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The baseline course for all of The Fund Raising School courses.
Our Trademark Course - The Definitive Training Program for Fundraisers
Recognized internationally, Principles & Techniques gives you the foundation and inspiration to lead your nonprofit to its financial goals. It provides you with the framework for operating a successful total development program. It is an intensive five-day, A-through-Z training program that is the basis for the rest of the School's courses.
You'll Learn How To
- Identify and validate prospective donors
- Manage the fundraising process
- Use research to match a donor's interests and needs with your nonprofit 's mission and goals
- Build an annual fund donor base that keeps on giving
- Manage the process of raising money
- Recognize planned giving benefits to your donors and to your nonprofit
- Structure a successful solicitation
- Respond to challenges and ethical dilemmas with professional skill.
What You'll Receive
- "Big Red," a comprehensive 700-page Study Guide including:
- Gift club ideas
- Board Strengths Inventory
- Donor evaluation forms
- Invaluable bibliography from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
- Copies of overheads for training your volunteers and staff
- Formulas for establishing best-practice benchmarks
- A chance to network and build long-lasting, cross-mentoring relationships with other professionals .
The Fundraising Cube
You also will receive The Fund Raising Cube, a desktop reminder of The Fund Raising School's Management Process. It is a handy reference and a point of pride for alumni.
Class Schedule
Day 1 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Day 2 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Day 3 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Day 4 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Day 5 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Class Size Limit: 40 CEUs: 3.0
