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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. 

Prospect Research - Getting Started (20-Mar-25)

20 March 2025
Online
Training
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.

Developing a Legacy Strategy (Management Level) (25-Mar-25)

25 March 2025
Online
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.

Diploma in Fundraising - Virtual Delivery (Starting 25th March 2025)

25 March 2025 - 15 January 2026
Online
Qualification

The Diploma in Fundraising builds on your existing experience and skills to consolidate and expand your knowledge in all key aspects of fundraising.

Making the Ask: From Cultivation to Donation (26-Mar-25)

26 March 2025
Online
Training
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.

Masterclass - How to Write More Powerful and Successful Fundraising Letters (27-Mar-25)

27 March 2025
Online
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.

Major Donor Fundraising: Planning & Strategy (Management Level) (31-Mar & 1-Apr-25)

31 March - 01 April 2025
Online
Training
This is a course designed specifically for anyone responsible for creating a strategy and plan in major gift fundraising or who wants to prepare for a role where this will be part of the job.

Fundraising across Europe and the development of AI

10 April 2024
Resource
Pan European Non-profit Pulse Report 2024 reveals how fundraisers are facing greatest challenges head on

Our Chartered Fundraiser Plans – On-demand Webinar

04 April 2024
Resource
To enable career fundraisers to stand out and be acknowledged on par with peers from other professions, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising is working towards being able to award individual fundrai...

Philanthropy is changing and we need to change with it

03 April 2024
Resource
Philanthropy is at a crucial turning point. Throughout the pandemic we saw many passionate and committed philanthropists step up their giving so charities could keep helping those who needed support.

Fundraising Regulator Market Inquiry Report - what you need to know

27 March 2024
Resource
Public fundraising is one of the most popular and effective methods of fundraising across the sector, and it is not unusual to see the colourful vests of fundraisers from some of the country’s most we...

Member Resource: Creating a donations acceptance and refusal policy

11 March 2024
Resource
This guidance will look at the different steps and considerations when creating a policy and putting it into practice.

Member Resource: New research on why people donate and what stops others

08 March 2024
Resource
Insight from a research survey will prove useful to fundraisers

Shifting the Narrative: Fundraisers are the most generous people I know

04 March 2024
Resource
Charlotte Di Corpo is the Director of Development for Capital Theatres. Charlotte has been nominated as Fundraiser of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising's National Fundraising Awards 2...

Attracting Fresh Talent, Retaining Fundraising Stars

27 February 2024
Resource
Chartered Institute of Fundraising Chief Executive Katie Docherty recently joined a panel of experts to discuss recruitment and retention of fundraisers.

Prize-led fundraising: trends and insights

14 February 2024
Resource
Prize-led fundraising, where people donate in return for a raffle ticket, a lottery ticket or the chance to win a prize, remains a cornerstone of many charities fundraising portfolios. Through the pan...

Prospect Research - Getting Started (5-Jun-25)

05 June 2025
Online
Training
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.

The Importance of Annual Audience Insight Gathering

01 February 2024
Resource
In November the Chartered Institute of Fundraising held a webinar in partnership with Salesforce, titled Innovative Approaches to Fundraising: Strategies for Success.

Facing AI Head On

31 January 2024
Resource

Making the most of Payroll Giving

31 January 2024
Resource

Gen Z - Engaging the Next Generation of Donors (1-Jul-25)

01 July 2025
Online
Training
As we look to a new generation of donors, it is now more important than ever for charities to align their understanding of what drives and engages donors and prospects.