Fundraising Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Charity & Voluntary

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Fundraising Skills List in Charity & Voluntary

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Fundraising role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Fundraising job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 78% of Fundraising job descriptions contained fundraising as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

fundraising
78%
charity
23%
grants
23%
social media
12%
writing
12%
strategy
12%
trusts
12%
corporate partnerships
12%
crm
12%
database management
12%
degree
12%
events
12%
finance
12%
funding
12%
organization
12%
pitching
12%
presentations
12%
researching
12%
strategies
12%
customer service
12%
target marketing
12%
sales
12%
customer insight
12%
data analysis
12%
event planning
12%
marketing
12%
marketing manager
12%
project management
12%
strategic initiatives
12%
revenue streams
12%
funding applications
12%
appeals
12%
budgeting
12%
campaigns
12%
foundations
12%
management
12%
research
12%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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