Fundraising consultant vs development director

The differences between fundraising consultants and development 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 fundraising consultant and a development director. Additionally, a development director has an average salary of $107,044, which is higher than the $81,853 average annual salary of a fundraising consultant.

The top three skills for a fundraising consultant include capital campaign, non-profit organization and database management. The most important skills for a development director are digital marketing, oversight, and patients.

Fundraising consultant vs development director overview

	Fundraising Consultant	Development Director
Yearly salary	$81,853	$107,044
Hourly rate	$39.35	$51.46
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,207	63,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Fundraising consultant vs development director salary

Fundraising consultants and development directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fundraising Consultant	Development Director
Average salary	$81,853	$107,044
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $140,000	Between $64,000 And $177,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fundraising consultant and development director education

There are a few differences between a fundraising consultant and a development director in terms of educational background:

	Fundraising Consultant	Development Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fundraising consultant vs development director demographics

Here are the differences between fundraising consultants' and development directors' demographics:

	Fundraising Consultant	Development Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 42.4% Female, 57.6%	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%
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, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between fundraising consultant and development director 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.

Development director example responsibilities.

Manage CRM program for coordination and partnerships with marketing resources.
Manage website re-launch, create communications plan, co-le rebranding taskforce.
Manage clients and internal production team to meet budget and scope of contract eLearning solutions.
Help manage the CRM system with input and output for the resource development department and the entire organization.
Manage analytical method validation and method transfer to QC and CMOs for APIs, excipients, and finish products.
Hire, manage and train a team of six sourcing professionals as well as a team of 3 QA managers.

Fundraising consultant vs development director skills

Common fundraising consultant skills

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

Common development director skills

Digital Marketing, 8%
Oversight, 6%
Patients, 6%
Lead Generation, 5%
ROI, 4%
Project Management, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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