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
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Proposal Writing, Grant Writing, Philanthropy, Proposal Development, Gift Accounting, Prospecting and Qualification, Campaign Management, Grant Applications, Tax Planning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing Planning, Customer Relationship Building, Direct Marketing, Advertising Mail, Business Writing, Developing Training Materials
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Grant Writing, Philanthropy, Proposal Development, Grant Applications, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Campaign Management, Relationship Management, Campaign Planning, Stakeholder Management, Prospecting and Qualification, Goal Setting, Drive Engagement
Status: NewStatus: FreeAnthropic
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI literacy, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Anthropic Claude, Data Ethics, AI Integrations, Decision Intelligence, Information Privacy, Data Analysis, Research, Policy Development
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialJohn Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Philanthropy, Budget Management, Advocacy, Grant Writing, Budgeting, Prospecting and Qualification, Strategic Marketing, Brand Marketing, Campaign Planning, Grant Applications, Campaign Management, Promotions and Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Social Impact, Marketing Strategies, Proposal Development, Strategic Partnership, Crisis Management
Status: FreeSkills you'll gain: Grant Applications, Grant Writing, Business Planning, Financial Planning, Entrepreneurial Finance, Growth Strategies, Financial Management, Business Strategy, Proposal Development, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Acumen, Loans, Fundraising, Stakeholder Communications
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialJohn Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Non-Profit Accounting, Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Grant Writing, Customer Relationship Management, Technology Strategies, Program Evaluation, Fiscal Management, Business Operations, Grant Applications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Financial Statement Analysis, Web Design and Development, Performance Measurement, Operations Management, Financial Statements, Operations, Social Impact, Business, Finance
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Status: FreeStanford University
Skills you'll gain: Philanthropy, Resource Utilization, Social Impact, Program Evaluation, Lifelong Learning, Collaboration, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Planning, Entrepreneurship, Research
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialJohn Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Philanthropy, Grant Writing, Grant Applications, Strategic Partnership, Relationship Building, Campaign Management, Driving engagement, Campaign Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, Communication Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Diversity Awareness, Decision Making, Cultural Diversity
Status: Free TrialDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Return On Investment, Due Diligence, Financial Forecasting, Social Impact, Investments, Contract Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Capital Budgeting, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Fundraising, Negotiation, Business Modeling, Finance, Strategic Partnership, Capital Markets, Performance Measurement, Business Strategy, Growth Strategies
Status: FreeSkills you'll gain: Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Fundraising, Goal Setting, Philanthropy, Campaign Management, Promotions and Campaigns, Drive Engagement, Content Creation, Personalized Campaigns
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Financial Forecasting, Business Valuation, Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Financial Acumen, Finance, Presentations, Revenue Forecasting, Investments, Value Propositions, Market Analysis
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialJohn Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Newsletters, Risk Management, Lobbying, Talent Management, Governance, Non-Profit Accounting, Event Planning, Fundraising, Risk Management Framework, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Event Management, Leadership Development, Risk Mitigation, Diversity and Inclusion, Public Relations, Grant Writing, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular fundraising courses
- Fundraising and Development:Â University of California, Davis
- Fundraising and Development Foundations:Â University of California, Davis
- AI Fluency for nonprofits:Â Anthropic
- Achieving Excellence in Fundraising:Â John Wiley & Sons
- Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women:Â Goldman Sachs
- Nonprofit Operations: Finance, Technology & Fundraising:Â John Wiley & Sons
- Giving 2.0: The MOOC:Â Stanford University
- Strategic Fundraising: Donors, Gifts & Partnerships:Â John Wiley & Sons
- Raising Impact Investment Capital:Â Duke University
- Create a fundraising page on Chuffed:Â Coursera
