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Foundation Course in Fundraising Practice

Part of the Fundraising Programme

Starts on20/06/2009
Ends on23/07/2009
CategoryTraining
LocationLondon
GroupInstitute of Fundraising

Aims

Please note: Individual members get a 10% discount on all courses.

Band A £730.00

Band B £850.00

Band C £990.00

Band A: Voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of between £100,000 and £500,000.

Band B: Voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of over £500,000.

Band C: Statutory and commercial organisations.

To extend participants' knowledge and skills of the planning and practice of fundraising and increase their ability to identify and address their fundraising needs.

For

Fundraisers who require a structured introduction to fundraising and their role within a fundraising organisation.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Establish and communicate an effective case for support
- Identify the nature and type of research required to inform fundraising decisions
- Recognise what motivates donors
- Develop long-term donor commitment
- Plan, organise and allocate resources for fundraising
- Evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising
- Identify key legislation and the regulation of the fundraising process
- Be aware of team principles and motivation theory

Content

- Learning Styles and Working in Teams
- Regulation of Fundraising
- Principles of Fundraising
- Introducing fundraising techniques
- Ethics and best practice standards in fundraising
- Establishing a case for support
- Audience segmentation and motivation
- Communicating a case for support
- Planning
- Working with volunteers
- Action planning


The successful completion of this course and its assignment leads to the Fundraising Practice element of the Institute of Fundraising’s Certificate in Fundraising Management. Please note that there is an additional £200 for registration for the Certificate and for the assessment and verification of the assignment. To register for the certificate at the same time as booking on this course, go to:

www.dsc.org.uk/Training/TheFundraisingProgramme/FundraisingProgrammeBookingForm

For more information about the Certificate, visit www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or contact the Institute on 020 7840 1020.

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