[Site name]

Fundraising manager

Also called fundraiser, giving manager, charity fundraiser

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.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects57 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Business and administration professionalsWhat does it pay?Above averageFrom about €2,000 (Bulgaria) to €7,100 (Luxembourg) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Business and administration professionalsWhat do I need to study?Usually a degree8 in 10 have a degree.Business and administration professionalsWill AI change it?ModeratelyLevel 4 of 6. AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.Public relations professionals · ILO

What you'd do

Public relations professionals · ILO
  • Planning and organizing publicity campaigns and communication strategies
  • Advising executives on the public relations implications of their policies, programmes and practices preparing and controlling the issue of news and press releases
  • Undertaking and commissioning public opinion research, analysing the findings and planning public relations and promotional campaigns
  • Organizing special events, seminars, entertainment, competitions and social functions to promote goodwill and favourable publicity
  • Representing organizations and arranging interviews with publicity media
  • Attending business, social and other functions to promote the organization
  • Commissioning and obtaining photographs and other illustrative material
  • Selecting, appraising and revising material submitted by publicity writers, photographers, illustrators and others to create favourable publicity
Develop promotional toolsManage fundraising activitiesDevelop professional networkCoordinate eventsFix meetings+ 13 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Fundraising Managers"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as business and administration professionals in the EU
6.65m9.73m13.35m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
2,909,000 new jobs 3,080,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Business and administration professionals57
All jobs29
Right now
4 of 27 countries report a shortage of public relations professionals, 7 a surplus.
Public relations professionals · EURES

What does it pay?

Above average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €2,000 a month (Bulgaria) to €7,100 (Luxembourg), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually a degree

A degree in marketing and advertising is the usual route.

Highest qualification of business and administration professionals (EU, 2025)
Degree 81%Vocational 11%General secondary 6%Basic schooling 2%
Fields that teach it
Marketing and advertising · Finance, banking and insurance · Management and administration
Vocational route, EU
3 in 10 trainees in this field
Business and law graduates in a matching job
66% in the EU

1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Moderately

AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.43 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Undertaking and commissioning public opinion research, analysing the findings and planning public relations and promotional campaigns0.58
Advising executives on the public relations implications of their policies, programmes and practices preparing and controlling the issue of news and press releases0.48
Selecting, appraising and revising material submitted by publicity writers, photographers, illustrators and others to create favourable publicity0.48
Representing organizations and arranging interviews with publicity media0.47
Planning and organizing publicity campaigns and communication strategies0.44
Commissioning and obtaining photographs and other illustrative material0.34
Organizing special events, seminars, entertainment, competitions and social functions to promote goodwill and favourable publicity0.33
Attending business, social and other functions to promote the organization0.33

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for public relations professionals. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).