Career switch, measured
From Editor to Fundraising Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 39% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Leadership, Training and coaching, Logistics; the main skills to add are Project management, Budgeting, Contract negotiation, Construction management.
39%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEditorFundraising Manager
- Stakeholder management30%40%
- Leadership41%72%
- Training and coaching32%40%
- Logistics39%17%
- Research30%19%
- Marketing23%21%
- Communication20%32%
- Sales30%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Fundraising Manager postings, rarely in Editor ones.
SkillEditorFundraising Manager
- Project management–32%
- Budgeting–30%
- Contract negotiation–21%
- Construction management–21%
- Microsoft Office–19%
- Public relations–17%
- ERP systems–15%
- dbt–13%
Plan your move to Fundraising Manager
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