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A History and Introduction to Fundraising
This class will explore the history of philanthropy in the US, how it has developed up to the current day, current fundraising practices and trends in the philanthropic marketplace, and whether the practices of philanthropy and fundraising have evolved with society.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - online
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Activate & Elevate Your Fundraising Strategy
Use your knowledge of the fundamental elements of raising funds to apply to an effective fundraising framework and strategy.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Be Where Your Donors Are: Crafting Integrated Fundraising Campaigns
Learn how to integrate fundraising across different channels such as direct mail, email, digital, social media, web, and telephone. This class will show you how to build effective messages and deliver integrated fundraising campaigns that are memorable, cost-effective, and worthy of attracting new donors and retaining existing supporters.
Friday, April 4, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Building the Right Development Strategy: Integrating Events
This class will help you think through your overall development strategy across various revenue streams, showing you how to develop a realistic budget and calculate cost projections, how to secure organizational buy-in, set expectations, and measure success. You will also learn how to integrate friend-raising and fundraising events as a component of your development strategy.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - online
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From Cultivation to Stewardship: The Journey to Donor Retention
This class will walk you through the mindset of a relational fundraising process, including procedures for accepting, acknowledging and stewarding donors, from the first donation through to mature donor relationships. It will help you master the different requirements and expectations of various gift vehicles, show you how to budget the costs involved and manage the expenses, reinforce the importance of recognition and accountability, and teach you how to trouble-shoot potential problems.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Fundamentals of Successful Fundraising
Regardless of your role, this class will help you to understand how to build a fundraising program that generates support for the mission while aligning with your organization’s values. Participants will learn about the giving trends that are influencing approaches to raising money, explore the varied motivations of today’s donors, and understand how to convey their organization’s impact in ways that inspire donors to give. This class covers the fundamentals that everyone involved with nonprofits should know in order to position an organization for fundraising success.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmN/A - Online
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Fundamentals of Successful Fundraising
Regardless of your role, this class will help you to understand how to build a fundraising program that generates support for the mission while aligning with your organization’s values. Participants will learn about the giving trends that are influencing approaches to raising money, explore the varied motivations of today’s donors, and understand how to convey their organization’s impact in ways that inspire donors to give. This class covers the fundamentals that everyone involved with nonprofits should know in order to position an organization for fundraising success.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Fundamentals of Successful Fundraising
Regardless of your role, this class will help you to understand how to build a fundraising program that generates support for the mission while aligning with your organization’s values. Participants will learn about the giving trends that are influencing approaches to raising money, explore the varied motivations of today’s donors, and understand how to convey their organization’s impact in ways that inspire donors to give. This class covers the fundamentals that everyone involved with nonprofits should know in order to position an organization for fundraising success.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
09:00 am to 04:00 pmRegional Foundation Center
Parkway Central Library, Ground Floor, BRIC -
How to Launch a Planned Giving Program
Planned giving is often the area of fundraising last (or never) implemented because of the lack of knowledge among staff and volunteers. This class will provide a solid foundation in the key tools you will use and prepare you to present them to donors.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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How to Secure Major Gifts from Individual Donors
This class will help you develop the tools and techniques needed to secure major gifts, including understanding the individual’s relationship to your organization and identifying strategies for each approach.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
