2024 - 2025 Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising

For more information about the course please visit our main website.

Important information for the 2024-2025 Cohort:

  • Enrollment deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024.
  • Class Begins: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
  • Classes meet weekly on Wednesday mornings via Zoom, from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm (Noon) PT beginning September 11, 2024 and ending on June 11, 2025.
    • Dates may change to accommodate instructor availability. 
    • There are breaks to observe Federal holidays and Spring Break (as scheduled by Portland Public Schools).
  • Class format: Online (Zoom, Google Drive, Accelerator Learning Center)

 

Our courses and programs can provide continuing education points for the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). The Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising provides 105.5 points.

Course Details

Class Recordings
9/11/2024 - Course Overview and Orientation
9/18/2024 - Developing a Case for Support and Statement of Need
9/25/2024 - Why Nonprofits Exist
10/2/2024 - Nonprofit Revenue Streams / Community & Donor-Centered Fundraising
10/9/2024 - How to Write an Engaging Fundraising Appeal
10/16/2024 - Segmenting: One Size Does Not Fit All
10/30/2024 - Thank You letters & Stewarding for long-term engagement
11/13/2024 - Prospect Research & Research Ethics
11/20/2024 - Developing Your Board of Directors
12/4/2024 - Donor Cycle, Mindset, and Navigating Co-education
12/11/2024 - Donor Profiles
12/18/2024 - Cultivation and Meeting Prep
1/8/2025 - Individual Relationships/Portfolio Working
1/15/2025 - Asking Practice
1/22/2025 -Corporate Relationship Cultivation
1/29/2025 - Corporate Proposals / Asking
2/5/2025 - Event Fundraising
2/12/2025 - Grants Overview
2/19/2025 - Grant Writing Outline
2/26/2025 - Equity, Part II
3/5/2025 - Additional Fundraising methods: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Giving Days, Social Media Campaigns
3/12/2025 - Nonprofit Financial Management
3/19/2025 - Budgeting + Forecasting
3/26/2025 - Gift Acceptance + Equity
4/2/2025 - Data Systems
4/9/2025 - Data Practice
4/16/2025 - Tax Receipting + Gift Processing
4/23/2025 - Reconciliation
4/30/2025 - Revenue Models + Development Strategies
5/7/2025 - Finance Essentials+ Budgeting
5/14/2025 - Development Activities + ROI
5/21/2025 -Development Planning
5/28/2025 - [NOT RECORDED] Development Plan Peer Review
6/4/2025 - Dashboards and Tracking
6/11/2025 - Recap + graduation ceremony
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