NPM330
Fundraising: Harnessing the Funds to Achieve Your Mission
Effective fundraising is essential to the success of many non-profit organizations, social movements and grassroots groups. You’ll explore the strategies non-profit organizations use to generate revenue, plus the tools and systems used to support the cultivation and stewardship of supporters. Contrary to donor-centered approaches, this course is rooted in community-centric approaches to fundraising. It’s designed for current or aspiring non-profit managers and program staff, volunteers, organizers and board members looking to harness the resources to advance their vision or become familiar with the fundamentals of fundraising and philanthropy.
Overview
Location: Online
Format: Self-paced within deadlines set by instructor
Duration: 13 weeks
Tuition: $855-$875
Can be applied to:
Non-Profit Management Certificate
Upcoming Offerings
Register for a course at any time, with the option to apply to a program later.
- Wed, May 7 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, May 14 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, May 21 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, May 28 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jun 4 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jun 11 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jun 18 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jun 25 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jul 2 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jul 9 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jul 16 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jul 23 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Jul 30 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Sep 10 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Sep 17 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Sep 24 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 1 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 8 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 15 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 22 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 29 (self-paced all week)
- Tue, Nov 4 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 12 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 19 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 26 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Dec 3 (self-paced all week)
What you will learn
After completing this course, you’ll be able to do the following:
- Analyze fundraising approaches for values alignment with your organization
- Explain ethical and legal fundraising strategies and practices
- Integrate principles of equity and social justice in fundraising projects
- Develop fundraising capacity to cultivate an effective and coordinated fundraising team
- Employ effective supporter and donor communication and stewardship strategies
- Create a comprehensive, community-centric fundraising plan for cultivating effective donor relationships
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Prepare to spend about 10 hours per week on coursework
- Expect reading and other assignments on a weekly basis
- Plan to access the course at least once every few days to keep up with your work and group assignments
You will be evaluated on:
- Assignments
- Participation in online discussions
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.