Nonprofit Job Titles: Fundraising

Nonprofit jobs and for-profit positions generally share the same titles. A Chief Executive Officer at a big corporation is still going to have that same title at a smaller nonprofit.  There are some jobs, however, that you are not going to find in a typical business.

Chief among those titles would be any in the category of fundraising. Whether it's a Major Gifts Officer or a Fundraising Manager, there are many different job titles in the nonprofit sector that deal with raising money for the organization. Let's take a look at some of the more popular ones, straight from our career center:

• Major Gifts Officer: These individuals are in charge of cultivating donors that have the capability of donating large amounts of money. What constitutes a major gift varies by organization, though it's usually in the thousands.
• Manager of Special Events: Special events are often a great source of funding for organizations. Managers of these events will be in charge of oversight of all aspects of event management and logistics for organization events including site and vendor selection, contract negotiation, management of timelines and logistics, development of graphic design and printed materials, tribute video production, program and scripting, on-site event management, and budgeting and post event analysis.
• Director of Annual Giving: The Director is responsible for raising support to aid the organization  mission through growing the unrestricted Annual Fund as well as restricted gifts.

You can find more nonprofit job titles by visiting our Search by Titles page.