Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events.

“Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events.” is a core task performed by Fundraisers. Among the occupation's 28 rated tasks, workers place it 15th by importance (#14 most important). About 81% 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.

• Manage human resources activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

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
• Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs. · 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-18921,
  title  = {Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events.},
  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-18921}
}