Occupations/13-1131.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
52%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
50%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
28%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Task
Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
- Task
Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
- Task
Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
- 02Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
- 03Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
- 04Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
- 05Create or update donor databases.
- 06Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.81
- Degree of automation1.90
- Time sitting4.05
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations2.71
- Hands-on objects/tools1.67
- Outdoors / weather1.76
- Disease exposure1.24
- Decision freedom4.19
Top abilities
- Speech Clarity4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Fluency of Ideas3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.38
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.88
- 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 | Research Administration 52.0214 | $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 | Research Administration 52.0214 | $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 | Research Administration 52.0214 | $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 |