Fundraisers

Also called: Development Director, Direct Response Consultant, Director of Development, Executive Director of Development, Gift Planning,

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.

Business

customer service
management

Arts and Humanities

English language

Communications

multimedia

Basic Skills

talking to others
writing things for co-workers or customers

Social

talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
changing what is done based on other people's actions

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

communicate by speaking
communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

use rules to solve problems
make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

Integrity
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Cooperation
Initiative
Persistence

You might use software like this on the job:

Customer relationship management CRM software

Microsoft Dynamics
SofterWare DonorPerfect

Data base user interface and query software

Data entry software
Structured query language SQL

Electronic mail software

Email software
Microsoft Outlook

bachelor's degree

usually needed

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

$57,970

$33,530

$100,410