Fundraising director vs campaign manager

The differences between fundraising directors 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 director and a campaign manager. Additionally, a fundraising director has an average salary of $90,716, which is higher than the $78,890 average annual salary of a campaign manager.

The top three skills for a fundraising director include non-profit organization, donor relationships and volunteer recruitment. The most important skills for a campaign manager are digital marketing, email marketing, and email campaigns.

Fundraising director vs campaign manager overview

	Fundraising Director	Campaign Manager
Yearly salary	$90,716	$78,890
Hourly rate	$43.61	$37.93
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	11,855	12,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Fundraising director vs campaign manager salary

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

	Fundraising Director	Campaign Manager
Average salary	$90,716	$78,890
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $141,000	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 director and campaign manager education

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

	Fundraising Director	Campaign Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Fundraising director vs campaign manager demographics

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

	Fundraising Director	Campaign Manager
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 35.0% Female, 65.0%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 74.4% 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 director and campaign manager duties and responsibilities

Fundraising director example responsibilities.

Manage fundraiser with third party; currently raise over $2500 in one month on literacy fundraiser.
Manage organization s membership program by implementing annual membership drives and appeals.
Collaborate in fundraising with alumni appeals, grant research and proposals, and mass mailing campaigns.
Update and maintain the business Facebook page.
Solicit local city newspaper to promote the fundraiser.
Institute new methodology to track event fundraising revenue and ROI.

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 director vs campaign manager skills

Common fundraising director skills

Non-Profit Organization, 20%
Donor Relationships, 15%
Volunteer Recruitment, 10%
Capital Campaign, 7%
Fund Raising, 7%
Financial Support, 5%

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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