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Fundraising Resume Example

| By | Reviewed by Samuel Johns, CPRW

Your resume for a fundraising job needs to showcase your job-relevant skills and experience. Learn how to highlight your top selling points by viewing our fundraising resume example and skills list.

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OBJECTIVE

Community-focused and diligent professional with 5 years of experience developing and coordinating fundraising activities to promote charitable causes. Skilled in managing events, attending corporate donor meetings, and gathering voluntary financial contributions. Adept at identifying and implementing new research techniques to flourish within nonprofit organizations. Determined team player with expertise in cultivating favorable relationships with community members to ensure successful results. Strategic individual with a strong urge to collaborate with other fundraisers to create and implement solicitation strategies at Guidance in Giving, Inc.

RELEVANT SKILLS

  • Fundraising operations
  • Event planning
  • Microsoft Office
  • Volunteer development
  • Project management
  • Teamwork
  • Community engagement
  • Reporting & documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Genesis Acquisitions, Culpepper, AR
Fundraising Representative, February 2019–Present

  • Engage with professionals to organize fundraising campaigns during holidays that include top celebrities and online influencers
  • Attain desired funds by promoting the mission of the organization and nurturing relationships with community members
  • Address and overcome potential problems and maintain compliance during events by working with functional teams
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of 5 charity partners by attending in-person and virtual meetings

Royal Connections, Versailles, KY
Charity Customer Service Fundraiser, June 2017–January 2019

  • Built long-term relationships with represented charities, online influencers, and media outlets
  • Provided registration-related support to 20+ donors daily and updated them on fundraising initiatives and milestones
  • Showcased energetic spirit in delivering outstanding customer service throughout the annual telethon and raised over $8K in funds
  • Maintained philanthropic values by facilitating engaging conversations, setting work priorities, and achieving beneficial results

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, May 2017
Honors: magna cum laude (GPA: 3.7/4.0)

18 skills to list on your fundraising resume

Learning how to put together a resume for the specific job(s) you want will help you land more interviews.

Fundraisers are people who organize events or campaigns to collect money for a charitable organization or cause. Some of the most common fundraising activities include selling products or services, hosting events such as auctions or galas, and asking for donations.

To be a successful fundraiser, you need natural abilities (called soft skills) like organizational skills and communication skills. You also need trained capabilities (known as hard skills) to be able to sell the organization or cause to potential donors — for instance, industry-specific knowledge and sales techniques.

Below are some more hard and soft skills that hiring managers look for on the fundraising resumes they receive:

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