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Business and Financial Operations

Fundraisers

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.

Also called: Contract Grant Writer, Development Associate, Development Officer, Direct Response Consultant, Fundraising Consultant, Grant Coordinator

Median pay in Greater Boston
$80,340
$38.62/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
4,620
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+5.9%
470 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$53,700$61,960$80,340$103,420$131,380

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
  • Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
  • Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
  • Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
  • Create or update donor databases.
  • Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure84 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 82
  • Language-model AIOE 92
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 78

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

Fundraisers have higher AI exposure, though observed AI use is currently some. AI tools can help draft thank-you letters and keep donor databases up to date. Building trust with donors and securing their commitments depend on personal relationships. Fundraisers who use AI for routine writing and records may have more time for those relationships.

Likely to change

  • Drafting thank-you letters to donors
  • Creating and updating donor databases

Still relies on people

  • Building relationships with potential donors
  • Securing donation commitments in person

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