Alternatives to fundraising

[ConcordeSkyHigh]

What can I do for work that isn't charity fundraising and isn't extremely stressful and pays around 40k?

Skills? Experience? Qualifications? Give us something to work with!

From one fundraiser to another. Is it the culture and charity that's the issue or the specialism you are in? I get the general had enough thing but being in the right workplace is a big factor.

All sorts - administration, finance, HR, project management, marketing - the list goes on. Depends what you’re good at.

Charity comms shares a lot of skills with fundraising so thst might work?

God no but thank you ❤️

Persuasive writing, strategic relationship management, research, attention to detail, resilience, time management, sales pipeline, project management-ish, working with budgets, demonstrating impact, working internally across org. Raised millions of squid. No specialist quals.

It could be the culture. It has some terrible reviews online - if I'm having a bad day and read them it's a hard relate. I stick on with it because I like the cause. And I do like the specialism.

However I would say half of this job was harder than I thought and the other part isn't going very well. The hard part is getting me down, not cos it's hard but I'm not able to focus on parts I enjoy.

I also have a manager who is nitpicky, and can be vague and conflicting at times.

Maybe I need to keep trying to make time for the parts I enjoy.

@ConcordeSkyHigh if you want to chat about the specifics, I am fundraising director for a small charity and happy to be a safe neutral person to chat through the issues. I think we can still private message on this platform? If so, drop me a note!

Depends on what sort of fundraising you do - i did individual giving and this set me up to do project management after. Charity fit can be a big thing though.

Skill set for fundraising is generally good interpersonal skills, organisation, finance/numbers. So look for jobs with that skill set.

I've also learned that £40k a year is so often unachievable because of high min wage. Junior lawyers outside of city are only on 30k. Most jobs require a degree and then still only pay min wage (circa 22k) for what used to be considered skilled jobs - Legal secretary, It worker, nursery practitioner etc.