Also called: Gift Entry Specialist
Records every donation a nonprofit receives and sends receipts so donors can claim tax deductions.
You open checks, log online gifts into the donor database, match gifts to the right campaign and send receipts.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma or associate degree.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business, Accounting.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Tracks bookkeeping and accounting clerks.
High risk for 10 years. Online giving and automation now record most donations and send receipts, so manual entry jobs are disappearing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to nonprofits or donor services firms for gift processing or data entry jobs
Classes: Computer applications, Accounting, Spreadsheets or computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3031.
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