Advancement Coordinator

The Los Angeles Master Chorale seeks an Advancement Coordinator to support fundraising through effective database management, gift processing, reporting, and donor stewardship. As the Advancement team’s primary Tessitura power user, this role ensures the high standards of data integrity with donor records, contributions, pledges, and other fundraising activity. The Coordinator collaborates with colleagues across the Chorale to maintain seamless donor experiences and support fundraising campaigns, events, and donor recognition programs. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, systems-minded, and passionate about using data and process improvements to advance the organization’s mission.

Serve as the primary day-to-day Tessitura power user for the Advancement team, maintaining accurate, complete, and consistent donor and prospect information. Accurately process charitable contributions, pledges, matching gifts, stock or donor-advised fund gifts, and other contributed revenue as applicable. Assist with the setup and maintenance of campaigns, funds, appeals, sources, memberships or donor programs, sponsorships, and fundraising events within Tessitura. Gift Administration & Advancement Operations (20%) Produce and distribute timely gift acknowledgments, tax receipts, pledge documentation, and related donor correspondences. Prepare regular contributed revenue, campaign, pledge, and fundraising performance reports. Assist with tracking donor acquisition, renewal, retention, upgrading, and other fundraising metrics. Support Advancement leadership with reliable data for revenue forecasting, campaign evaluation, budgeting, and decision‑making. Donor Stewardship (20%) Maintain donor recognition names and coordinate accurate recognition across performance programs, websites, annual reports, signage, event materials, and other print and digital platforms. Respond promptly and professionally to donor questions regarding contributions, receipts, giving history, recognition, benefits, and account information.. Coordinate donor benefits and ticketing requests in partnership with Box Office. Communications & Events (10%) Collaborate with Marketing/Communications on donor-facing print and digital communications, with particular responsibility for the accuracy of donor data, segmentation, and recognition. Manage event-related data including invitations, RSVP tracking, attendance, guest lists, seating information, donor histories, and post-event record updates. Attend selected performances, donor events, and fundraising activities, including occasional evenings and weekends.