AI exposure: Fundraisers
Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
Reading this score
computed46.4% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Fundraisers at the 84th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 3.0 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
What holds the line here is context. Across this occupation's 28 tasks it averages 1.96 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions. In plain terms, the work depends on knowledge the model cannot hold. Much of this job runs on things that were never written down: what this particular organisation does, what happened last week, what the person across the table actually meant. That context is the barrier, and it erodes as systems are given more access.
The most exposed thing this job does is Design or produce materials such as posters, Web sites, or newsletters to promote, market, or..., at 80.0%. The least is Develop and maintain media contact lists, at 11.7%. A gap of 68.3% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within business and financial operations occupations, this one is less exposed than the median of 47.5% across the group's 48 roles, with 26 scoring higher. Being in an exposed family does not make a particular job exposed, and the reverse holds too.
What would move this score. Of 28 tasks, 21 are currently banded exposed, 3 assisted and 4 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
28 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design or produce materials such as posters, Web sites, or newsletters to promote, market, or advertise fundraising events. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.50 | exposed |
| Write speeches, press releases, or other promotional materials to increase awareness of the causes, missions, or goals of organizations seeking funds. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.45 | exposed |
| Prepare materials such as fundraising envelopes, bid sheets, or gift bags for charitable events. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 2.44 | exposed |
| Create or update donor databases. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.53 | exposed |
| Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.14 | exposed |
| Monitor progress of fundraising drives. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.94 | exposed |
| Monitor budgets, expense reports, or other financial data for fundraising organizations. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.39 | exposed |
| Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs. | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 3.76 | exposed |
| Write reports or prepare presentations to communicate fundraising program data. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 3.67 | exposed |
| Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.33 | exposed |
| Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.16 | exposed |
| Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.05 | exposed |
| Establish fundraising or participation goals for special events or specified time periods. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.94 | exposed |
| Attend community events, meetings, or conferences to promote organizational goals or solicit donations or sponsorships. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.68 | exposed |
| Direct or coordinate Web-based fundraising activities, such as online auctions or donation Web sites. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.06 | exposed |
| Develop corporate fundraising programs, such as employer gift-matching. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.25 | exposed |
| Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.06 | exposed |
| Coordinate transportation or delivery of materials, supplies, or donations for fundraising events. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.21 | exposed |
| Explain the tax advantages of contributions to potential donors. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 3.52 | exposed |
| Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 3.82 | assisted |
| Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 3.25 | assisted |
| Secure speakers for charitable events, community meetings, or conferences to increase awareness of charitable, nonprofit, or political causes. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 3.00 | assisted |
| Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.78 | exposed |
| Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.53 | exposed |
| Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members. | 13.3% | 11.7% | 75.0% | 4.05 | untouched |
| Identify and build relationships with potential donors. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 5.00 | untouched |
| Write and send letters of thanks to donors. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 4.65 | untouched |
| Develop and maintain media contact lists. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 2.93 | untouched |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 2.96 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.30 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.98 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.04 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.96 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.39 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.