Will AI replace Fundraisers?

What this score means

Fundraisers sits in the middle of the exposure range for Business & Operations. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 43 out of 100 it scores 3 points below the Business & Operations average of 46. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 22 to 58, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Fundraisers, most central first, showing 12 of 28.

• 01Identify and build relationships with potential donors.
• 02Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.
• 03Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
• 04Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors.
• 05Create or update donor databases.
• 06Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• 07Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs.
• 08Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
• 09Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
• 10Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
• 11Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members.
• 12Establish fundraising or participation goals for special events or specified time periods.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 4 research sources that scored Fundraisers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
• 03GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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