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Management & Leadership · Updated Aug 2026

Fundraising Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
72/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
56/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence83/100
Task coverage87%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.High
73
Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.High
73
Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.Medium
72
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.Medium
68
Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.High
72
Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.High
71
Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.Medium
72
Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.Medium
74
Assign, supervise, and review the activities of fundraising staff.Medium
68
Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.Medium
71
Evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with fundraising efforts.Medium
73
Formulate policies and procedures related to fundraising programs.Medium
74
Write interesting and effective press releases, prepare information for media kits, and develop and maintain company internet or intranet Web pages.Medium
73
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.74
  2. Formulate policies and procedures related to fundraising programs.74
  3. Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.73
  4. Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.73
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.01
  2. Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.02
  3. Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.03
  4. Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.04
  5. Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency84
Physical dependency23
Adoption pressure52
Labour-market resilience61
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence83/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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