Social entrepreneur to fundraising manager
A social entrepreneur already meets 24% of what the fundraising manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.9/ 100
1 How much of what a fundraising manager is expected to do is already part of a social entrepreneur’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the fundraising manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fundraising manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a social entrepreneur already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- corporate social responsibility
- develop professional network
- manage budgets
- manage fundraising activities
- manage staff
- perform project management
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fundraising manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social entrepreneur background worth leading with.
- already held social media marketing techniques business, administration and law
- already held deliver a sales pitch communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage fundraising activities management skills
- already held corporate social responsibility business, administration and law
- already held develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform project management management skills
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the fundraising manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn coordinate events required
- still to learn create a financial plan required
- still to learn enforce financial policies required
- still to learn fix meetings required
- still to learn recruit employees required
- still to learn strive for company growth required
- optional, not held manage volunteers optional
- optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
- optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- still to learn advise on financial matters required
- still to learn develop promotional tools required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn perform fundraising activities required
- optional, not held establish contact with potential donors optional
- optional, not held inform on government funding optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
- optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
- still to learn financial analysis required
- still to learn financial management required
- still to learn financial statements required
- still to learn funding methods required
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
- still to learn analyse financial performance of a company required
- still to learn analyse market financial trends required
- optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
- optional, not held manage donor database optional
- still to learn follow company standards required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fundraising manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on financial matters practise this
- 02 analyse financial performance of a company practise this
- 03 analyse market financial trends practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage fundraising activities skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held social media marketing techniques knowledge
- already held deliver a sales pitch skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage volunteers optional
- optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
- optional, not held apply for government funding optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
- optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
- optional, not held establish contact with potential donors optional
- optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
- optional, not held inform on government funding optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held manage donor database optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
- optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
37 held skills the fundraising manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advocate for others skill
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assume responsibility for the management of a business skill
- not needed by the target role conclude business agreements skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
- not needed by the target role create a crowdfunding campaign skill
- not needed by the target role create social alliances skill
- not needed by the target role crowdfunding knowledge
- not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role design thinking knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
- not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
- not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role impact investing knowledge
- not needed by the target role influence public policies skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage a team skill
- not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
- not needed by the target role monitor social impact skill
- not needed by the target role oversee development of software skill
- not needed by the target role participatory decision-making knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
- not needed by the target role philanthropy knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
- not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role promote organisational communication skill
- not needed by the target role represent special-interest groups' members skill
- not needed by the target role results-based management knowledge
- not needed by the target role social alliances knowledge
- not needed by the target role social entrepreneurship knowledge
- not needed by the target role social innovation knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn financial analysis required
- still to learn financial management required
- still to learn financial statements required
- still to learn funding methods required
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
Common questions about this move
Can a social entrepreneur become a fundraising manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A social entrepreneur already covers 24% of what a fundraising manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the fundraising manager role treats as required.
What skills does a social entrepreneur need to become a fundraising manager?
17 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is advise on financial matters.
How hard is the move from social entrepreneur to fundraising manager?
Its learning distance is 75.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.