2025 Fundraising Essentials
Course Instructors: Patricia Ward, CFRE, and Roxann Ball
Learn How to Be an Effective and Successful Fundraiser
The Fundraising Essentials course topics include:
– Where is the Money?
– Cycle of Fundraising
– Creating a Case for Support
– Annual Giving and Special Events
– Major Gifts and Moves Management
– Making the Ask
– Constructing a Development Plan
– Stewarding Donors”
Each Participant will receive a notebook of reference material, sample documents, and templates.
After class two participants will begin work, outside of class, on a Case for Support to be presented during class five. After class four participants will begin work, outside of class, on a Development Plan to be presented during class six.
Class Is limited to 25 participants.
CFRE International has approved the course for 18 continuing education points.
Hourly Schedule
6 Sessions
- 9/16/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 1
- 9/30/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 2
- 10/14/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 3
- 10/28/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 4
- 11/4/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 5
- 11/18/2025 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Session 6
