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.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• bachelor's degree

Business

• customer service
• sales and marketing

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Communications

• multimedia

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics

Basic Skills

• talking to others
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

• talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
• bringing people together to solve differences

Problem Solving

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

Enterprising

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

• Integrity
• Dependability
• Persistence
• Initiative
• Achievement/Effort
• Attention to Detail

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
• come up with lots of ideas

Math

• add, subtract, multiply, or divide
• choose the right type of math to solve a problem