Most Irish fundraisers' salaries static in the last year
Howard Lake | 18 October 2012 | News
The latest survey of fundraisers’ salaries in Ireland reveals that nearly two thirds have not had a pay increase the last year.
The annual survey by Fundraising Ireland of 190 fundraisers showed that 18% had an increase while 19% had seen their salaries reduced. One respondent reported a salary cut of 70%.
The highest earners in fundraising in Ireland were people responsible for major gifts and 8% said they received a performance related bonus on top of their salary.
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Thirty seven per cent said they received no additional benefits and of those who did receive benefits most did so in the form of pension and a mileage allowance. Just four of the respondents were entitled to a company car. Two of these were paid in the €100,000+ category, but the other two were in the €35,000 – €45,000 salary bracket.
Respondents who worked for organisations with higher fundraising goals tended to get paid more, with an average salary of €64,000 for respondents whose organisational fundraising goals fell between €5-7 million.
Other findings were:
· 44.7% said their organisation had met their fundraising target for 2011.
· 63.2% said they had met their personal fundraising target for 2011.
· 50% of respondents said that their personal goals had increased in the last 12 months, while 14% said their targets were reduced.
· 86.1% of respondents had obtained a third level qualification.
· Over a third of those with Masters Level degrees or higher earned salaries of over €65,000 per annum.
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About Howard Lake
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.