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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. 

Designing and Running a Successful Fundraising Event (Practitioner Level) (31-Jul-25)

This indispensable one day course will provide you with the logistical know-how to ensure that your next events run as smoothly as possible, giving you a thorough understanding of what is needed to design and deliver your best fundraising event to date.

Major Donor Fundraising (Practitioner Level) (5-Aug-25)

Are you new to major gift fundraising or is your organisation now stepping out more boldly into this type of fundraising?

Managing your Trust Fundraising Programme Strategically (5-Aug-25)

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.

Masterclass -How to Write Fundraising Copy That Really Engages and Persuades (6-Aug-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.

Developing a Powerful Case for Support (7-Aug-25)

This engaging course is designed to help you to evaluate the key component parts of the case for support and assist you to develop this into a powerful fundraising message enabling donors to feel compelled to give.

Making the Ask: From Cultivation to Donation (7-Aug-25)

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.

The Art of Stewardship (12-Aug-25)

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.

Developing a Legacy Strategy (Management Level) (13-Aug-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.

Data Storytelling for Fundraisers (14-Aug-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.

Benchmarking fundraising performance: Why it matters and how to do it well

Benchmarking is an essential practice for any ambitious fundraising team (which is all of us, right?!). Find out what you need to know to make it worth your while.

Building sustainable foundations for customer experience strategy

Good Supporter Experience is a cornerstone for fostering trust, driving engagement, and creating long-lasting connections. Find out how to transform your supporter experience.

Data for decision making

Data is a valuable and powerful fundraising resource, if you work with it strategically.

Getting started with strategic planning

Whether you're starting from scratch or updating existing plans, understanding the process of planning is important. Here's how to get started.

Helping you thrive: the careers collection

Being a fundraiser can be the most rewarding of careers, full of contribution and achievement and the Chartered Institute supports fundraisers at all stages, from entry level to director roles. All fu...

How to link strategic planning with your organisation's goals

Making sure your fundraising aligns to your organisation's goals is incredibly important.

Identifying income streams for strategic growth

Having a varied collection of fundraising income streams is vitally important, especially in the changing economic climate.

Taking your new fundraising stream to a wider audience

From testing to a core part of your fundraising: how to take your new income stream to a wider audience.

The Fundraising Leaders' Collection

As a fundraising leader you are supporting your teams and charity in numerous ways and need to understand many different aspects of fundraising, management and leadership. This collection of resources...

Working with your delivery teams to report on impact

Impact reporting is a powerful tool for communicating what fundraising is achieving, both to charity boards, and to existing and potential supporters.

Effective Management and Leadership (28-Aug-25)

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.