Fundraising for Small Nonprofits

"The soliciation exercise was a wonderful training tool. I truly learned a lot about fundraising. This is a valuable course for small nonprofits."
Kelly Irwin
CEO
Girl Scouts-Shemamo Council
Decatur, IL

"The information and knowledge I gained here will help us to develop our fundraising plan."
Karen Hinshaw
Faith Based Mentoring Program Coordinator
Family Centered Services
Huntington, IN

Principles and Techniques of Fundraising

"Although I have been responsible for the fundraising functions at our community hospital for the past 6 years. . . it is only now, after fundraising instruction with you, that I feel confident moving forward in my role. You have made me a better fundraising professional and who wouldn't want to be better? Thank you!"
Connie McCann
Fund Development Officer
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant, MI

"I must say that experiencing the course exceeded my expectations. I now have the knowledge and tools to take our agency to the next level in support of our mission."
Rev. Elliot M. Smith
Vice President for Development
Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services
Austin, TX

Planned Giving: Getting The Proper Start

"I thoroughly enjoyed the class and will recommend it to other professionals. I feel much more confident in my understanding of the subject area and I am looking forward to sharing it with our board and prospects."
Suzanne Vogel
Director of Development
George Junior Republic
Grove City, PA

"This course has exceeded my expectations! The instructors were both lively and engaging. With this kind of difficult material, I really valued their knowledge and enthusiasm. There was a good balance between technical information and practical information. The binder will be an invaluable resource in the future."
Stephanie Freeth
Director of Planned and Major Gifts
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Preparing Successsful Grant Proposals

"I have never been to a conference, seminar, or class that was as professionally prepared as this. All of our needs were met . . . solid content, breaks at exactly the right time, and a teacher who is well qualified. Very impressed with the structure of the class."
Margaret M. Youssi
Assistant Director Foundation/Corporate Relations
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL

"It helped me develop specific information that I will use in upcoming proposals and gave me a broad understanding of proposal writing in general."
Lindsey Oswald
Development Director
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Salt Lake City, UT

Building the Annual Fund

"It was the most practical course/conference I've been to. I have real techniques to take back to my organization."
Amy M. Walters
Director of Annual Giving
De La Salle High School
Concord, CA

"This course organized the concepts and planning of an annual fund into useful strategies."
Chelly Montgomery
Community and Donor Relations Associate
The Muse Machine
Dayton, OH

Managing the Capital Campaign

"Thorough, interactive, practical, hands-on, but most importantly transferable! I found the practical applications the most rewarding."
Karin E. Lucas
Major Gifts & Planned Giving
St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation
Billings, MT

"Many good ideas to accelerate the campaign we are conducting. Great basic principles plus several very neat and useful ideas. Good mix of instruction and practical exercises. Great course design and execution overall."
Dr. William Appelgate
Vice President for Advancement & Planning
Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA

Developing Major Gifts

"All questions that I might have were addressed at some point in time during the session. So many things that were presented I will be able to use on a daily basis when I go back home."
Randy Loechner
Director of Major & Planned Giving
Epworth Child & Family Services
St. Louis, MO

Interpersonal Communication for Fundraising

"Outside of Principles & Techniques - this may be the most helpful course I have taken. It will help me understand not only myself better, but help me in developing better personal and professional relationships. I think this course will be extremely beneficial to our fundraising program and will definitely help in my board member/committee member management. TFRS has meant a lot to Damar's fundraising program and we'll continue to send our staff to TFRS for professional development and a better understanding of how to strengthen our fundraising."
Nick Parkevich, MPA
Director of Marketing & Development
Damar Services, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN