How To Become A Fundraising Event Coordinator: What It Is and Career Path

What is a fundraising event coordinator and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted experts

Duane Sunwold,

Mark Zanter

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a fundraising event coordinator. For example, did you know that they make an average of $16.02 an hour? That's $33,319 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 18% and produce 22,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a fundraising event coordinator?

Duane Sunwold

Instructor, Spokane Community College

Look for employment in Private Clubs, Supermarket Baking, Resorts, Casinos

ScoreFundraising Event CoordinatorUS Average

Salary

2.6

Avg. Salary $33,319

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.6

Growth rate 18%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.2

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24%

Asian 5.96%

Black or African American 10.39%

Hispanic or Latino 16.63%

Unknown 4.72%

White 62.07%

Gender

female 82.23%

male 17.77%

Age - 36

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 36

Stress level

7.6

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.0

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a fundraising event coordinator

Explore fundraising event coordinator education requirements

Most common fundraising event coordinator degrees

Bachelor's

74.7 %

Master's

9.4 %

Associate

8.9 %

Start to develop specific fundraising event coordinator skills

Skills	Percentages
Event Planning	21.31%
Fund-Raising Events	10.63%
Community Outreach	8.96%
Press Releases	4.78%
Event Coordination	4.66%

Complete relevant fundraising event coordinator training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New fundraising event coordinators learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a fundraising event coordinator based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real fundraising event coordinator resumes.

Research fundraising event coordinator duties and responsibilities

Manage reservations and priority seating for VIP diners to ensure customer satisfaction and encourage repeat business.
Solicit financial contributions from individuals and corporations through telemarketing, letter-writing campaigns, Facebook, and face-to-face appeals.
Create a PowerPoint slide show for live auction.
Assist in eligibility certifications and NCAA initial-eligibility process.

Prepare your fundraising event coordinator resume

When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your fundraising event coordinator resume.

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Apply for fundraising event coordinator jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a fundraising event coordinator job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do fundraising event coordinators rate their job?

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Fundraising event coordinator reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019

Pros

Working as an Event Coordinator/Planner is the most exhilarating and ultimately the most rewarding job - at least for me, it is. I have the passion and drive to turn a simple birthday bash into a themed, carnival affair! I love to see the guests faces when they walk through the door to be whisked away into a different era! I enjoy getting to know the client and to understand their vision. Because in the end - if I have done my job correctly as an event planner and the final outcome was successful - then I have done my job to the best of my ability

Cons

There are times when no matter what you do - a difficult and unhappy customer who has a bad attitude with everything, will not be happy. No matter what you do.