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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. 

Certificate in Fundraising - Virtual Delivery (Starting 21st October 2025)

21 October 2025 - 12 August 2026
Online
Qualification Fully booked
The Certificate in Fundraising is a professionally recognised qualification for early-career fundraisers. Through four integrated modules, you’ll build the knowledge, skills and confidence to drive sustainable fundraising success.

Growing Income from Mid-Value Donors (23-Oct-25)

23 October 2025
Online
Training 1 place available
Mid-value giving is a bit of a mystery to many fundraisers. In many ways this is not a surprise as mid-value giving is largely a very underdeveloped area of fundraising in the UK. And yet, it is a vital part of the fundraising mix.

How to pitch Payroll Giving to your corporate partners

13 October 2025
Resource
Payroll Giving is a powerful, mutually beneficial initiative that enables employees to donate to charity directly from their salary before tax. As a charity, you can position Payroll Giving as a str...

New guide for businesses: Harnessing the social impact of Payroll Giving

13 October 2025
Resource
We have created a guide to help businesses understand how Payroll Giving can create a positive company culture and invaluable funds for good causes.

Diploma in Fundraising - Virtual Delivery (Starting 27th October 2025)

27 October 2025 - 19 August 2026
Online
Qualification
The Diploma in Fundraising is a professionally recognised qualification for managers and leaders. Through four integrated modules, you’ll build the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage sustainable development and lead effectively.

Events Fundraising: Strategy & Planning (Management Level) (28 & 29-Oct-25)

28 - 29 October 2025
Online
Training
This engaging course is designed to help you to evaluate the performance of your current portfolio of events, drive forward your events.

Celebration and In-Memory Giving (including Tribute Funds) (29-Oct-25)

29 October 2025
Online
Training
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.

Introduction to Fundraising - London and South East (29-Oct-25)

29 October 2025
London and South East
Training

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.

The Forward-Thinking Nonprofit: Leading Through Change

29 October 2025
Online
Event
The UK nonprofit sector is marked by complexity and constant evolution. Navigating these waters requires resilience, adaptability, and willingness to experiment, learn, and improve. In this special webinar in partnership with Blackbaud, hear from leading industry voices.

Content Creation for Fundraisers (30-Oct-25)

30 October 2025
Online
Training
Today, every fundraising organisation is a publisher. Learn how to grab the attention of your audience, and iterate your content based on feedback.

Community Fundraising for Practitioners (31-Oct-25)

31 October 2025
Online
Training
Community fundraising is about getting people involved, and supporting, assisting, advising and guiding those individuals & organisations who want to help you by raising money.

Sonya Trivedy - Executive Director of External Engagement, Samaritans

06 October 2025
Resource

Essentials of Legacy Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (3-Nov-25)

03 November 2025
Online
Training
This course is designed for fundraisers who are new or relatively new to legacy fundraising. Legacy fundraising is likely to be only one part of your responsibilities.

Introduction to Fundraising - North West (3-Nov-25)

03 November 2025
North West
Training
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) (3 & 4-Nov-25)

03 - 04 November 2025
Online
Training 1 place 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.

Influence and Impact for Women in Leadership (Starting November 2025)

04 November 2025 - 03 February 2026
Online
Training
The Influence and Impact for Women in Leadership programme, is aimed at senior women in fundraising leadership roles who are looking to become brilliant at influencing senior stakeholders, would like to tackle self-doubt for good and make even more impact at work.

Corporate Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (5 & 6-Nov-25)

05 - 06 November 2025
Online
Training
You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.

Innovation and Creativity for Better Fundraising Results (5-Nov-25)

05 November 2025
Online
Training
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.

Masterclass - How to Write More Powerful and Successful Appeal Letters (6-Nov-25)

06 November 2025
Online
Training
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.

The long-term impact of face-to-face fundraising as a career path

01 October 2025
Resource