Director of institutional giving vs public relations director

The differences between directors of institutional giving and public relations directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a director of institutional giving and a public relations director. Additionally, a director of institutional giving has an average salary of $99,438, which is higher than the $94,692 average annual salary of a public relations director.

The top three skills for a director of institutional giving include capital campaign, strategic plan and financial support. The most important skills for a public relations director are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Director of institutional giving vs public relations director overview

	Director Of Institutional Giving	Public Relations Director
Yearly salary	$99,438	$94,692
Hourly rate	$47.81	$45.52
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	7,326	31,693
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Director of institutional giving vs public relations director salary

Directors of institutional giving and public relations directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Institutional Giving	Public Relations Director
Average salary	$99,438	$94,692
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $147,000	Between $59,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	-	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Exelixis
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between director of institutional giving and public relations director education

There are a few differences between a director of institutional giving and a public relations director in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Institutional Giving	Public Relations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Director of institutional giving vs public relations director demographics

Here are the differences between directors of institutional giving' and public relations directors' demographics:

	Director Of Institutional Giving	Public Relations Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between director of institutional giving and public relations director duties and responsibilities

Director of institutional giving example responsibilities.

Program development includes managing and building strong relationships with corporate and affinity partners to secure sponsorship and career enhancement for alumni
Coordinate among cross-functional business departments including investor relations, risk, trading desk, compliance, tax/accounting, and portfolio administration.
Implement an annual fund and membership telemarketing efforts.

Public relations director example responsibilities.

Manage internal agency public relations, blog content and twitter account.
Hire, train and manage play-by-play broadcasters guaranteeing a professional and informative listening experience.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.
Assist in development-relate alumni campaigns and event planning.
Keep running list and archive information regarding NCAA commitments.
Compile statistics and update game notes, player biographies, player and team statistics.

Director of institutional giving vs public relations director skills

Common director of institutional giving skills

Capital Campaign, 26%
Strategic Plan, 20%
Financial Support, 14%
Financial Reports, 10%
Development Committee, 8%
Family Foundations, 6%

Common public relations director skills

Press Releases, 19%
Web Content, 9%
Pr Campaigns, 5%
Facebook, 4%
Crisis Communications, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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