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What do professional fundraisers do?

April 26, 2017Business School fundraisers professional

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What do professional fundraisers do?

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Professional fundraisers conduct research, plan, and carry out strategies to convince individuals, companies, foundations, and governments to donate money to their nonprofit organizations. All types of nonprofit organizations employ professional fundraisers (e.g. hospitals, private colleges, museums, environmental and social service organizations). Question: Is professional fundraiser a career option? Answer: Yes, professional fundraising is a highly skilled, professional career where jobs are plentiful in today’s growing nonprofit sector. Recently, US News and World Report identified fundraising as a top career in 2008. Question: What salary level do professional fundraisers get paid? Answer: For 2006, the average salary of a charitable fundraiser in the U.S. was $71,305. For more information, complete the LTU-AFP Information Form or contact the Center for Nonprofit Management at Lawrence Tech University at nonprofitcenter@ltu.edu. Annual dues for members to the LTU AFP Student Chapte