Fundraising consultant vs campaign manager

The differences between fundraising consultants 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 consultant and a campaign manager. Additionally, a fundraising consultant has an average salary of $81,853, which is higher than the $78,890 average annual salary of a campaign manager.

The top three skills for a fundraising consultant include capital campaign, non-profit organization and database management. The most important skills for a campaign manager are digital marketing, email marketing, and email campaigns.

Fundraising consultant vs campaign manager overview

	Fundraising Consultant	Campaign Manager
Yearly salary	$81,853	$78,890
Hourly rate	$39.35	$37.93
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,207	12,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Fundraising consultant vs campaign manager salary

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Campaign Manager
Average salary	$81,853	$78,890
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $140,000	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 consultant and campaign manager education

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Campaign Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fundraising consultant vs campaign manager demographics

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Campaign Manager
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 42.4% Female, 57.6%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
Race ratio	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%	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	16%	16%

Differences between fundraising consultant and campaign manager duties and responsibilities

Fundraising consultant example responsibilities.

Manage and monitor donor tracking system via Salesforce to ensure the integrity of organization's donor base.
Develop and implement a new governance infrastructure for an alumni association to include both national and international graduates.
Job include daily maintenance of NGP database which include; entering disbursements, contributions and balancing the database in-house.
Compose email blasts for various campaigns using MailChimp, NationBuilder, and NGP, including HTML and CSS coding.
Work with both candidates on successful major-gift solicitation practices, high-dollar events, and PAC solicitations.

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 consultant vs campaign manager skills

Common fundraising consultant skills

Capital Campaign, 17%
Non-Profit Organization, 13%
Database Management, 9%
Event Planning, 7%
Fundraising Campaigns, 6%
Alumni, 6%

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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