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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. 

Building Sustainable Foundations for Supporter Experience Strategy

With commercial organisations continuing to raise the bar when it comes to customer experience, the pressure is really on for charities to deliver more timely, personalised and insight-driven communications.

Innovation and Creativity for Better Fundraising Results (28-Jan-25)

Innovation means staying resilient, spotting opportunities and take action to make sure the good ideas happen in a way that minimises risk and maximises income and impact.

Introduction to Fundraising - London and South East (29-Jan-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.

Trusts Fundraising - Improving your success (Intermediate) (29-Jan-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.

Future Leaders Programme (January - May 2025)

1 place available
The Future Leaders Programme is designed to help take your career to the next level by exploring and addressing fundamental leadership questions, develop your skills to advance your career, and cultivate a supportive network of peers to support you throughout your journey.

Inclusive Communications for Fundraising Masterclass (30-Jan-25)

*NEW COURSE* This course will help you to develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to audit, re-calibrate and design inclusive communications for your fundraising. This course will also cover best practice approaches for inclusive charity communications.

Developing a Legacy Strategy (Management Level) (31-Jan-25)

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.

Major Donor Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (3-Feb-25)

Are you new to major gift fundraising or is your organisation now stepping out more boldly into this type of fundraising?

Celebration and In-Memory Giving (including Tribute Funds) (4-Feb-25)

About half a million families suffer a bereavement each year in the UK. Over £80m is given in memory each year by family and friends in the UK.

Community Fundraising for Practitioners (5-Feb-25)

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

Benchmarking fundraising performance: Why it matters and how to do it well

Fully booked
Benchmarking is an essential practice for any ambitious fundraising team (which is all of us, right?!). Find out what you need to know to make it worth your while.

Building sustainable foundations for customer experience strategy

Fully booked
Good Supporter Experience is a cornerstone for fostering trust, driving engagement, and creating long-lasting connections. Find out how to transform your supporter experience.

Corporate Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (6 & 7-Feb-25)

Fully booked - Waiting list available
You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.

Data for decision making

Fully booked
Data is a valuable and powerful fundraising resource, if you work with it strategically.

Getting started with strategic planning

Fully booked
Whether you're starting from scratch or updating existing plans, understanding the process of planning is important. Here's how to get started.

Helping you thrive: the careers collection

Fully booked
Being a fundraiser can be the most rewarding of careers, full of contribution and achievement and the Chartered Institute supports fundraisers at all stages, from entry level to director roles. All fu...

How to link strategic planning with your organisation's goals

Fully booked
Making sure your fundraising aligns to your organisation's goals is incredibly important.

Identifying income streams for strategic growth

Fully booked
Having a varied collection of fundraising income streams is vitally important, especially in the changing economic climate.

Taking your new fundraising stream to a wider audience

Fully booked
From testing to a core part of your fundraising: how to take your new income stream to a wider audience.

The Fundraising Leaders' Collection

Fully booked
As a fundraising leader you are supporting your teams and charity in numerous ways and need to understand many different aspects of fundraising, management and leadership. This collection of resources...