Systems Data Migration Specialist

Title: Systems Data Migration Specialist
Engagement: 10–15 hours/week for approximately 3 months
Location: Remote or hybrid, as needed; (located in the Twin Cities)
Pay: ~$55-$65/hr.
Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented contractor to support the migration of fundraising and constituent data from Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge into a SQL database, preparing the data for an eventual implementation and import into Neon CRM.
Responsibilities
• Extract, profile, clean, and standardize data from Raiser’s Edge.
• Design and maintain a structured SQL staging database for migrated records.
• Map key data fields, including constituent, donation, campaign, event, membership, and relationship data.
• Identify duplicates, incomplete records, formatting inconsistencies, and data-quality issues.
• Create documented transformation rules, data dictionaries, and migration workflows.
• Develop SQL queries/scripts to validate record counts, relationships, and data integrity.
• Collaborate with staff to resolve data exceptions and confirm business rules.
• Prepare clean, validated export files and documentation for the future Neon CRM migration.
Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience with Raiser’s Edge data extraction and nonprofit fundraising databases.
• Strong SQL skills, including data cleaning, transformation, validation, and reporting queries.
• Experience with CRM or donor-management system migrations; Neon CRM experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with nonprofit data concepts such as gifts, pledges, households, campaigns, appeals, events, and memberships.
• Highly organized, discreet, and able to handle confidential donor information.
Deliverables
• SQL-based staging database and documented schema.
• Cleaned and standardized migration-ready datasets.
• Field-mapping/data-dictionary documentation.
• Data-quality and validation report, including unresolved exceptions.
• Recommended import structure for eventual Neon CRM implementation.