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.
Training
This course is for people with limited trust fundraising experience.
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.
Training
Storytelling has a vital role to play in almost all types of fundraising content: letters, emails, social media, case studies, newsletters and trust applications.
Training
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.
11 November 2024
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.
Resource
It might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but one of the most important factors in giving people the confidence to donate to your charity is your privacy policy.
12 - 13 November 2024
Online
Training
You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.
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.
Training
Change is happening in many organisations – revisiting how you deliver your services and understanding who your primary and secondary beneficiaries are, may in itself open up new funders to you.
18 November 2024 - 22 October 2025
Online
Qualification
The booking deadline for this qualification is 21st October 2024 - Please contact academy@ciof.org.uk if you have any questions about this qualification.
18 - 19 November 2024
Online
Training
This practical two-day course ensures that you will have the knowledge and tools required to plan, manage and close a successful capital campaign; avoiding the common pitfalls and helping you to meet your goals.
19 November 2024 - 28 August 2025
Online
Qualification
The booking deadline for this qualification is
22nd October 2024.
Please email academy@ciof.org.uk if you have any questions about this qualification.
Training
Enhance your fundraising efforts at the unmissable Legacy and In-Memory Conference 2024. Gain practical advice and explore innovative approaches to legacy giving, content leveraging, and more. Open to all, from newcomers to seasoned professionals.
20 November 2024
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.
Training
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.
Resource
At the last Scottish Fundraising Conference, I greatly enjoyed hosting a discussion with some of Scotland’s biggest Grantmakers. It struck me at the time that things had changed substantially over the...
Training
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.
Training
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.
Training
**NEW COURSE** 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.
Training
As a line manager you will be considering how you can best manage and lead your team members during this time, as well as deliver what is needed for your organisation.