Professional Development
Professional Development
All courses led by highly skilled presenters with years of experience. Certificate of Completion for all courses. (Why professional development?)
Major Gifts Certification
Three focused programs to establish your credentials in the nonprofit industry.
Jonathan Gudema, Esq.
- Planned Giving Boot Camp for Major Gifts Officers
- Major Donor Magic
- Nonprofit Leadership Academy
Joe Garecht
- Find new major donors who want to support your work (in as early as 30 days)
- Build stronger relationships and have them give more
- Turn them into life-long supporters
- Understand the secrets of the world’s most successful giving clubs
A powerful program to help you raise more and excel in your career.
Joe Garecht
- Learn the Secrets to Being a Great Non-Profit Leader
- Everything You Need to Lead Your Organization’s Growth
- Build an Amazing Board
- Resource Your Mission
One of our most powerful programs.
Joe Garecht
- The Only 6 Strategies that Actually Work for Consistently Finding New Donors
- How to Leverage Your Board and Current Donors to Find New People to Support You
- The 2 Best Places to Find New Major Donors for Your Organization
- How to Approach New Donors for the First Time to Make Them Want to Give
Ben Case
- Expertly paced, ongoing 25-question test
- Each question timed and scored
- Compare your score anonymously to the group
- Hear the reasoning behind each question and answer
Beginner? This will be an eye opener. Seasoned pro? You’ll add to your knowledge base — and have fun at the same time.
Various Instructors
- 2 Lessons per month (24 total)
- 20 to 55 minutes each
- Constantly updated topics
- Personal and professional development
- More …
Larry Johnson
- Build confidence working with donors
- Juggle competing responsibilities
- Create an appreciation for philanthropy within your organization
- Acquire donors with ease while keeping ones you have
- Instill strong collaboration between fundraisers and executives
- Unify, strengthen and empower your board
Patrick O’Donnell
- Humanize data to influence behavior and create change
- Build a bridge between mission and supporters
- Increase audience engagement
- Inspire donors and staff
- Advance your mission
- Elevate your career
Joe Garecht
- What a donor fundraising system is, and why it is such a powerful tool
- The 8 most important fundraising systems to build for your organization
- A simple step-by-step system for building sustainable fundraising systems
- Tips and strategies for successfully implementing systems at your organization
- And much more!
Joe Garecht
- You’ll discover exactly how to raise the MOST money at your non-profit events.
- Stop wasting time and money on event strategies that don’t produce results.
- You’ll skip past all the mistakes and obstacles that MOST non-profits make with events.
- You’ll know exactly how find big sponsors for your events.
- Use event committees, your board, and other supporters to maximize your fundraising.
Joe Garecht
- Write compelling fundraising letters and e-mails that raise more money than ever.
- The best ways to get people to open and read your fundraising letters
- Building emotion and telling the story of your non-profit in two pages or less
- How to craft the perfect ask for your next fundraising letter or e-mail
