Fundraising assistant vs campaign manager

The differences between fundraising assistants and campaign managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a fundraising assistant and a campaign manager. Additionally, a campaign manager has an average salary of $78,890, which is higher than the $41,964 average annual salary of a fundraising assistant.

The top three skills for a fundraising assistant include database systems, financial reports and non-profit organization. The most important skills for a campaign manager are digital marketing, email marketing, and email campaigns.

Fundraising assistant vs campaign manager overview

	Fundraising Assistant	Campaign Manager
Yearly salary	$41,964	$78,890
Hourly rate	$20.18	$37.93
Growth rate	11%	8%
Number of jobs	340	12,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	4	4

Fundraising assistant vs campaign manager salary

Fundraising assistants and campaign managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fundraising Assistant	Campaign Manager
Average salary	$41,964	$78,890
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $58,000	Between $56,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between fundraising assistant and campaign manager education

There are a few differences between a fundraising assistant and a campaign manager in terms of educational background:

	Fundraising Assistant	Campaign Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fundraising assistant vs campaign manager demographics

Here are the differences between fundraising assistants' and campaign managers' demographics:

	Fundraising Assistant	Campaign Manager
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 26.7% Female, 73.3%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 77.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	19%	16%

Differences between fundraising assistant and campaign manager duties and responsibilities

Fundraising assistant example responsibilities.

Provide courteous service to all alumni by responding efficiently and effectively to alumni concerns.
Publish blogs and editorials on organization's website.

Campaign manager example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize each Facebook account s campaign that run through ConnectAds to ensure success metrics are achieve.
Manage staff for weekly phone banks at NYC campaign headquarters.
Upload leads into CRM and conduct post event lead qualifying activities.
Organize and funnele incoming leads into SalesForce, and direct to proper sales channel.
Manage reporting for back office programs; measure & present KPIs quarterly to global stakeholders.
Establish and manage campaign office; manage volunteer staff; implement campaign and GOTV strategies.

Fundraising assistant vs campaign manager skills

Common fundraising assistant skills

Database Systems, 29%
Financial Reports, 13%
Non-Profit Organization, 7%
Donor Database, 6%
Event Planning, 5%
Cold Calls, 4%

Common campaign manager skills

Digital Marketing, 13%
Email Marketing, 6%
Email Campaigns, 5%
Event Planning, 4%
Integrated Marketing, 4%
Marketing Campaigns, 4%

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