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.
29 January 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.
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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.
30 January - 22 May 2025
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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.
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.
Are you new to major gift fundraising or is your organisation now stepping out more boldly into this type of fundraising?
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.
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Community fundraising is about getting people involved, and supporting, assisting, advising and guiding those individuals & organisations who want to help you by raising money.
06 - 07 February 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.
Demonstrating impact is crucial for fundraising – and data is the evidence that you can use. Visual presentations of data are proven to be more persuasive, engaging and effective than narrative text or tables of numbers.
10 - 11 February 2025
Online
This engaging course is designed to help you to evaluate the performance of your current portfolio of events, drive forward your events.
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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.
12 February 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.
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.
18 - 19 February 2025
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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.
Storytelling is a powerful way of communicating because human beings are wired to learn and remember through story. Story is also a powerful fundraising tool because a story told well connects with the listener, evokes emotion and can inspire them to take action.
In this one-day course, we will guide you through some of the key considerations of utilising AI in your organisation, provide an overview of some of the popular AI tools and describe how you might use them to support your fundraising efforts.
Storytelling has a vital role to play in almost all types of fundraising content: letters, emails, social media, case studies, newsletters and trust applications.
27 February 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.
This course looks at how we shape experiences for supporters from the moment they hear about us, to their first engagement and on to a lasting relationship.