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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.
Event
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.
Event
Chair of the Partners Forum, Simon Dickson will lead a discussion including sector news and updates from the Chartered Institute.
Training
**1 SPACE1 - EMAIL ACADEMY@CIOF.ORG.UK TO BOOK** 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.
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.
Training
2 SPACES LEFT - contact Academy@ciof.org.uk to book.
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.
Training
**FULLY BOOKED** 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.
Training
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.
Training
This course has been designed to support fundraising professionals working directly or indirectly with those in Vulnerable Circumstances so that they can work effectively, ethically and with care.
Training
Community fundraising is about getting people involved, and supporting, assisting, advising and guiding those individuals & organisations who want to help you by raising money.
Training
Managing community fundraising is a multi-faceted role requiring confident leadership and a strategic approach.
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
In this one day course, we will explore the digital landscape and its relevance to fundraising.