Nonprofit Fundraiser - Advocacy & Social Impact | $20-$20.50/hr

Nonprofit Fundraiser - Advocacy & Social Impact | $20-$20.50/hr + Bonuses

Paid training | Full-time preferred - Part-time available | Monday-Friday | Bonus opportunities | Career growth

Turn your interest in social impact into real nonprofit experience.

Public Outreach is growing our Boston fundraising team and looking for outgoing, motivated people who want meaningful work, reliable pay, and experience they can build into a career.

Depending on the campaign, our fundraisers may represent organizations such as Oxfam, Save the Children, ACLU, the Obama Foundation, and other leading nonprofit partners.

You'll work face-to-face with members of the public, turning conversations about important issues into sustainable monthly support for the nonprofit you're representing.

No fundraising experience is required.

We'll teach you fundraising. We're looking for people who bring energy, curiosity, resilience, strong communication skills, and the willingness to learn.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

This is active, face-to-face fundraising.

You'll work in neighborhoods and community spaces throughout the Boston area, speaking with members of the public about the nonprofit campaign you're representing.

Depending on the team and campaign, you may work through street fundraising or door-to-door outreach.

Your day may include:

• Approaching and starting conversations with members of the public

• Learning detailed information about your nonprofit campaign

• Explaining important issues in a clear and engaging way

• Listening and responding to questions

• Building rapport quickly

• Asking people directly to become monthly supporters

• Working alongside a fundraising team

• Practicing your approach and applying regular coaching

• Working toward clear individual and team fundraising goals

Fair warning: this is definitely not a desk job.

You'll spend much of your shift walking, standing, working outdoors, and talking with people you've never met.

Some conversations will go incredibly well.

Some won't.

You'll hear "no" regularly.

Successful fundraisers learn not to take rejection personally. They reset, adjust their approach, apply feedback, and keep going.

This Is Goal-Oriented Fundraising

Your hourly wage is guaranteed. You are not working on commission.

Performance still matters.

You'll receive paid training, regular coaching, and support from experienced team leaders, but you'll also be expected to work toward clear fundraising goals, apply feedback, remain reliable, and continue developing your skills.

If you're looking for a job where simply showing up is enough, this probably won't be the right fit.

If you enjoy improving at something, working toward measurable goals, and seeing your results get better over time, you may really enjoy the challenge.

Work on Causes That Matter

Our campaigns can change based on the needs of our nonprofit partners, but the work may involve issues such as:

• Humanitarian aid

• Hunger and global poverty

• Support for children and families

• Human and civil rights

• Social justice

• Communities affected by conflict, displacement, and crisis

• Education and opportunity

• Other humanitarian and advocacy campaigns

You don't need previous nonprofit, political, or activism experience.

You do need to be genuinely comfortable learning about these issues, discussing them respectfully, and accurately representing the nonprofit you're fundraising for.

Full-Time Preferred - Part-Time Available

We're particularly interested in candidates looking for consistent full-time work, but part-time opportunities are now available too.

All new fundraisers begin with a 3-day paid training period that must be completed Monday through Wednesday.

During training:

• You'll earn $20/hour guaranteed

• You'll learn the campaign and fundraising approach

• You'll receive hands-on coaching and feedback

• You'll get a realistic introduction to the work

After successfully completing training:

• Your guaranteed hourly wage increases to $20.50/hour

• Part-time employees can choose 3 workdays between Monday and Friday

• Part-time requires a minimum of 22.5 hours / 3 full shifts per week

• Full-time employees can work 4-5 weekdays

• Each shift is 7.5 hours long

• There are currently no Saturday or Sunday part-time shifts

Applicants must be available for complete shifts rather than partial-day schedules.

Build More Than a Paycheck

This can be a job, a stepping stone into the nonprofit sector, or the beginning of a longer-term career.

You'll develop hands-on experience in:

• Nonprofit fundraising

• Advocacy

• Donor engagement

• Public speaking

• Persuasive communication

• Storytelling

• Community outreach

• Relationship-building

• Handling objections

• Goal setting

• Coaching and feedback

• Leadership

These are skills you can use whether you grow with Public Outreach or eventually move into nonprofit work, communications, advocacy, sales, community organizing, management, or another people-focused career.

We Promote From Within

Our leaders started as fundraisers.

They learned the work in the field, became strong performers, developed coaching and leadership skills, and moved into positions where they now train and support other fundraisers.

If you perform well and want more responsibility, there are opportunities to grow.

Your development doesn't stop after training. We believe in ongoing coaching, regular pay reviews, and giving strong performers opportunities to advance.

Pay & Benefits

• $20/hour guaranteed during your paid Monday-Wednesday training period

• $20.50/hour guaranteed after successfully completing training

• Bonus opportunities on top of your hourly wage

• Regular pay reviews

• Opportunities for additional pay growth

• Paid training from day one

• Full-time and part-time opportunities

• Health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible full-time employees and their families after 3 months

• Paid time off

• Employee Assistance Program

• Opportunities to move into training and leadership roles

Your base wage is guaranteed and is not dependent on how many donors you sign up.

Based in Dorchester - Working Across Boston

Our fundraising team is based out of our Dorchester office, but your workday won't necessarily stay in Dorchester.

Our teams work in different neighborhoods and communities across the Boston area depending on the campaign and outreach location.

If you enjoy being out in the world, meeting different people, and having a workday that doesn't look exactly the same every day, you'll probably enjoy the environment.

Who We're Looking For

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Are naturally social and comfortable starting conversations with strangers

• Communicate clearly and confidently

• Care about humanitarian, human rights, nonprofit, or social justice causes

• Are motivated by goals and like seeing yourself improve

• Can stay positive after hearing "no"

• Are comfortable receiving regular feedback and coaching

• Are reliable and take your commitments seriously

• Like being active and working with other people

• Want experience you can use in your future career

Experience in fundraising, canvassing, hospitality, restaurants, customer service, retail, sales, advocacy, community organizing, volunteering, performance, or public speaking can translate especially well.

But experience isn't required.

You don't need to check every box.

If you like people, care about making an impact, can handle a challenge, and are motivated to improve, we'd love to meet you.

Come As You Are

We want this to be a workplace where people can actually be themselves.

Our teams include members of the LGBTQ+ community, and creating an environment where people feel safe, respected, supported, and welcome is genuinely important to us.

We know people from underrepresented communities often have to think carefully about whether a workplace will genuinely respect who they are.

Queer, trans, and applicants from underrepresented communities are welcome here.

You don't need to fit a certain mold to build a career here.

Bring your perspective, your personality, and a willingness to learn.

Before You Apply

• You must be 18+

• You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

• You must be available for all 3 paid training days, Monday through Wednesday

• After training, you must be able to consistently work at least 3 full 7.5-hour weekday shifts / 22.5 hours per week

• You should be comfortable working outdoors, standing, and walking for much of your shift

• You should be comfortable with both street and door-to-door fundraising

• You should be comfortable starting conversations with members of the public throughout the day

• You need to be able to communicate confidently in English

• You should be comfortable receiving coaching and working toward measurable fundraising goals

What Happens Next?

We're actively interviewing and looking for candidates who can start soon.

Selected applicants will be invited to an in-person group interview with our Boston team.

You'll have a chance to meet us, learn about the nonprofit campaigns, ask questions, and get a realistic picture of what the work is like.

Candidates selected to continue may move quickly into onboarding and the next available Monday-Wednesday paid training group.

We want you to know what you're signing up for before you commit.

About Public Outreach

Public Outreach partners with nonprofit organizations to build sustainable, long-term support for causes that matter.

Our fundraisers work directly with the public to raise awareness, inspire action, and turn meaningful conversations into long-term support.

Public Outreach is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the hiring process.