Fundraising Managers

What Fundraising Managers Do

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

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

5 years or more

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

0.2%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Administration and Managementimportance 4.3/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
• Administrativeimportance 4.2/5
• English Languageimportance 4.1/5
• Sales and Marketingimportance 3.8/5
• Economics and Accountingimportance 3.5/5
• Communications and Mediaimportance 3.4/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.3/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• Contact With Others5.0/5
• Spend Time Sitting4.9/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8/5

Related Careers

• Fundraisers
• Public Relations Managers
• Public Relations Specialists
• Advertising and Promotions Managers
• Social and Community Service Managers
• Financial Managers
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
• Marketing Managers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Advertising and Promotions Managers98% skill match
• Fundraisers97% skill match
• Financial Managers97% skill match
• Procurement Clerks97% skill match
• Sales Managers97% skill match
• Human Resources Managers97% skill match
• Cost Estimators96% skill match
• Budget Analysts96% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
• Persuasionimportance 4.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.5/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.4/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Achievement Orientation
• Social Orientation
• Integrity
• Dependability
• Leadership Orientation
• Cooperation
• Perseverance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• SocialMedium
• ArtisticLow
• InvestigativeLow
• RealisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where fundraising managers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA7.17× national avg
2. 2Ithaca, NY3.98× national avg
3. 3Charlottesville, VA3.71× national avg
4. 4Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA3.63× national avg
5. 5Ann Arbor, MI3.37× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Advertising and Promotions ManagersLateral Move
• Financial ManagersLateral Move
• FundraisersCareer Change
• Marketing ManagersLateral Move

See the full career path from Fundraising Managers →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.