Founded in 1984, Capital Development Services (“CapDev”) has an established reputation as trusted advisors in philanthropy and executive search, serving all types of nonprofits across the Southeast. The firm has provided search, development and campaign services for hundreds of organizations and institutions, including educational, cultural, health and human services, arts, environmental, social, religious, and others, all with an emphasis on planning and capacity-building.

Our Campaign Group specializes in major campaign planning and implementation, feasibility studies, development assessments, staff and board training, strategic planning, major gift solicitations, prospect identification and research, leader/donor development, planned giving, and grant writing.

Our Executive Search Group partners with nonprofit organizations and institutions to place high-level professionals in development and executive positions. By customizing our comprehensive search process to best fit each client, we guide the selection of the strongest candidate.

Our mission is to empower nonprofit organizations by partnering with them to successfully fulfill their missions. Our strategy is to build personalized and sustainable fund development programs and recruit executives in partnership with nonprofits. Our team provides each client with the dual benefit of counsel devoted to achieving success, and the rich resource of an experienced team of professionals. Our commitment is to apply our knowledge and expertise to deliver results that achieve goals.

Job flexibility, new connections and a deeper understanding of philanthropy are just three of the benefits that Capital Development Services’ new Database Administrator / Analyst will enjoy with our company, a leading nonprofit consulting firm serving clients in the southeastern U.S. We provide experienced counsel to assist nonprofit clients with feasibility studies, development assessments, capital campaign planning and preparation, campaign implementation, and executive searches. This part-time position will:

Essential Job Functions

• Is (or becomes) highly proficient in eTapestry and serves as the lead database administrator and in-house expert, including but not limited to the following:
  • Enter all new contacts accurately, including market research, donor and leader data, networking contacts, updates from staff, etc.
  • Enter gift data shared by staff
  • Ensure that data is cleaned periodically and remains updated and accurate
  • Build queries and export search lists to Excel
  • Generate reports for distribution to staff and counsel
• Report any issues, recommendations for improvements, and pertinent changes to staff
• Respond to requests from staff and counsel for reports and database inquiries as necessary and in a timely manner
• Have experience performing data analytics to be an asset to the company when counseling clients on best practices for analyzing their own data and developing strategies to capitalize on findings

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work inside or outside normal business hours
• Work from personal home office
• Provide own computer and Internet access
• Act in a lawful, ethical, and professional manner in carrying out the duties of this position and in maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information

Essential Skills and Requirements:

• eTapestry or Blackbaud database knowledge preferred, some database experience required
• In addition to expertise with eTapestry, knowledge of other fundraising databases and database protocol useful
• Understanding of data reporting possibilities and aptitude for numbers
• High degree of organization skills
• Strong PC skills and aptitude for learning software. Proficient in MS Office
• Ability to work independently and also interact effectively with staff

Job Type: Part-time Contract Position, 40 hours a month

Additional inquiries may be directed to Jodi Sarver at Capital Development Services, 336-747-0133 x 204.