Fundraising Manager Mock Interview

Excel in nonprofit and development interviews with 30 Fundraising Manager questions covering donor cultivation, campaign strategy, and grant writing.

Question 6 of 30

How do you incorporate volunteers into fundraising efforts?

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Isaiah Swanson

Isaiah Swanson is a volunteer recruitment professional who has interviewed, trained, and supervised thousands of volunteers supporting dozens of nonprofit programs helping families in crisis, homebound seniors, and victims of natural disasters.

Volunteer support is essential in non-profit operations and administration. Fundraisers often rely upon volunteer support for a variety of activities including special events, donor acknowledgment, grant writing, and more!

Isaiah Swanson

The interviewer wants to know ways you have included volunteers in the past. Describe these instances and share how you tap into each individual's skill set to determine suitable volunteer roles. Don't forget to emphasize the importance of training volunteers!

If you have never worked with volunteers, discuss ideas you have for utilizing their skills to boost donor engagement.

Isaiah Swanson

"In my capacity as Community Engagement Manager with my previous organization, I was responsible for the recruitment, training, and retention of volunteers, which included directing their involvement in fundraising efforts. Due to privacy issues, volunteers were not allowed to access our donor database; however, I frequently engaged new volunteers by hosting donor acknowledgment nights. New and existing volunteers would stop by for an evening of letter-writing, thanking donors for their gifts. This gave me the opportunity to share more about our organization's work and even led to some volunteers becoming donors as well! I believe engaging volunteers is critical to an organization's fundraising efforts."

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30Fundraising Manager Interview Questions & Answers

Situational

1.Describe a time when you successfully led a team to meet a challenging fundraising goal.

Leadership

2.Explain your team leadership style.

Management

3.Please describe how you encourage professional development among team members.

Management

4.As a manager, how do you onboard and train new team members?

Management

5.Do you have experience managing departmental budgets?

Situational

6.How do you incorporate volunteers into fundraising efforts?

Discovery

7.What is your perspective on the role of special events in your fundraising calendar?

Situational

8.What is the most successful fundraising event you have ever coordinated?

Technical

9.When have you used new technologies to enhance fundraising efforts?

Operational

10.What methods do you use to identify high-capacity donors?

Situational

11.Share a time when you built a strategic partnership that resulted in a financial gift.

Discovery

12.Please describe your grant-seeking experience.

Discovery

13.How do you encourage giving in others?

Technical

14.Describe your experience with database management.

Situational

15.How do you determine fundraising goals for each fiscal year?

Leadership

16.Have you ever contributed to the development and/or implementation of a strategic plan?

Discovery

17.Do you have experience networking with government officials and others working in the public sector?

Situational

18.How have you promoted fundraising events in the past?

Discovery

19.Do you have experience developing relationships with C-suite executives and other corporate leaders?

Discovery

20.Which issues are you the most passionate about?

Discovery

21.How comfortable are you with public speaking and presenting?

Discovery

22.Have you ever worked with private foundations?

Operational

23.Describe a process improvement you made that increased donations to your organization?

Situational

24.Have you worked more with corporate or individual donors?

Discovery

25.Have you previously worked at a non-profit organization?

Situational

26.How do you handle an angry customer?

Technical

27.Discuss your familiarity with Microsoft products and your overall comfort using computers.

Situational

28.How do you handle time management when you're presenting?

Situational

29.Please describe your experience working with vulnerable populations.

Discovery

Fundraising Manager Mock Interview

How do you incorporate volunteers into fundraising efforts?

30Fundraising Manager Interview Questions & Answers

1.Describe a time when you successfully led a team to meet a challenging fundraising goal.

2.Explain your team leadership style.

3.Please describe how you encourage professional development among team members.

4.As a manager, how do you onboard and train new team members?

5.Do you have experience managing departmental budgets?

6.How do you incorporate volunteers into fundraising efforts?

7.What is your perspective on the role of special events in your fundraising calendar?

8.What is the most successful fundraising event you have ever coordinated?

9.When have you used new technologies to enhance fundraising efforts?

10.What methods do you use to identify high-capacity donors?

11.Share a time when you built a strategic partnership that resulted in a financial gift.

12.Please describe your grant-seeking experience.

13.How do you encourage giving in others?

14.Describe your experience with database management.

15.How do you determine fundraising goals for each fiscal year?

16.Have you ever contributed to the development and/or implementation of a strategic plan?

17.Do you have experience networking with government officials and others working in the public sector?

18.How have you promoted fundraising events in the past?

19.Do you have experience developing relationships with C-suite executives and other corporate leaders?

20.Which issues are you the most passionate about?

21.How comfortable are you with public speaking and presenting?

22.Have you ever worked with private foundations?

23.Describe a process improvement you made that increased donations to your organization?

24.Have you worked more with corporate or individual donors?

25.Have you previously worked at a non-profit organization?

26.How do you handle an angry customer?

27.Discuss your familiarity with Microsoft products and your overall comfort using computers.

28.How do you handle time management when you're presenting?

29.Please describe your experience working with vulnerable populations.

30.What motivates you?