Fundraising Courses
Fundraising courses can help you learn how to plan campaigns, build donor relationships, and communicate an organization’s mission effectively. You can build skills in grant writing, stewardship strategies, outreach planning, and using data to guide fundraising decisions. Many courses introduce tools such as CRM systems, research databases, and communication platforms that support managing and growing fundraising efforts.
Popular Fundraising Courses and Certifications
John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Grant Applications, Proposal Writing, Program Evaluation, Proposal Development, Fundraising, Project Design, Smart Goals, Goal Setting, Philanthropy, Organizational Strategy, Writing, Document Management, Budgeting, Research, Storytelling, Business Logic, Peer Review, Business Analysis
Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Social Impact, Team Collaboration, Organizational Structure, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Investments, Presentations
Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Product Development, Intellectual Property, Design Thinking, Presentations, Sales Presentation, Stakeholder Communications, Commercialization, Ideation, Persuasive Communication, Strategic Communication, Organizational Change, Health Technology, Organizational Structure, Entrepreneurship, Stakeholder Engagement, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Public Health, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Presentations, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Public Health
University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Responsible AI, Digital Communications, Machine Learning, digital literacy, Blockchain, AI literacy, Social Impact, Technology Strategies, Data Storage, Artificial Intelligence, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Artificial Neural Networks, Emerging Technologies, Social Media, Deep Learning, Change Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Generative AI
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Business Planning, Ideation, Market Opportunities, Business Strategy, Initiative and Leadership, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Team Building, Market Analysis, Resource Management, Decision Making, Customer Insights, Governance, Customer Analysis, Target Market
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Customer Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance, Competitive Analysis, Customer Insights, Fundraising, Equities, Business Valuation, Liquidation, Business, Due Diligence, Investments, Finance
Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Habit Formation, Self-Motivation, Motivational Skills, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Leadership and Management, Productivity, Business Planning, Copywriting, Personal Development, Market Opportunities, Product Promotion, Music, Promotional Strategies, Fundraising, Goal Setting, Problem Solving, Digital Publishing, Writing
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Management, Fundraising
ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Philanthropy, Fundraising, Social Impact, Tax, Program Evaluation, Economics, Psychology
Skills you'll gain: Grant Applications, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Finance, Loans, Fundraising, Stakeholder Communications, Financial Planning
Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Design Thinking, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Engagement, Human Centered Design, Entrepreneurship, Communication Planning, Business Modeling, Governance, Communication, Advocacy, Sustainable Business, Innovation, Program Evaluation, Fundraising, Entrepreneurial Finance
