YAAPHA Charity Fundraising

Charities and not-for-profit organizations rely on donations and funding, and they employ fundraisers to help keep these coming in. Fundraising is a paid role: it's not the same as shaking a bucket in the street as a volunteer (although fundraisers may organize street collections and help out).

Typical responsibilities include:

• Approaching businesses, local authorities, trusts and individuals to secure funding

• Organizing and helping with fundraising activities such as sponsored or promotional events,

house-to-house, online and street collections

• Recruiting volunteers and coordinating their work

• Planning donation campaigns and events.

Coming up with new ways to acquire funding – through events, online advertising or legacy-giving campaigns, for example – is a particularly important part of the job. In smaller organizations, fundraisers may need to manage communications and events for donors as well