Fundamentals+ Track
a three-month commitment intended for organizations beginning their fundraising journey or lacking dedicated development staff beyond an Executive Director and/or one development staff member trying to do it all.
Recommended for organizations with:
two or fewer staff fundraisers and/or consultants
a CEO and board new to private fundraising
<200 active individual donors
Sample Syllabus
Month 1
Pre-Program Homework: Review NonProfit Landscape Webinar
Coaching Session 1: Real Talk + Your Org’s ChangeRaisers Goals
Training Day 1: Strategic Fundraising Frameworks
Month 2
Training Day 2: Roles of Board & Staff + Power Dynamics in Fundraising
Coaching Session 2: Board Matrix & Strategic Priorities
Training Day 3: Donor Pipeline Building: Small Donor Programs & Digital Fundraising
Month 3
Training Day 4: Donor Engagement & Upgrading - Major Planned Gifts
Coaching Session 3: Engagement Calendar, Donor Portfolio & Final Dev Toolkit
Training Day 5: Institutional Funders & Community Building
Participants complete the track with:
an actionable Development Toolkit
a Development/Communications engagement calendar
a Board Matrix
a Top Donor Portfolio
Alumni
