This online nonprofit management certificate program introduces learners to key current management issues for nonprofit organizations.
Fundraising, board and volunteer development, budgeting, reading financial statements, leadership, marketing, and setting strategic direction are all addressed, and video commentary on these crucial topics will give you insight into how nonprofit professionals apply key concepts in their own organizations.
Each 3 to 5 hour, self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies, and self-assessments that will engage you and help you practice effective decision making in a nonprofit setting.
Some courses in the nonprofit management certificate award CFRE credits.
This course includes an “Ask the Expert” feature. You can use this feature to submit questions about course content. A subject matter expert will provide guidance or point you to additional resources for the topics you’re studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
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Applying Powerful Communications Strategies is about how to create messaging which will be understood and acted upon. By the right people–your prime prospective supporters. Understanding the relationship between philanthropy and fundraising. Defining your paradigm–who you are–and why it affects everything you do in fundraising. Using communication strategies to inform your long term planning.
– Larry Johnson, Creator of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
Section 1: Begin at the Beginning™
Acquiring an understanding of philanthropy. Learning to communicate “outside in.” Learning to use this knowledge to create a workable fundraising paradigm for your organization.
Four Lessons
Topics: understanding philanthropy; relationships with money; active listening
Section 2: Learn & Plan™
Learn the essentials of defining your organization’s donor constituency. Constructing a working plan to build awareness and support among the segments of that constituency.
Five Lessons
Topics: learning who will support you (and who will not); seeking your supporters; engaging your supporters
Section 3: Strategic Plan
Creating a practical understanding of the distributed planning process using input from primary sources–principally donors–to inform your fundraising multi-year planning. Construct your own plan.
Five Lessons
Topics: defining your paradigm through principles; creating the bottom-up plan
Applying Powerful Communications Strategies includes 17 videos, 19 exercises, 2 case studies, 3 podcast interviews, 3 quizzes
Approximate time to complete: 10 hours.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON SUBMISSION OF ALL QUIZZES.
NO BONES GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED, WE OFFER A 14 DAY FULL REFUND. GUARANTEED.
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Creating Transformational Growth is about Discernment. Focus. Growth.
THE PATH TO STRONG AND DURABLE GROWTH
Bullet proof your fundraising. Employ major gifts and planned gifts strategically. Why and how to focus on the prize: gifts of assets. Creating and understanding the strategic link between current cash giving and transformational giving.
– Larry Johnson, Creator of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
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Developing Your Emotional IQ is about Smarts. Empathy. Success.
BECOMING THE SAVVY FUNDRAISER
Knowing how to recognize a donor when you see one. How to navigate donor dilemmas with finesse. Achieving the proper mix between renewing donors and acquiring new ones. Removing the stumbling blocks to success. Recognizing who’s driving the fundraising dynamic–and why.
– Larry Johnson, Creator of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
Developing Your Emotional IQ
Navigate donor dilemmas with finesse
Understanding how donors think–what’s important to them
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Plan, engage and grow by Creating Effective Fundraising Programs
SOAR BY ENGAGING YOUR DONORS STEP BY STEP
Designing your fundraising effort. A design that delivers–today and tomorrow. Creating a sustainable business model. Understanding your donors. Moving your donors to their highest levels of giving. Ensuring a balanced revenue mix. Using events strategically. Knowing what and how to measure.
– Larry Johnson, Creator of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
Creating Effective Fundraising Programs
Create a sustainable fundraising business model
Move donors to their highest giving levels
Use events strategically
Establish meaningful benchmarks for growth
Here’s the Creating Effective Fundraising Programs course outline:
Section 1: Divide & Grow™ I
Understanding the natural differences between your donors and learn how these affect your ability to sustain and scale your fundraising revenue.
Five Lessons
Topics: appreciating donor differences; evaluating your current revenue model; creating a sustainable fundraising business model
Section 2: Divide & Grow™ II
Appreciate the natural differences between your donors and how these affect your ability to sustain and scale your fundraising revenue. Learn cost/benefit differences between various fundraising vehicles
Five Lessons
Topics: donor progression pipeline; moving donors to their highest levels of giving; using events effectively
Section 3: The Development Plan
Gain a practical understanding of the distributed planning process. Create an annual operating plan within a multi-year framework.
Four Lessons
Topics: understanding revenue distributions; establishing meaningful benchmarks; putting your plan together
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Leading Yourself and Others is a critical role of leadership in fundraising.
How to identify the right people for the right positions. How to groom your leaders for effective teamwork. Creating a leadership powerhouse. Building expanding, sustained donor constituencies.
Keeping your program on track with sustained compounding revenue and donor growth.
– Larry Johnson, Creator of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
Leading Yourself and Others is…
Identifying the right people
Creating a leadership powerhouse
Grooming your board
Building donor constituencies
Compounding revenue growth
Here’s the Leading Yourself and Others course outline:
Section 1: Leadership Leads™
Fundraising success starts with leadership. Without it, you never get off the ground.
Five Lessons
Topics: creating an effective strategic board; boards and fundraising; roles of organizational leaders
Section 2: Work from the Inside Out™
The principle of concentric circles creates unassailable support.
Five Lessons
Topics: identifying, building and expanding donor constituencies; creating sustainable cultures; the connection principle
Section 3: Invest, Integrate & Evaluate™
Knowing where you are and where you’re going.
Five Lessons
Topics: keeping your program on track; compounding revenue growth; evaluating your program
Leading Yourself–And Others is 18 videos, 19 exercises, 3 case studies, 3 podcast interviews, 3 quizzes. Approximate time to complete: 10 hours.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON SUBMISSION OF ALL QUIZZES.
NO BONES GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED, WE OFFER A 14 DAY FULL REFUND. GUARANTEED.
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The Eight Principles fundraising curriculum unlocks transformational giving – in plain English.
It’s perfect for volunteers, boards and professionals fundraisers.
RAISE MUCH MORE MONEY AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD
Larry Johnson, Founder of The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising
THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES® CURRICULUM is everything you need for sustained fundraising success. Knowing where to start–no matter where you are now. How to lead others effectively. Understanding donors and philanthropy. Communicating to be heard and understood. Learning who your supporters are–and how you reach them. Appreciating differences between donors–and why they matter. How to keep your donors while acquiring new ones. Creating a program with the lowest costs and highest returns. Knowing how to accurately measure your progress.
The complete strategic fundraising curriculum. Over 50 instructional contact hours with over 70 downloadable worksheets and exercises in 14 distinct lessons. Contains all the material from all five topical course modules.
THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES® CURRICULUM includes two bonuses not found in our other programs:
Live coaching and orientation session to get you started.
Upon completion, you earn an Eight Principles Fundraiser Certification with certificate.
Priced at 40% under individual course pricing. A savings of almost $1,000.
The first principle of The Eight Principles®, Donors are the Drivers®, speaks to donors as the prime movers in philanthropy. They are the engine propelling fundraising forward. But their money is not the fuel. This is the fundamental principle for fundraising success.
6 videos, 1 case study, 4 worksheets, 1 exercise
Lesson 2: Begin at the Beginning™
Acquire an understanding of philanthropy. Explore how money influences relationships. Learn how to use your knowledge to create a workable fundraising paradigm for your organization.
5 videos, 1 case study, 2 worksheets, 2 exercises
Lesson 3: Leadership Leads™
Learn the components of effective leadership in sustained fundraising success. And why it matters.
6 videos, 1 case study, 3 worksheets, 3 exercises
Lesson 4: Learn & Plan™
Learn how to define your organization’s donor constituency, then construct a working plan to build awareness and support among the segments of your donor family.
videos, 1 case study, 4 worksheets, 4 exercises
Lesson 5: Work From the Inside Out™
Appreciate the importance of interpersonal connections in sustainable fundraising. Acquire the essentials of constructing expanding, stable networks of volunteers, supporters and donors.
6 videos, 1 case study, 3 worksheets, 3 exercises
Lesson 6: Divide & Grow™ I
Learn the natural differences between your donors and see how these affect your ability to sustain and scale your fundraising revenue. Understand the various fundraising business models and how to choose the best one for you.
6 videos, 4 worksheets, 2 exercises
Lesson 7: Divide & Grow™ II
Appreciate how the natural differences between your donors affect your ability to sustain and scale your fundraising revenue. Learn the cost/benefit differences between various fundraising vehicles. See how to choose between these to construct a program which generates the maximum sustainable revenue in your situation.
Learn why renewing your current supporters at the highest possible rate is your top priority for revenue stability, and the key to transformational revenue growth. Refreshing your donor base, although necessary and important, is always second to renewal.
6 videos, 1 case study, 4 worksheets, 3 exercises
Lesson 9: Invest, Integrate & Evaluate™
Give your fundraising efforts the right fuel. Learn how removing needless headwinds and making periodic course corrections are essential to achieve the revenue stability and achieve your growth potential.
6 videos, 4 worksheets, 3 exercises
Lesson 10: The Un-Plan
Gain a practical understanding of the distributed planning process using input from primary sources–principally donors–to inform your fundraising multi-year planning. Then create your own multi-year plan using the approach of “little bets” or small experiments.
6 videos, 3 worksheets, 3 exercises
Lesson 11: The Development Plan
Identify the components of a workable development operations plan and how they relate to one another. See why “single source” fundraising efforts are doomed to failure. Create your own one-year fundraising operations plan.
Lesson 12: Building Your Pipeline
Learn the essential role of current use cash gifts in a comprehensive fundraising program. See how an understanding of how current cash giving is the foundation for all sustainable philanthropy–and why.
5 videos, 4 worksheets, 2 exercises
Lesson 13: Current Use Cash as the Foundation for Asset Based Giving
Learn the tools and strategies for creating and maintaining a program of upgrading cash gifts. See how current cash gifts are the essential first step to transformational growth. Creating the opportunity for gifts of assets.
5 videos, 4 worksheets, 2 exercises, 1 checklist
Lesson 14: Getting There–Asset Giving
Learn why gifts of assets are the ultimate “major” gifts. Acquire the tools and strategy for creating and maintaining an ongoing stream of asset gifts. Learn how asset gifts generate the highest levels of revenue while providing the most revenue resilience. Literally making your fundraising efforts bullet proof.
5 videos, 4 worksheets, 1 checklist
THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES® CURRICULUM INCLUDES CERTIFICATION AS AN EIGHT PRINCIPLES FUNDRAISER IS GRANTED UPON SUBMISSION OF ALL COURSE QUIZZES AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FINAL TIMED, QUIZ.
NO BONES GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED, WE OFFER A 14 DAY FULL REFUND. GUARANTEED.
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