Jobs / Management and business operations / 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.
- US jobs
- 111,040
- Median wage
- $72,550 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of fundraisers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
4% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 13%Develop professional relationships or networksNot measured
- 11%Develop business or marketing plansNot measured
- 9%Manage budgets or financesNot measured
- 7%Monitor financial data or activitiesNot measured
- 7%Develop marketing or promotional materialsNot measured
- 5%Coordinate group, community, or public activitiesNot measured
- 5%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 4%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
- Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs.
- Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
- Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
- Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
- Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members.
- Establish fundraising or participation goals for special events or specified time periods.
Other job titles for this occupation (35)
Contract Grant Writer · Development Associate · Development Officer · Direct Response Consultant · Fundraising Consultant · Grant Coordinator · Philanthropy Officer · Principal Gifts Officer · Annual Giving Coordinator · Annual Giving Officer · Campaign Fundraiser · Capital Campaign Fundraiser · Community Fundraiser · Development Coordinator · Donation Coordinator · Donation Specialist · Donor Officer · Donor Relations Officer · Donor Specialist · Fundraiser · Fundraising Associate · Fundraising Coordinator · Fundraising Officer · Fundraising Sale Representative · Fundraising Specialist · Grant Writer · Grant Writing Specialist · Grants Specialist · Major Donors Coordinator · Major Gifts Officer · Market Development Specialist · Nonprofit Fundraiser · Planned Giving Officer · Special Events Fundraiser · Telemarketing Fundraiser