Division of Institutional Advancement—Database Manager

Division of Institutional Advancement—Database Manager Position Summary Morris College is seeking a highlyorganized, mission-driven, and detail-oriented Raiser's Edge Database Manager to support the Division of Institutional Advancement and theCollege's strategic fundraising, alumni engagement, and donor stewardship initiatives. This position will serve as the primary administratorof the College's advancement database systems and will play a critical role in strengthening institutional fundraising infrastructure,enhancing donor and alumni engagement, and supporting data-informed advancement strategies. The Raiser's Edge Database Manager willoversee database integrity, gift processing support, reporting, prospect tracking, and historical data digitization while helping advancethe mission of Morris College as a faith-centered, student-focused Historically Black College committed to educational access, leadershipdevelopment, and community impact. This position will collaborate closely with Advancement staff, Finance, Alumni Affairs,Admissions, and other campus partners to ensure accurate constituent records, effective donor stewardship, and alignment with institutionaladvancement goals. Primary Responsibilities Serve as the primary administrator for Blackbaud Raiser's Edge,including user access, database configuration, data standards, and ongoing system maintenance. Maintain the integrity and accuracyof donor, alumni, constituent, and fundraising records through routine audits, validation processes, duplicate management, and data cleanupinitiatives. Support gift processing activities, including gift entry oversight, fund coding, pledge tracking, reconciliationsupport, and reporting to ensure accurate fundraising records and compliance. Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, donorlists, and analytical queries to support annual giving, major gifts, alumni engagement, grants management, campaigns, donor stewardship, andpresidential advancement initiatives. Assist the Division of Institutional Advancement with prospect research and donor profiling,including identifying alumni, corporate, foundation, and community giving opportunities. Coordinate the digitization andorganization of historical donor, alumni, and institutional advancement records, ensuring accurate indexing and linkage within the databasesystem. Collaborate with campus departments including Finance, Admissions, Registrar, and Information Technology to maintainconsistent and accurate constituent data across institutional systems. Support advancement communications and engagementinitiatives by generating segmented mailing and outreach lists for events, campaigns, alumni relations, and donor cultivation efforts. Develop and implement data governance procedures, documentation standards, and best practices to ensure consistency in data entry,reporting, and advancement operations. Provide training and technical support to Institutional Advancement staff regarding databaseusage, reporting tools, gift processing procedures, and data management practices. Recommend and implement workflow improvements,reporting enhancements, and advancement technology solutions that strengthen fundraising effectiveness and operational efficiency. Support special events, capital campaigns, annual fundraising initiatives, board engagement activities, and institutionaladvancement priorities as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's degree preferred in Business Administration,Information Systems, Nonprofit Management, Communications, Higher Education Administration, or a related field. Minimum of 3-5years of experience managing databases, preferably Raiser's Edge or comparable advancement/fundraising database systems, in higher educationor nonprofit environments. Demonstrated understanding of institutional advancement operations, including donor stewardship, alumnirelations, prospect management, fundraising campaigns, and gift processing. Experience creating reports, queries, dashboards, andsegmented lists to support fundraising and engagement strategies. Ability to manage confidential donor and institutionalinformation with professionalism and discretion. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborateeffectively across departments and with external stakeholders. Commitment to the mission, values, and student-centered culture ofMorris College and the advancement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Preferred Qualifications Experience working in higher education advancement, particularly within an HBCU environment. Familiarity withBlackbaud products, predictive modeling tools, wealth screening platforms, or donor analytics systems. Experience supportingcapital campaigns, alumni engagement strategies, and donor stewardship initiatives. Knowledge of fundraising best practices,advancement services operations, and nonprofit reporting standards. Please send cover letter, resume, transcripts and alist of three references to alawson@morris.edu