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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. 

5 steps for career progression in a small charity

If you work as a fundraiser for a small charity, you’ll know it can be both challenging and exhilarating. When the time comes to take your career up a level, you might wonder how you can do that. Here...

Future Leaders Programme (January - May 2025)

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 (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.

How to develop a fundraising strategy, with a template

Developing a well-thought-out fundraising strategy is essential for small charities to achieve their financial goals and sustain their mission. This is our guide on how to create a fundraising strateg...

How to find your fundraising tribe

Having a good support network is a vital yet sometimes overlooked part of any job. We enjoy our work more when we feel happy and supported, and we work better, too. If you work in a small charity, it...

How to pick a CRM: a guide for small charities

A CRM is a database that charities use when they’ve outgrown spreadsheets and are struggling to manage their data. There are lots to choose from, here's our guide for small charities, to help you pick...

How to work with a designer, with a template

Collaborating with a creative design professional can bring numerous advantages to fundraisers in small charities. Here's our tips and a template for producing a creative brief for a designer.

How to work with a photographer, with a template

For small charities, working with a professional photographer can significantly enhance the impact of their communications and fundraising campaigns. Here's our tips and a template for producing a bri...

How to write a top-notch fundraising job advert, with a template

If you work in a small charity and you need to grow your fundraising team, writing a good job advert will help you attract the talent you're looking for.

Making your fundraising legal and compliant

Fundraising is an integral part of a charity’s ability to further its charitable purposes. But fundraising can also be fraught with regulatory obstacles and challenges, especially for small charities....

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)

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

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

You will develop the relevant knowledge, skills, techniques and confidence to enable you to successfully research, negotiate and manage corporate partnerships.

Data Storytelling for Fundraisers (10-Feb-25)

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.

Digital trends in 2024 and AI for fundraisers

Change happens fast in the digital landscape and fundraisers need to keep up, so they can engage the public across lots of different platforms. And with the growth of AI - how are fundraisers currentl...

Masterclass - How to Write Fundraising Copy That Really Engages and Persuades (11-Feb-25)

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.

Growing Income from Mid-Value Donors (13-Feb-25)

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.

Digital Fundraising - Planning and Strategy (17-Feb-25)

In this one day digital fundraising strategy course, we will explore a variety of processes and tools to help you develop a strategic plan for your digital fundraising activity.