Course curriculum

    1. 2025 Handout to print: Session 1 - Understanding the Role of the Nonprofit and Those People It Serves

    2. 2025 Slides: Session 1 - Understanding the Role of the Nonprofit and Those People It Serves

    3. 2025 CFRE Attendance Tracker: Fundraising Certificate Program

    4. Handout: People Reading Guide

    5. 2025 Assignment: Session 1: Understanding the Role of the Nonprofit and Those People It Serves

    1. Class Slides: Session 2 - Defining Your Nonprofit, Elevator Speech and Donor Bill of Rights

    2. HO for Printing: Session 2 - Defining Your Nonprofit, Elevator Speech and Donor Bill of Rights

    3. Handout: Assignment Session 2

    4. Handout: Code of Ethical Standards

    5. Handout: Donor Bill of Rights

    6. A Video About Starting A Movement

    1. Handout to print: Session 3 - Understanding and Creating Fundraising Campaigns, Appeal Letters and Events

    2. Slides: Session 3 - Understanding and Creating Fundraising Campaigns, Appeal Letters and Events

    3. Handout: Opening Case Statement examples

    4. Handout: Template for Case Statement

    5. Handout: Case Statement Description

    6. Storybrand Model from Donald Miller

    7. Handout: Assignment Session 3

    8. Eagle Valley Trail Case Statement

    9. Article about Direct Mail and Digital

    1. Handout to print: Session 4 - Critical Parts of Major Gift Prospecting

    2. Slides: Session 4 - Critical Parts of Major Gift Prospecting

    3. Handout: Assignment Session 4 - Critical Parts of Major Gift Prospecting

    1. Handout to print: Session 5 - Major Gift Cultivating, Soliciting and Stewarding

    2. Slides: Session 5 - Major Gift Cultivating, Soliciting and Stewarding

    3. Handout: Article 5 Ways to Use Prospect Research from Bloomerang

    4. Handout: Article Prospecting with Limited Resources from AFP

    5. Handout: Assignment Session 5 - Major Gift Cultivating, Soliting and Stewarding

    6. Handout: Ten Touch Example

    7. Resources

    8. Handout: Major Gifts Discovery Calls Article

    9. Handout: Article Donor Cultivation During Crisis

    1. Handout to print: Session 6 - The Ask - Solicitation Strategies for Major and Annual Gifts

    2. Slides: Session 6 - The Ask - Solicitation Strategies for Major and Annual Gifts

    3. Handout: Assignment Session 6 - The Ask - Solicitation Strategies for Major and Annual Gifts

    4. Handout: Article - Why Being Kind Helps You, Too—Especially Now - WSJ

    5. Interesting article on board engagement

About this course

  • Free
  • 43 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content