Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fundraising manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a fundraising manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Fundraising managers are responsible for raising money on behalf of organisations, often non-profit such as charities. Moreover, they manage the fundraised resources developing programs for its use. They perform a variety of tasks to raise money such as developing corporate partnerships, coordinating direct mail campaigns, organizing fundraisers, contacting donators or sponsors, and sourcing grant income from trusts, foundations and other statutory bodies.

Also known as fundraising coordinator, charity fundraiser, fundraiser, philanthropic manager, giving manager, fundraising consultant, individual giving manager, planned giving manager, non-profit fundraiser, fundraising specialist.

Professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fundraising assistant, 52%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fundraising assistant 52% covered investor relations manager 47% covered credit union manager 46% covered bank treasurer 44% covered insurance product manager 44% covered fundraising manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fundraising manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a fundraising manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A fundraising manager needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • perform fundraising activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop promotional tools communication, collaboration and creativity
  • social media marketing techniques business, administration and law
  • manage fundraising activities management skills
  • enforce financial policies management skills
  • coordinate events management skills
  • financial analysis business, administration and law
  • fix meetings management skills
  • analyse financial performance of a company information skills
  • financial statements business, administration and law
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a fundraising manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Fundraising manager is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a fundraising manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.