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
University 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, Marketing Planning, Customer Relationship Building, Direct Marketing, Advertising Mail, Business Writing, Developing Training Materials, Campaign Planning
University 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
John 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
Skills 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
John 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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Duke 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
John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Philanthropy, Grant Applications, Strategic Partnership, Relationship Building, Campaign Management, Strategic Communication, Campaign Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, Consumer Behaviour, Diversity Awareness, Decision Making, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Cultural Diversity
John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Newsletters, Risk Management, Lobbying, Talent Management, Governance, Non-Profit Accounting, Event Planning, Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Event Management, Leadership Development, Risk Mitigation, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership and Management, Public Relations, Grant Writing, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership
Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Acumen, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, General Finance, Return On Investment, General Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Investments, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Financial Forecasting, Business Valuation, Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Acumen, Finance, Presentations, Investments, Value Propositions, Market Analysis
Anthropic
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, Policy Development
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Fundraising, Goal Setting, Philanthropy, Campaign Management, Promotions and Campaigns, Drive Engagement, Content Creation, Personalized Campaigns
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Best free Fundraising courses
High-quality free Fundraising courses you can start today.
- Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 WomenGoldman SachsMixed1 - 4 WeeksFree
- AI Fluency for nonprofitsAnthropicBeginner1 - 3 MonthsFree
- Create a fundraising page on ChuffedCourseraBeginnerLess Than 2 HoursFree
Best Fundraising courses from John Wiley & Sons
Top-rated Fundraising courses offered by John Wiley & Sons on Coursera.
- Achieving Excellence in FundraisingJohn Wiley & SonsIntermediate3 - 6 MonthsJohn Wiley & Sons
- Nonprofit Operations: Finance, Technology & FundraisingJohn Wiley & SonsIntermediate1 - 3 MonthsJohn Wiley & Sons
- Strategic Fundraising: Donors, Gifts & PartnershipsJohn Wiley & SonsIntermediate3 - 6 MonthsJohn Wiley & Sons
Best Fundraising certificate programs
Earn a certificate in Fundraising from top universities and companies.
- Fundraising and DevelopmentUniversity of California, DavisBeginner3 - 6 MonthsSpecialization
- Raising Impact Investment CapitalDuke UniversityBeginner1 - 3 MonthsSpecialization
- Nonprofit Management 101John Wiley & SonsBeginner3 - 6 MonthsSpecialization
