Fundraiser Creatives

Fundraiser - $19-$24/hr
- Great for Students & Creatives

Hamilton, ON, CA

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.00 To $24.00 Hourly

$19/hr guaranteed starting pay | $20/hr after evaluation | Opportunity to earn up to $24/hr | Bonuses | Flexible scheduling

Looking for meaningful work where you can build your resume, develop real-world communication skills, and support causes that matter?

We're growing our Hamilton fundraising team and looking for outgoing, reliable people to represent major nonprofit organizations working on environmental protection, healthcare, humanitarian relief, social justice, animal welfare, education, and other important causes.

You’ll work face-to-face with members of the public, explain nonprofit campaigns, build genuine connections, and inspire people to support that work by becoming monthly donors.

This can be a great fit for students, recent graduates, performers, creatives, hospitality workers, advocates, and other strong communicators looking for flexible work that offers more than just a paycheque.

It can also be a valuable first step into the nonprofit, advocacy, fundraising, communications, or leadership sectors
.

No fundraising experience is required. We provide paid training, coaching, and opportunities to grow.

$19/hour guaranteed starting wage

$20/hour after successfully completing your evaluation period

Opportunity to progress to up to $24/hour
, based on experience, performance, development, and ongoing pay reviews

Regular opportunities for pay reviews

Performance-based bonuses and incentives

Paid training

Full-time and part-time opportunities available

Full-time is preferred, but we are happy to accommodate strong part-time candidates with reliable availability

Benefits eligibility after 6 months of full-time employment

Opportunities to develop into training, leadership, and other roles within Public Outreach

Your hourly wage is guaranteed - this is not commission-only work.

Public Outreach strongly believes in developing and promoting people from within. Many of our leaders started in the same frontline fundraising position and built their careers with us.

For some people, fundraising is a great resume builder or stepping stone into the nonprofit sector. For others, it becomes a long-term career working alongside people who care deeply about advocacy, social change, and meaningful action.

Our Hamilton fundraisers work face-to-face with members of the public in neighbourhoods and community spaces throughout the area.

You’ll spend your day:

Starting conversations with people you haven't met before

Learning about the nonprofit campaign you're representing

Explaining important social, humanitarian, environmental, or community issues in an engaging way

Listening, answering questions, and building genuine rapport

Asking people directly to support the organization through a recurring monthly donation

Working alongside a supportive fundraising team

Practicing your approach and applying regular coaching

Working toward clear fundraising goals

Each conversation is an opportunity to turn someone's interest in an issue into meaningful, long-term support for nonprofit work.

Fundraising develops skills that translate into many different careers.

You’ll gain practical experience in:

Public speaking

Storytelling

Advocacy

Community outreach

Relationship building

Handling objections

Resilience

Teamwork

Leadership

These skills can be especially valuable for students or recent graduates interested in communications, marketing, political science, social sciences, nonprofit management, public policy, social justice, environmental studies, community organizing, or…