Professional Fundraising Certificate Courses

YOU MUST ATTEND ALL CLASS SESSIONS TO EARN CREDIT/DIGITAL BADGE FOR A COURSE, AND YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED COURSES TO EARN A CERTIFICATE.

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* Schedule and costs subject to change at any time; consult with instructor for specific date details | Updated daily

Course Descriptions

The Professional Fundraising Program is conducted in a live online format using Zoom and the campus' Canvas Learning Management System. Live virtual class sessions are conducted at the day/time indicated in the program schedule. Attendance at all class sessions is required.

BPX 913 | Introduction to Fundraising

0.9 CEUs

This course is designed to teach students the basic principles of fundraising for non-profit organizations. It explores some of the history of fundraising, fundraising in America, statistics of fundraising on a national, state, and local level, dynamics of a sound fundraising program and approach and what it takes to build a multi-channel, comprehensive fundraising program for both small and large organizations.

BPX 915 | Direct Response Fundraising and Individual Giving

0.9 CEUs • Prerequisite: BPX 913

This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of direct response fundraising with a focus on individual giving. The course will focus on how to formulate a good direct response plan including new donor acquisition, donor retention strategies, principles of good donor stewardship along with building a donor loyalty program. The topics will include both traditional direct mail programs as well as digital strategies. Also there will be a focus on keeping good records and doing regular donor file analysis.

BPX 917 | Institutional Giving

0.9 CEUs • Prerequisite: BPX 913; Recommended: BPX 915

This course is designed to teach students the basic principles of fundraising as it relates to institutional funders. It will cover the basic dynamics of corporate and foundation funding including statistical data. It explores the fundamentals of grants and grant writing and developing proposals for institutional funding consideration. Other funding sources that will be studied include churches, civic groups, employee giving programs, corporate foundations and family foundations.

BPX 919 | Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Events

0.9 CEUs • Prerequisite: BPX 913; Recommended: BPX 915, BPX 917

This course is designed to teach students the basic principles of fundraising as it relates to major donors with additional instruction in planned-giving and bequests. The course will also focus on fundraising through events and the part they play in a comprehensive fundraising program. In addition, students will be expected to complete an annual multi-channel fundraising plan for their non-profit or for one they hope to work for.

Textbooks/Materials

Handouts and Templates Available on Canvas.

Suggested Text(s) & Other Materials

Relationship Fundraising: A Donor Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money, by Ken Burnett, Jossey-Bass Press, 2nd Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0787960896.
The Rules of Fundraising by Douglas Shaw, Douglas Shaw & Associates Press. ISBN-13: 978-1530783199.
Yours for the Asking, by Reynold Levy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Press. ISBN-13: 978-0470505533.
Responsive Fundraising, by Gabe Cooper & McKenna Baile, Liberalis/Brisance Books Group. ISBN-13: 978-1944194727.

Live Online Course Delivery

Note: All classes for this program are LIVE ONLINE. This instructor-led program utilizes our campus' Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) available directly at https://canvas.csudh.edu, as well as through our student portal, MyCSUDH. Live virtual class sessions are conducted at the day/time indicated in the program schedule. Attendance and participation via Zoom at all class sessions is required.

For students using corporate/government/restricted access devices: Please check with your organization's IT services to ensure that you'll be able to access CSUDH's Canvas, Zoom, and Toromail resources prior to your first class session.

Be sure to get your password and instructions to access MyCSUDH and other CSUDH online resources when you register, and download/print materials for the first week prior to course start.

For questions regarding technical issues, please contact the CSUDH IT Helpdesk at 310.243.2500 and/or https://csudh.service-now.com/ ►

Information & Registration

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