Fundraising Masterclass
Learn how to develop fundraising strategies for your projects through an intensive highly interactive two day online fundraising training course.
Investing into building your own skills and understanding about how fundraising works is crucial for your funding success.
Working with NGOs and social enterprises, we identified that an accelerated short training course would benefit nonprofit organisations as well as socio-environmental enterprises. We have developed a Live Online Fundraising Masterclass that provides all the essential skills, tools and frameworks necessary to maximise your fundraising efforts.
Join our interactive online fundraising training course to learn the fundamentals of why and how donors give, and how to meet their goals correctly. Through the training you will learn how to write a fundraising strategy, understanding of the most common fundraising challenges and how to overcome them.
Fundraising Training Course Details
Dates: Future Dates to be Determined. Click here to sign up for the next date.
Where: Attend from Anywhere through a Live Online Classroom
Start time: 09:30 – 17:00
Cost: $175 (we do offer sponsored programmes to selected NGOs and Maximpact’s alumni of other training courses. Contact info@maximpact.com for sponsored training fee.)
“Loved the interactive way the course was delivered and the way we could split off into groups. This meant I got to work with most participants on a 1on1 basis. The course was really beneficial to me and has given me clear takeaways which I will certainly use. Lorraine was an incredible teacher and the way she delivered the course was really top notch.” – Daniella, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Rhino Africa Safaris and Rise Africa Foundation in Cape Town
“Every aspect of the training has been amazing and Lorraine is a great trainer.” – Edmund
“We are grateful Maximpact for providing us with two full-day training. I liked segmentations of the presentations and how was the trainer interact with trainees. I have enjoyed participating in the training and it was beneficial for me and the other participants who also attended on behalf of our charity.” – Suleiman, Director of HAPANI
“I definitely recommend this training. It is a step by step simplified writing. This training really helped me in my work.” – Susan
“I am new to Fundraising, everything in this training was very interesting, clear and useful” – Mehari
Course Outline
The fundraising training course provides the necessary tools, strategies, frameworks and pathways of how to make your fundraising activities more effective. Through this fundraising course, you learn essential fundraising skills and how to get donors interested in your project.
All the tools you will learn can be immediately applied to your projects. The online live course is very interactive, with practical exercises, case studies and discussions.
What will you learn during this course:
- Learn about the different types and sources of donations.
- Learn how to assess them and choose the best option for your project.
- Gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of why and how donors give, and how you can meet their goals.
- Gain insight into the various methods of fundraising and learn how to choose and apply them to your project through LEARNING-BY-DOING exercises in real-time.
- Learn how to approach different donors, how to prepare, how to present and how to follow-up on established contacts.
- Understand the most common fundraising challenges and pitfalls and learn how to overcome them.
Fundraising training course agenda
Who will benefit from the fundraising training course?
- People who work in nonprofit, civil society, community-based organisations and social enterprises looking to raise grants.
- Programme and project managers who need to raise funds, communicate with funders and/or understand how fundraising strategy works.
- People who work or wish to get involved in fundraising.
How does the online aspect work?
This accelerated training combines online learning with an intensive face-to-face group workshop. The training is carried out live through an online classroom. You will receive the link to the classroom with all the necessary materials.
Information on each topic is provided, together with a range of activities designed to support the learning where you will be able to LEARN-BY-DOING through asking questions, participating discussions, practical exercises and listening to the trainer’s instructions and best case practices.
Fundraising Training Course Trainer
The training is delivered by Lorraine – an expert in Middle East politics, university lecturer and trainer, who is also a Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Through her career as a consultant, working with International Non Profit Organisations, academia and the private sector, Lorraine obtained a solid track record in fundraising and corporate training. In her trainings she applies practical approach of learning-by-doing and experiential learning experiences in her trainings, so that learners can learn from each other’s experiences and co-create knowledge.
Her experience also covers research, implementation and management of education and livelihoods projects. She has recently established her own social impact initiative to support livelihoods for refugees and other vulnerable populations for which she is currently fundraising.
