Kage report fundraisers' average salaries rose 2.8% in 2008

Howard Lake | 12 January 2009 | News

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The 2009 Fundraising Salary Survey by fundraising recruitment specialists, the Kage Partnership, reports that the average salary for fundraisers rose by 2.8% during 2008.

The agency’s latest annual salary survey is based on more than 500 fundraising vacancies in London for 169 charities that it handled during 2008.

Fundraising managers enjoyed a slightly larger salary increase compared to the average, with Trust Fundraising Managers and Events Managers faring best. In contrast, corporate fundraising salaries have “reach[ed] a plateau”.

Director/Heads of Fundraising at small/medium size organisations in the survey enjoy salaries ranging from £30,000 – £60,000, with the average being £46,500. Fundraising Assistants earn from £16,000 – £25,000 with the average being £20,000.

Kage have noted an increase in the number of job seekers relative to the number of vacancies, and a better supply of strong candidates, with a growing number of commercial sector candidates wanting to make the move to the not-for-profit sector. However, there is still a skills shortage in some areas, particularly Direct Marketing and Major Donor fundraising.

www.kagep.com

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.