Fundraising Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Advancement Director; Annual Giving Director; Development Director; Donor Engagement Director; Foundation Director; Fundraising Manager; Individual Giving Director; Individual Giving Manager; Institutional Advancement VP (Institutional Advancement Vice President); Major Gifts Director

Tasks

• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• Manage fundraising budgets.
• Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
• Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.
• Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
• Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
• Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
• Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
• Write interesting and effective press releases, prepare information for media kits, and develop and maintain company internet or intranet Web pages.
• Formulate policies and procedures related to fundraising programs.
• Assign, supervise, and review the activities of fundraising staff.
• Evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with fundraising efforts.
• Design and edit promotional publications, such as brochures.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Administrative
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Sales and Marketing
• Economics and Accounting
• Communications and Media
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Mathematics

Skills

• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Monitoring
• Mathematics

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Speech Clarity
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Information Ordering
• Problem Sensitivity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Category Flexibility
• Number Facility
• Selective Attention