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Fundraising Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

38,810 people do this job in the US. $125,470 a year.

now
8%

of the working time. Estimate.

Kinds of work
  • 74%
  • 10%
  • 16%
n/a

Anthropic's data does not cover this job.

Half the desk work within reach
August 2027

On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.

Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030

0%25%50%75%100%2027202820292030NowDesk work: 74% of the time
Chosen to Ceiling: the share
DateNow
NowEnd of 2030

What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .

At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.

How far this has come

With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 4%. Today's estimate: 8%.

0%5%10%2023202420252026GPT-4, March 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4 Turbo (Nov 2023), November 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4o, May 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June 2024), June 2024: 0% within reacho1-preview, September 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct 2024), October 2024: 0% within reacho1, December 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.7 Sonnet, February 2025: 0% within reacho3, April 2025: 0% within reachGPT-5, August 2025: 0% within reachGemini 3 Pro, November 2025: 0% within reachClaude Opus 4.5, November 2025: 0% within reachGPT-5.2, December 2025: 0% within reachClaude Opus 4.6, February 2026: 0% within reachClaude Mythos Preview (early), April 2026: 4% within reachToday (estimate), September 2026: 8% within reach
Each step is a new best model measured by METR, four in five; the dashed end is today's estimate. Point at a dot for the model.

A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.

The tasks

Sorted by . 16 tasks from .

TaskKind
Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.Done daily by most who do it. 16%1 work day3.3 h to 2.1 work days5%Half by Jul 2027
Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.Done more than weekly by most who do it. 16%2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeksStays with people
Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. 13%1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days5%Half by Oct 2027
Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task.13%1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days2%Half by Feb 2028
Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.Done more than monthly by most who do it. 10%1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.8 work days4%Half by Nov 2027
Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.Done more than yearly by most who do it. 5%4.2 h1.7 h to 1 work day30%Half by Dec 2026
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.Done more than weekly by most who do it. 5%3.3 h50 min to 1 work day28%Half by Feb 2027
Assign, supervise, and review the activities of fundraising staff.Done more than monthly by most who do it. 5%3.3 h50 min to 1 work dayStays with people
Manage fundraising budgets.Done more than monthly by most who do it. 5%5 h1.7 h to 1.6 work days17%Half by Apr 2027
Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.Done daily by most who do it.5%4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work daysStays with people
Formulate policies and procedures related to fundraising programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. 2%1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days5%Half by Oct 2027
Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. 2%1.7 h38 min to 5 h66%Half by now

Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.

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