In this course, you will gain an introduction to the basic terminology and concepts in the field, along with an overview of the development cycle from identification and cultivation through stewardship and recognition. You will learn how to develop a case for support, identify and assess prospective donors, match a donor’s interests and needs with your organization’s mission and goals, recognize planned giving benefits to your donors, structure a successful solicitation, and respond to ethical dilemmas. You’ll also examine career opportunities in the field, along with contemporary issues and trends confronting today’s fundraising managers. Throughout the course you’ll gain hands-on practice developing an array of written products for your fundraising and development portfolio.
CW
This course offered great overview of the fundraising process and considerations.
AS
Great balance of videos, reading and participation. I feel I learned the basics through this course.
RG
Wonderful course, could not more highly recommend this to anyone who is just getting into the indsutry or needs a refresher.
LA
Not only this course is interesting and covers everything you need to know, but this is also very operational and you can use it right away in real life. I highly recommend it.
KM
Very informative and easy to understand course, it gave me the exact overview I was seeking
JB
Exceptionally useful and well explained as an introduction to the world of non-profit fundraising.
BJ
Great overview! I refreshed on basics and learned some new things. The only con for me was that the peer-graded assignments were sometimes difficult to get peers to grade on time.
FP
Great overview of everything related to development! It's a good way to get your feet wet and start thinking about how fundraising works!
SW
I learned a lot. I would have liked to have a "teacher" review my work, too. It was good to get peer reviews, but having an "Expert" give feedback would add to my confidence.
RR
Awesome overview of the Fundraising process. It is very useful even if you already work as a fundraiser. The tools and tons of techniques presented here, definitively worth it
CW
This course was very informative and covered a lot of topics related to fundraising. I am excited to move on to the next course!
L
I have learned a lot from this course. The assignments are extremely useful. Thank you
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I learned a lot. I would have liked to have a "teacher" review my work, too. It was good to get peer reviews, but having an "Expert" give feedback would add to my confidence.
Although the material and tests and expertise of professors are great, there is a disconnect on the way the grade the work. The first four exams are 60 percent of the grade and then we have to write a paper that has to be review by our peers and we have to review 3 peers papers. Well in my case, there is no other peer to review mine and no paper for me to review and I have no one to contact. I sent an email yesterday and no answer at all.
Very helpful course in terms of learning the basics of fundraising. Elevator pitch was critical for me. Thank you for great course content and presenters were passionate and knowledgeable. Negative: too much focus on and examples used - on University / Education fundraising. Also not enough information on Grant Writing or resources on Grant Writing.
I would have like to learn more about Grant Writing in the Development section.. I learned a lot about the functions of Fundraising. My background is in back office sales work. I see how my skills could really be important ion a fundraising campaign. I am going to keep going and find that Grant writing course.
It's very US oriented. Also the instructions for assignments are not clear; eg. "Elevator Speech" was supposed to be 1 min long (150 words max) , but was marked according to "Case for Support" structure.
Not only this course is interesting and covers everything you need to know, but this is also very operational and you can use it right away in real life. I highly recommend it.
Great course, very many good and practical insights. Timing is great to combine with a busy schedule
This was a very good introduction into the world of fundraising and development. One frustration is with the peer review of assignments that can delay progress or completion. There is a sense of uncertainty regarding when or if there will be someone to do that. But, someone did review my work, so I could complete the course. Anyway, apart from that frustration, it was very good.
One other thing that could be improved is the text of the lectures. This is downloadable as a text file, but it is just a lump of text without separation of paragraphs or formatting. It would be helpful if there was some level of formatting to allow the text to be used for notes.
This is some great information in this course. I wish it was updated to the current year, as most statistics they give are from 2014, more than a decade ago.
This is one of the best courses which has given me all the basic information. I have also started the advanced courses which are related to fundraising and development offered by UC Davis.
Great overview of everything related to development! It's a good way to get your feet wet and start thinking about how fundraising works!
This course was very informative and covered a lot of topics related to fundraising. I am excited to move on to the next course!
Great content and concise. Learning the terms of how to raise money is essential. UC Davis provides a great curriculum.
Excellent insights and basis for fundraising and foundation development
The instruction and information was excellent. I learned a great deal.
A must for anyone aspiring to work in fundraising and development work.
This is a great course, very well put together.
I went into this course having a sense of what Fundraising for a Non-Profit would be, and came way with far more clarity and thought process in terms of how to structure the fundraising process. It is not just theory but also hands-on takeaways that I find extremely helpful and will be put to use right away in our non-profit.
Great overview! I refreshed on basics and learned some new things. The only con for me was that the peer-graded assignments were sometimes difficult to get peers to grade on time.
The subject/content is very good, but the presentation style is not inspiring. The slides seems dated and they are not very motivating. Too bad, since this class is quite usefull.
De antemano quiero agradecer a la Universidad de California DAVIS sobre toda la capacitacion que me dieron y que pude empezar a hacer realidad desde hace 13 años que deseaba aprender sobre el Fundraising.. Es una enseñanza muy practica y benefica para quienes dirigimos entidades sin animo de lucro dedicada a orientar a pacientes y cuidadores de enfermedades raras. Todos los temas fueron muy claros y en el orden que nos los brindan es lo mas relevante. Se aprende mucho y los temas son muy especificos para poder salir adelante en lo relacionado a la recaudacion de fondos. Desde Colombia mis mas sinceros aradecimientos y seguire con ustedes en la especializacion sobre el mismo tema...Dios los bendiga