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.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 74%
- 10%
- 16%
Anthropic's data does not cover this job.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 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%.
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 .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 days | 5%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 weeks | Stays 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 days | 5%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 days | 2%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 days | 4%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 day | 30%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 day | 28%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 day | Stays with people | |
| Manage fundraising budgets.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.6 work days | 17%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 days | Stays 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 days | 5%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 h | 66%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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