Fundraising consultant vs public relations director

The differences between fundraising consultants 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 fundraising consultant and a public relations director. Additionally, a public relations director has an average salary of $94,692, 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 public relations director are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Fundraising consultant vs public relations director overview

	Fundraising Consultant	Public Relations Director
Yearly salary	$81,853	$94,692
Hourly rate	$39.35	$45.52
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,207	31,693
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Fundraising consultant vs public relations director salary

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Public Relations Director
Average salary	$81,853	$94,692
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $140,000	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 fundraising consultant and public relations director education

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Public Relations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fundraising consultant vs public relations director demographics

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

	Fundraising Consultant	Public Relations Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 42.4% Female, 57.6%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
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, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between fundraising consultant and public relations 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.

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.

Fundraising consultant vs public relations 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 public relations director skills

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

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