Charitable Giving Associate PT - YMCA of the North Shore at YMCA of the Northshore in Beverly, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Do you aspire to make a direct impact on our community? Are you known for your meticulous attention to detail and passion for donor stewardship? If so, consider joining us as a Charitable Giving Associate, where you'll play a crucial role in strengthening our mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

The Charitable Giving Associate is an integral part of ensuring our gifts are received, recorded, reconciled, and recognized promptly and effectively to ensure exceptional donor stewardship and ensure we continue to meet our mission to welcome all.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gift Processing: Manage the end-to-end process of gift processing, including accurately entering donations into the database from various sources.




• Donor Records Management: Maintain comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date donor records, ensuring data integrity and supporting ongoing efforts for data hygiene.




• Reconciliation: Work closely with finance and accounting teams to reconcile gifts regularly, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial protocols.




• Gift Receipting and Acknowledgment: Oversee the proper receipting and coding of gifts, ensuring donors receive timely and personalized acknowledgments.




• Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with the giving team and local Y leadership to support administrative tasks and maintain strong donor relationships.




• Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure confidentiality, legal compliance, and adherence to best practices in charitable giving and donor relations.

In addition to a quality work environment, our YMCA offers competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities including;

• Free YMCA membership and employee discounts on programs.




• Paid training and development.




• Advancement and growth opportunities within our seven YMCA locations.




• Retirement fund with 12% company contribution (once vested/no match required)




• Sick time accrual

• 2 years of prior administrative experience.




• Strong computer systems skills (including Excel), ability to quickly learn new operating systems. Experience with Razor’s Edge and or Omatic preferred.




• Self-starter who has the ability to work independently and within a team environment




• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong organizational skills




• Accustomed to working with deadlines




• Excellent verbal and written communication skills




• Detail oriented and the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy




• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality

The YMCA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.