Can Agents Work?

Jobs / Management and business operations / 13-1131.00

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.

US jobs
111,040
Median wage
$72,550 a year
Job family
Management and business operations

Can agents do the work of fundraisers?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Management and business operations:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. On TheAgentCompany, which gives agents workplace tasks inside a simulated software company, the best agent resolves 42.9% of tasks (a November 2025 result). No task-level benchmark in our collection maps directly to management or business operations.
  • Project levelPartialMixed. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's GDPval deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons, and the best agent passes 73.5% of APEX-Agents tasks on the first try. Running a business is weaker: on Vending-Bench 2 the best model ends a simulated year with $15,515, about a quarter of Andon Labs' estimate for a good strategy.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
  • Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
  • Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
  • Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
  • Create or update donor databases.
  • Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
  • Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs.
  • Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
  • Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
  • Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
  • Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members.
  • Establish fundraising or participation goals for special events or specified time periods.
Other job titles for this occupation (35)

Contract Grant Writer · Development Associate · Development Officer · Direct Response Consultant · Fundraising Consultant · Grant Coordinator · Philanthropy Officer · Principal Gifts Officer · Annual Giving Coordinator · Annual Giving Officer · Campaign Fundraiser · Capital Campaign Fundraiser · Community Fundraiser · Development Coordinator · Donation Coordinator · Donation Specialist · Donor Officer · Donor Relations Officer · Donor Specialist · Fundraiser · Fundraising Associate · Fundraising Coordinator · Fundraising Officer · Fundraising Sale Representative · Fundraising Specialist · Grant Writer · Grant Writing Specialist · Grants Specialist · Major Donors Coordinator · Major Gifts Officer · Market Development Specialist · Nonprofit Fundraiser · Planned Giving Officer · Special Events Fundraiser · Telemarketing Fundraiser