Executive Education

Fundraising Programs

Developed by the University of St. Thomas Center for Nonprofit Management, our fundraising programs focus on how to build your leadership to maximize your fund development potential, how to find and approach constituents for funding, fundraising skills and methods, and how to budget and collect data for grant writing purposes.
Improve your fundraising capacity by:

• Developing your personal leadership to provide guidance and direction for your fundraising team.
• Building a foundation to grow and support your organization.
• Learning how to develop a realistic, useful budget.
• Identifying the most appropriate methods for obtaining sponsorships and asking for major gifts.
• Creating successful and innovative strategies to maximize your fundraising efforts.
• Using marketing and public relations to your advantage.

All thirteen fundraising programs may be taken individually or as part of the Fundraising Certificate. Nine of thirteen programs of your choice must be taken to receive a Fundraising Certificate from the Department of Executive Education and Professional Development at the University of St. Thomas. Each program will be offered once in the fall and once in the spring.

Upon completion of the Fundraising Certificate, you will receive a one year introductory membership to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) national and local chapters. This provides you with access to a network of colleagues locally and nationally, information libraries and resource centers and conferences, seminars, and monthly meeting. With your AFP membership, you will receive a chapter newsletter, Advanced Philanthropy magazine, and AFP news and professional postings.

Additionally, each participant pursuing a Fundraising Certificate is invited to our Fundraising Luncheon which will be held biannually. The Fundraising Luncheon will give participants an opportunity to celebrate, gain information about AFP membership and CFRE certification, talk with instructors about careers in fundraising, and to network.

Our programs are CFRE certified! Our fundraising programs fulfill the educational requirements toward the Certified Fund Raising Executive certification. Complete all thirteen programs and fulfill the 80 educational point requirements toward the coveted Certified Fund Raising Executive certification.
Becoming a Certified Fund Raising Executive is a multi-step process. For complete information on the requirements to earn a Certified Fund Raising Executive designation, please visit the CFRE website.  http://cfre.org/

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Fundraising Programs:

Organizational and Personal Leadership
Full participation in Organizational and Personal Leadership is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Laying the Foundation for Fund Development
Full participation in Laying the Foundation for Fund Development is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Asking for Major Gifts
Full participation in Asking for Major Gifts is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Annual Strategies
Full participation in Annual Strategies is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Grant Writing Essentials
Full participation in Grant Writing Essentials is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Capital, Endowment, and Special Purpose Campaigns
Full participation in Capital, Endowment, and Special Purpose Campaigns is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Program Outcomes
Full participation in Program Outcomes is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Marketing and Public Relations - Twin Strategies for Success
Full participation in Marketing and Public Relations - Twin Strategies for Success is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

External Fund Development Sources – Government Grants and Corporate Sponsorships
Full participation in External Fund Development Sources – Government Grants and Corporate Sponsorships is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Planned Giving Essentials
Full participation in Planned Giving Essentials is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Nonprofit Prospect Management and Research Techniques
Full participation in Nonprofit Prospect Management and Research Techniques
is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

How to Write a Development Plan and Manage a Development Office
Full participation in How to Write a Development Plan and Manage a Development Office is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Budgeting for your Fundraising Program*
Full participation in Realistic Budgeting is applicable for 3.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

*This ½ day program will be followed by the Fundraising Luncheon.

In addition to the fundraising programs listed above, we also offer a two hour introductory course in nonprofit prospect management. (Please note that this program will not be counted toward your Fundraising Certificate Series program requirements)

Introduction to Nonprofit Prospect Research

Discounts are available!
Register for the Fundraising Certificate Series and receive a 10% discount.
Register for all thirteen Fundraising Programs and receive a 10% discount.

Please call 651-962-4600 to  receive the discount.