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Fundraiser
Overview. Fundraisers work for political parties or local little league organizations. Although it is difficult to solicit potential donors for money, only a few development fundraising professionals spend their time soliciting money.
However, soliciting money can easily be done if the fundraiser has developed a relationship with the potential donor and the donor’s involvement with the cause or organization has been pleasant. Development professionals spent their time training, recruiting, and motivating volunteers while collecting names of potential donors and identifying donors who will donate large sums of money. Development professionals also develop relationships with potential donors, write grant proposals, supervise phone and e-mail campaigns, and put on fundraisers. Effective fundraisers are trustworthy, intelligent, and self-effacing. Managers who are low pressure, effective salespeople, perform well as fundraisers.
Even though economic downturns dry up donations, there still exists demand for fundraiser professionals.
Salary Data
Median (8 years of experience): $66,000
25-75 percentile (8 or more years of experience): $54,900-92,700
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