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Below you can find a list of our upcoming training courses, qualifications and events. You can also view any resources (including blogs, guidance and articles). You can use the filter on the left to search for a specific type or interest for example. 

Trusts Fundraising - Improving your success (Intermediate) (24-Mar-25)

Fully booked - Waiting list available
The estimated total £6.5 billion of annual grants are made by charitable foundations, which includes the £2.9 billion grant-making by the top 300 trusts. This accounts for around 15% of voluntary income in the sector.

Developing a Legacy Strategy (Management Level) (25-Mar-25)

1 place available
This inspiring one day course will enable you to prepare and fulfil a detailed legacy strategy, enable you to develop meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and provide you with a cultivation and stewardship programme.

Diploma in Fundraising - Virtual Delivery (Starting 25th March 2025)

The Diploma in Fundraising builds on your existing experience and skills to consolidate and expand your knowledge in all key aspects of fundraising.

On-demand Webinar: Can Emerging Technologies help us raise more with less resources?

To support the Great Gift Aid Hunt, we hosted a webinar with SwiftAid on how fundraisers can leverage new technologies to enhance efficiency and maximise income.

Introduction to Fundraising - London and South East (26-Mar-25)

The Introduction to Fundraising course offers a practical introduction to the profession. If you are new to the sector or want to improve and develop your knowledge of fundraising, this course could be for you.

Making the Ask: From Cultivation to Donation (26-Mar-25)

How do you ask for a major gift professionally, confidently and with gravitas? As donors begin to support fewer charities, with larger donations, it is now more important than ever for charities to know when and how to make the right ask to the right donor.

Masterclass - How to Write More Powerful and Successful Appeal Letters (27-Mar-25)

Letters are critical to the success of most fundraising strategies. That’s why it’s so important to make sure the copy is as powerful and persuasive at it be.

Introduction to Fundraising - North West (31-Mar-25)

The Introduction to Fundraising course offers a practical introduction to the profession. If you are new to the sector or want to improve and develop your knowledge of fundraising, this course could be for you.

Major Donor Fundraising: Planning & Strategy (Management Level) (31-Mar & 1-Apr-25)

Fully booked - Waiting list available
This is a course designed specifically for anyone responsible for creating a strategy and plan in major gift fundraising or who wants to prepare for a role where this will be part of the job.

Community Fundraising for Practitioners (2-Apr-25)

Community fundraising is about getting people involved, and supporting, assisting, advising and guiding those individuals & organisations who want to help you by raising money.

Corporate Fundraising (Management Level) (8 & 9-Apr-25)

This two day course gives participants the understanding, knowledge and tools to create an effective strategy for corporate fundraising (CFR) and to develop and manage complex corporate partnerships.

The essentials of working with a creative team, from a design insider

Individual Membership Benefits and Resources Refresher

In this 20-minute session we’ll look at what members said in the member survey, remind you about the selection of resources and guides that we have available to support your work, and touch on the many benefits you get as part of your membership and how to access them.

Organisational Membership: The Knowledge Hub and Getting Access for your Fundraisers

New for organisational members: The Knowledge Hub. Find out about this exclusive membership benefit, which provides expert-led resources for your fundraisers.

How legacy fundraising inspires creative communications

One message rings clear in current legacy fundraising: while donors' core motivations remain constant, how we connect with different generations of supporters must adapt.

Introduction to Fundraising - London and South East (10-Apr-25)

The Introduction to Fundraising course offers a practical introduction to the profession. If you are new to the sector or want to improve and develop your knowledge of fundraising, this course could be for you.

Masterclass - How to Write Fundraising Copy That Really Engages and Persuades (10-Apr-25)

Take your copywriting skills to the next level. Whether you write copy for fundraising letters, brochures, emails, web, or social, this online Copywriting for Fundraising Masterclass will boost your capability, confidence and results.

Corporate Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (15 & 16-Apr-25)

2 places available
You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.

How Dogs Trust embraced creativity to create the Dogs Trust Village

Pawsome creativity creates an amazing supporter experience

Certificate in Fundraising Online (Starting 23rd April 2025)

This qualification helps fundraisers become more confident and understand how to make a genuine difference to their organisation’s fundraising programme.