Fundraising

This course teaches Leadership, Management and Frontline staff the skills necessary to effectively fundraise in the modern world. Various aspects of the process will be covered including grant writing and how to develop relationships with funders that are advantageous to your organization. We will also teach you how to elevate your fundraising by creating fundraising-specific strategic plans that will outline operations and processes that will help your organization in planning future initiatives successfully.

The following courses are available:

Fuelling the mission: The fundamentals of revenue generation
Grant Writing
Government Relations
Campaign Developments
Strategic Planning (for Fundraising)

Module Title	Brief Description	Deliverables
Fueling the mission: The fundamentals of revenue generation	Mission driven; values-based revenue generation.	• Overview of fundraising in the sector – who gives, who gets • The new narrative: fundraisers as advocates for social change • How to build a culture of philanthropy & fundraising methodologies: Direct mail, on-line, special events, capital campaigns, major gifts, planned giving, grants and foundations, social finance, social enterprise • The role of staff, volunteers, board members and consultants • The Fundraising plan
Grant Writing	Improving successful Grant application processes	• What expertise and approach is needed to maximize opportunities to receive Grants
Government Relations	Aligning Fundraising goals through government relations	• Building strong government relations to strengthen fundraising opportunities
Campaign Developments	What it takes to lead successful Fundraising campaigns	• Learning how to create and lead fundraising campaigns to build upon and grow existing and new opportunities
Strategic Planning (for Fundraising)	Putting the pieces in place for continued success in Fundraising	• Developing Strategic Plans to build capacity for Fundraising within an organization