Annual Salary
£20,000 to £36,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Charity fundraisers organise events and activities to encourage people to donate to causes and organisations.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
There will be
2.9% more Charity fundraiser jobs in 2027.
You could:
You could work from home or in an office.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree subject relevant to working in fundraising, which may give you an advantage when applying for jobs, especially in corporate fundraising. Subjects include:
You could also do a university course in a subject like voluntary sector management or public service management.
Some of the larger UK charities offer work experience, internships and graduate training schemes.
You can find out more from organisations like Charityworks.
You'll usually need:
You could take a course at college to develop your customer service and telephone skills which are useful for this role.
This may help you when applying for volunteer and junior fundraising roles.
Courses include Level 2 or 3 Certificate in the Principles of Customer Service
There are no set entry requirements for this route but it may help you to get in if you have:
You could do a fundraiser advanced apprenticeship.
This typically takes 18 months to complete as a mix of learning in the workplace and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
You could start out working for a charity in an admin or retail support role and move into fundraising once you've got more experience in the voluntary sector.
Volunteering is a good way to get experience in fundraising and the other sides of charity work. It's also a great way to start making contacts in the sector, which can lead to paid job opportunities.
You can find out more about volunteering through:
You can apply directly to get into charity fundraising, if you've got relevant experience from other work, for example advertising, public relations, events, sales or finance.
You could do a specialist course like the Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising offered by the Institute of Fundraising. You'll normally need to be working in fundraising to do these.
Employers are interested in your skills, experience and commitment to working in the charity sector.
You can get more advice about working and training in the charity sector through the Institute of Fundraising and CharityJob.
You could work towards a professional qualification from the Institute of Fundraising.
With experience, you could move into charity management, become a charity director or a self-employed fundraising consultant.
Charity Fundraisers are needed to encourage people to donate to local environmental causes and organisations in the West of England region.
There are several different routes you can take to get into working in this job which you can explore further in the 'Routes into this job' section above.
Click here for an explanation of the different course and apprenticeship levels.
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You'll need: