1, 2025.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Avivo will recruit, hire, promote and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications regardless of race, gender, religion, skin color, national origin or ancestry, physical disability (including pregnancy) or mental disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, veteran status, or genetic characteristics.