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Charity fundraisers organise events and activities to encourage people to donate to causes and to support organisations.
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
As a charity fundraiser, 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 search the Charity Commission register for organisations.
You'll usually need:
You could take a college course in customer service to develop skills which are useful for this job.
This may help you when applying for volunteer and junior fundraising roles.
You could apply to do a Fundraiser Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship, with a charitable organisation.
This typically takes between 1 and 2 years to complete and is a mix of training in the workplace and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
You could start by working for a charity in an admin or retail support role, then move into fundraising once you've got some experience.
Volunteering is a good way to get experience in fundraising and to gain insights into the charity sector. It's also a great way to start making contacts, which might lead to paid job opportunities.
You can find out more about volunteering through:
You can apply directly to job vacancies in 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 Chartered Institute of Fundraising. You'll normally need to be working in fundraising to do these.
Employers will be interested in your skills, experience, values and commitment to working in the charity sector.
You can get more advice about working and training in the charity sector through the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and CharityJob.
With experience, you could move into policy work, communications, partnership development and charity management, or become a self-employed fundraising consultant.
You could also take professional qualifications through the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.