Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.

“Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.” is a core task performed by Fundraisers. Among the occupation's 28 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#23 most important). About 76% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Coordinate group, community, or public activities. in Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Identify and build relationships with potential donors. · importance 5.0
• Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors. · importance 4.8
• Write and send letters of thanks to donors. · importance 4.7
• Create or update donor databases. · importance 4.5
• Solicit cash or in-kind donations or sponsorships from individual, business, or government donors. · importance 4.5
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions. · importance 4.3
• Develop or implement fundraising activities, such as annual giving campaigns or direct mail programs. · importance 4.2
• Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations. · importance 4.1
• Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets. · importance 4.1
• Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs. · importance 4.0
• Direct or supervise fundraising staff, including volunteer staff members. · importance 4.0
• Establish fundraising or participation goals for special events or specified time periods. · importance 3.9
• Monitor progress of fundraising drives. · importance 3.9
• Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Fundraisers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-18920,
  title  = {Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-18920}
}