Director of Development, Nonprofit and Social Impact

Manages a team responsible for fundraising and community outreach for nonprofit and social impact.

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Compensation by seniority

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Median

$153k

Mean

$159k

10th–90th pct

$116k–$211k

Observations

470

Confidence: 34% · based on 470 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

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Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Public Relations

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

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Bachelor's Degree

60% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

13% require · 29% prefer

No College

21% require · 7% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Operations, Nonprofit and Social Impact+14.3%Nonprofit and Social Impact Outreach Coordinator-41.8%Nonprofit and Social Impact Operations Specialist-48.3%Nonprofit and Social Impact Administrative Coordinator-47.4%Nonprofit and Social Impact Development Officer-41.7%

Common previous roles

Nonprofit and Social Impact Development Officer-71.6%Nonprofit and Social Impact Outreach Coordinator-71.9%Nonprofit and Social Impact Operations Specialist-93.4%Nonprofit and Social Impact Administrative Coordinator-90.0%Director of Operations, Nonprofit and Social Impact+12.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)9,600

Posting growth+18.8%

Median days to fill21 days

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Employed (US, simulated)16,319

Projected growth4.8%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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