Professional fundraiser vs major donor coordinator

The differences between professional fundraisers and major donor coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a professional fundraiser and a major donor coordinator. Additionally, a major donor coordinator has an average salary of $48,037, which is higher than the $43,692 average annual salary of a professional fundraiser.

The top three skills for a professional fundraiser include alumni, non-profit organization and telephone calls. The most important skills for a major donor coordinator are donor relations, database management, and data entry.

Professional fundraiser vs major donor coordinator overview

	Professional Fundraiser	Major Donor Coordinator
Yearly salary	$43,692	$48,037
Hourly rate	$21.01	$23.09
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	43,441	17,673
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Professional fundraiser vs major donor coordinator salary

Professional fundraisers and major donor coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Fundraiser	Major Donor Coordinator
Average salary	$43,692	$48,037
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $74,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Edison, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Earthjustice
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between professional fundraiser and major donor coordinator education

There are a few differences between a professional fundraiser and a major donor coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Professional Fundraiser	Major Donor Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Southern California

Professional fundraiser vs major donor coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between professional fundraisers' and major donor coordinators' demographics:

	Professional Fundraiser	Major Donor Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.0% Female, 54.0%	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 5.2% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	19%	19%

Differences between professional fundraiser and major donor coordinator duties and responsibilities

Professional fundraiser example responsibilities.

Mentore new and struggling CSP's to help them reach and achieve their goals.
Contact alumni to update/verify their personal information and raise money for the university through gifts from alumni and friends of the university
Monitor complaint database assign customers grievances to designate department or CSR for further investigation and resolution.

Major donor coordinator example responsibilities.

Create and manage fundraising board consisting of business-leader volunteers, alumni, and community activists.
Manage the grievance process including face-to-face negotiations with union representatives at the highest arbitration procedural level.
Act as coordinator for alumni events and provide stewardship for scholarship donors and their recipients.
Help Medicaid eligible members to secure both physical and behavioral services in the community by reviewing and preparing prior authorization requests.
Monitor twitter and create twitter analytics/reports for publicists on influencers and press.

Professional fundraiser vs major donor coordinator skills

Common professional fundraiser skills

Alumni, 22%
Non-Profit Organization, 14%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Customer Service, 11%
Outbound Calls, 9%
Charitable Donations, 9%

Common major donor coordinator skills

Donor Relations, 17%
Database Management, 9%
Data Entry, 7%
Tissue Donation, 6%
Alumni, 5%
Phone Calls, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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