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The UK fundraising landscape continues to shift rapidly, with charities under mounting pressure to deliver more impact in increasingly challenging conditions. Against this backdrop, reliable benchmark...
The fundraising landscape is at a critical juncture. While leaders champion supporter experience initiatives, a gap exists between aspiration and reality. Fewer than a quarter of charities say their d...
As charitable giving faces unprecedented pressure from the cost-of-living crisis, innovative fundraising models are proving essential for charities seeking to maintain and grow their income streams.
16 - 17 September 2025
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You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.
Fundraising lotteries are a compelling solution for charities seeking to diversify their income streams with minimal upfront investment. In a webinar we hosted with Gatherwell and The Giving Machine, ...
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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.
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4 places available
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This course is for people with limited trust fundraising experience.
24 September 2025 - 14 January 2026
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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.
Join us to hear about our activities and financial performance across 2024, our new strategy and ten-year ambitions, and how together we can shape a stronger, more positive future for fundraising.
25 September 2025
London and South East
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 Government has launched a new fund to help more people get online, with £9.5million available for charities to use in their communities.
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived in the charity sector, but a sobering prediction from Gartner suggests that 60% of generative AI projects will be abandoned by 2027 due to inadequate...
Stewardship is one of the most difficult areas of fundraising to define and complex areas to deliver effectively and consistently across in an organisation.
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.
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.
While most large charities have a role dedicated to prospect research, most fundraisers will be expected to carry out this vital fundraising activity with no training.
A new approach combining investment thinking, campaign strategy, and high-net-worth volunteer recruitment is helping smaller charities access previously untapped funding streams while building sustain...
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.
In this 30-minute session we’ll welcome you to the Chartered Institute and make sure you feel confident accessing all your membership benefits. It’s a chance to ask us ‘where do I find…’ or ‘how can you support me with…’ as well as to hear about how your membership will help you.