Nonprofit Fundraiser / Canvasser - $20/hr Guaranteed

Public Outreach Consultancy Inc • San Diego, CA

3d • $0 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Public Outreach is hiring face-to-face fundraisers/canvassers for its San Diego-area fundraising team. The role represents nonprofit organizations in the community, explains their work and campaigns to the public, and asks people to support their work by becoming recurring monthly donors. Depending on the campaign, topics may include human and civil rights, immigration, reproductive rights, humanitarian emergencies, environmental protection, conservation, animal welfare, LGBTQ+ rights, and social justice. Paid training and ongoing coaching are provided; prior fundraising experience is not required.

This is an active, outdoor, goal-oriented position rather than desk work. Fundraisers spend much of their shifts walking, standing, and talking with people face-to-face at rotating outreach locations across the greater San Diego area. The work includes hearing refusals and requires resilience, reliable attendance, openness to coaching, and progress toward fundraising goals. The guaranteed starting wage is $20 per hour, not commission, with performance-based bonuses and incentives.

Full-time and part-time opportunities are available, with approximately 21–35 hours per week. All team members must commit to at least three complete seven-hour shifts per week. Schedule options may include Wednesday–Sunday, Monday–Friday, or Saturday and Sunday; shifts and locations may change with campaign and operational needs. Candidates must be able to travel with the team to changing locations and report to assigned meeting points.

The company offers paid training, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, and health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible full-time employees and their families after three months. Advancement opportunities may include trainer, team leader, and management roles. Qualified applicants may be invited to a virtual group interview, followed by additional hiring steps and paid field training.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• Must be able to consistently work at least three complete seven-hour shifts per week, or 21 hours, and be available for complete shifts rather than partial days.
• Must be comfortable working outdoors, standing, and walking for much of the shift.
• Must be comfortable starting conversations with members of the public throughout the day and handling rejection.
• Must be comfortable traveling with the team to changing fundraising locations throughout the greater San Diego area and reliably reaching the assigned team meeting point.
• Must communicate confidently in English.
• Must be comfortable receiving coaching and working toward measurable fundraising goals.
• Must be willing to learn about campaign issues and discuss them respectfully while accurately representing the nonprofit.
• Must be reliable, resilient, and willing to learn.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in canvassing, community organizing, hospitality, restaurants, customer service, retail, sales, performance, volunteering, advocacy, or public speaking may translate well to the work.
• Interest in nonprofit work, advocacy, social impact, public policy, humanitarian issues, conservation, or community organizing.

Responsibilities

• Represent nonprofit organizations and their campaigns in face-to-face community outreach.
• Learn about the nonprofit campaign and explain its work and relevant issues clearly and accurately.
• Start conversations with members of the public, listen and respond to questions, and build rapport.
• Ask members of the public to become recurring monthly donors.
• Work alongside a fundraising partner and team at rotating locations across the greater San Diego area.
• Work toward fundraising goals, apply feedback, and demonstrate progress and reliability.
• Participate in practice, ongoing coaching, and paid training.

Benefits

• Guaranteed $20/hour starting wage; the position is not commission-based.
• Performance-based bonuses and incentives in addition to hourly wages.
• Paid training from day one.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible full-time employees and their families after three months.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunities to advance into trainer, team leader, and management roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed