Occupations/11-2033.00
Fundraising Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
53%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
45%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
- Task
Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
- Task
Manage fundraising budgets.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
- 02Manage fundraising budgets.
- 03Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
- 04Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.
- 05Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.
- 06Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.00
- Degree of automation1.69
- Time sitting4.88
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations2.71
- Hands-on objects/tools2.08
- Outdoors / weather1.53
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.38
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.12
- Oral Comprehension4.12
- Written Expression3.88
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Speech Recognition3.75
- Fluency of Ideas3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning3.38
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 90 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 52.0206 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $92,885 2 yr $101,406 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 52.0206 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 09.0900 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $75,795 2 yr $73,272 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $62,012 2 yr $81,702 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 52.0206 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $58,967 2 yr $61,714 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $56,563 2 yr — Master's · CIP 09.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $53,358 2 yr $45,037 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $50,387 2 yr $47,473 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $50,105 2 yr $46,940 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Communication, General 09.0100 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $49,700 2 yr $51,899 Master's · CIP 09.01 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Communication, General 09.0100 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $48,823 2 yr $37,568 Bachelor's · CIP 09.01 |