Non-profit organisations

Fundraising specialist CV: example and template

This example is for fundraising specialists at foundations, associations, hospices, hospitals and universities, and for marketing specialists and project coordinators who want to work as fundraisers.

The organisation wants to know where you raise money, how much you raise, how you look after donors, which campaigns you run and how you work with companies. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: fundraising specialist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Zuzanna Kaminska

Fundraising specialist

Poznan +48 123 456 789 zuzanna.kaminska@example.com

Professional profile

Fundraising specialist with 6 years of experience, the last 4 at a foundation running a home hospice for children. I am responsible for individual donors, the 1.5% tax campaign, work with companies and applications to grant-making foundations. Donation income grew from PLN 2.4 million to PLN 4.1 million a year, and regular donors from 600 to 1,900.

Work experience

Fundraising specialist

03.2022 - present

Foundation, home hospice for children, Poznan

  • Donation income up from PLN 2.4 million to PLN 4.1 million a year.
  • A regular giving programme: from 600 to 1,900 people, thank-yous and updates on impact.
  • The 1.5% tax campaign with materials for the media and local businesses.
  • Work with 25 companies: donations, employee volunteering and in-store collections.
  • Applications to grant-making foundations and the donor database in a CRM system.

Marketing specialist

06.2019 - 02.2022

Cultural association, Poznan

  • Social media campaigns.
  • Organising events for residents.
  • Online appeals for projects.

Education

Master's degree, cultural studies

2014 - 2019

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Skills

  • Raising money from individual donors
  • The 1.5% tax campaign
  • Work with companies
  • Grant applications
  • Online appeals
  • Donor database and CRM

Training

  • Fundraising for non-profit organisations training, 2022
  • Donor data protection training, 2023
  • Grant writing course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a fundraising specialist CV

Professional summary

Write which organisation you work for, which sources you raise money from and how much you raise. Add results, for example growth in donations and regular donors. The organisation is looking for someone who will build relationships with donors and show them where the money goes.

Marketing specialist with 3 years of experience at a cultural association. I run social media campaigns, organise events and run online appeals for projects. I am looking for work as a fundraising specialist.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe sources, amounts, donors, campaigns, companies, grants and the database. Show results in numbers. Add how you thank donors and tell them about the impact.

Weaker: Raising money.

Better: Donation income up from PLN 2.4 million to PLN 4.1 million a year.

Weaker: Donors.

Better: A regular giving programme: from 600 to 1,900 people, thank-yous and updates on impact.

Weaker: Companies.

Better: Work with 25 companies: donations, employee volunteering and in-store collections.

Skills worth listing

List funding sources, campaigns, work with companies, grants, appeals and the donor database. In your soft skills show relationship building, good writing and persistence.

Professional skills

  • Individual donors
  • 1.5% tax campaign
  • Work with companies
  • Grants
  • Appeals
  • CRM

Personal skills

  • Relationship building
  • Good writing
  • Persistence
  • Communication
  • Creativity

Training

List training in fundraising, grant writing and personal data protection. You work with donors' data, so the last one matters.

Your first job in fundraising

A good start is volunteering, work in marketing or coordinating projects at an organisation. On your CV show the appeals and events you work on.

Add results, even small ones, for example the amount raised in an appeal. Numbers show you can persuade.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A medical foundation looks for individual donors and campaigns, a cultural organisation for grants and sponsors, and a university for work with alumni and companies. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a fundraising specialist put on a CV?

The organisation, sources, amounts, donors, campaigns, companies, grants, the database and training.

Which results are worth giving?

Donation income, the number of regular donors, the amount from the 1.5% tax and the value of grants.

How does this job differ from work on EU projects?

EU projects mean grant applications and settlements, and fundraising is mainly about donors, companies and campaigns.

Does marketing experience help?

Yes, campaigns and communication are a large part of this job.

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