Business & Finance
Fundraisers
Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
Median salary
$66,490
Typical range
$43k – $107k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Fundraisers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Fundraisers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Fundraisers
Entry / Junior
$43,200
~2 yrs to advance
Fundraisers
Established
$66,490
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Fundraisers
Senior
$86,725
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
- •Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
- •Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
- •Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
- •Create or update donor databases.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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