Fundraising Assistant practice interview
Researching funding prospects, supporting appeals and proposals, maintaining donor records and coordinating stewardship activities. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A fundraising assistant helps identify prospects, prepare appeals and proposals, maintain donor records and organise follow-up. The interviewer is looking for thoughtful research, persuasive but honest writing, orderly administration and professional relationship-building.
How to prepare
- Choose a cause and practise explaining its need, response and intended change in plain language.
- Review how you would assess whether a funding opportunity fits a programme.
- Prepare an example of writing for a specific audience and revising your message.
- Think about the information a donor tracker needs to prevent missed or duplicated contact.
- Be ready to explain how you would thank and update a supporter after a contribution.
Common mistakes
- Recommending every open opportunity without checking eligibility or programme fit.
- Using emotional claims that cannot be supported by programme evidence.
- Focusing on the initial gift and forgetting accurate records and donor follow-up.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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