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.
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In this Q&A blog Montserrat Fuentes Romero, a professional pianist and arts fundraiser, talks about her fundraising career and how RAISE and the Chartered Institute supported her journey.
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Political turmoil, Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, and economic downturn bringing austerity and cuts in spending – it has been an incredible few years, leaving charities under pressure.
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Kristy Lambert, Policy and Communications Officer at the Chartered Institute, looks at trends from 2022 and the insight they offer into what 2023 might look like in the fundraising world, and how fund...
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In this blog, Charlotte Weatherley, Policy Manager, shares our members’ thoughts on the challenges fundraisers will face in 2023, including the cost of living crisis, recruitment and investing in fund...
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In this interview, Athar Abidi, Strategic Social Media Manager, RNLI talks about their achievements in 2022 and how to improve engagement on social channels.
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In this blog, Neil Heslop OBE from the Charities Aid Foundation, considers how giving has responded to the cost of living crisis.
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This course is for people with limited trust fundraising experience.
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This is a challenging time for fundraisers, not least because forecasting and budgeting is nigh on impossible! We know that you’re hungry for benchmarking information and insight to support your plann...
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Mark Storey reflects on how he discovered a career in fundraising and the lessons learned along the way.
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This blog by Legacy Futures shares the most up to date insight into legacy income performance and how in-memory giving will change through the cost of living crisis.
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In this blog, Cath Dovey, Co-Founder of The Beacon Collaborative reflects on the key trends in philanthropic giving in 2022 and how to encourage more major donors to support charities.
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.
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In this blog, Head of Policy at The Fundraising Regulator shares insights into their complaints report and updates on their new strategic plan.
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.
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In this blog, Sujit Peris Head of Regional Philanthropy and Partnerships, Amnesty International, reflects on how major donors have been respondent to waves of unprecedented challenges.
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Lucy Warnes is the new Director of Communications and Fundraising at SignHealth, the deaf health charity. In this blog she discusses the importance of making sure fundraising is an inclusive and diver...
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Managing community fundraising is a multi-faceted role requiring confident leadership and a strategic approach.
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The Chartered Institute of Fundraising announced significant actions in August 2021 on safeguarding, one of which was to commission an Independent Review into the way the organisation had acted in res...
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In this blog, Veronica Bamford-Deane, Managing Director of Work for Good, shares insights from a survey of small businesses to help fundraisers understand the drivers of business giving and how busine...
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Community fundraising has had a few hic-ups with the Covid crisis as it’s all about getting people involved, and supporting, assisting, advising and guiding those individuals & organisations who want to help you by raising money.