Sharpen Your Fundraising Skills. Elevate Your Impact.
Fundraising Academy is the premier educational hub for fundraising professionals, volunteers, and board members. We help you build your skills with our Cause Selling approach to relationship-driven fundraising. Prepare to make a greater, measurable impact with fundraising strategies and resources to enhance your cause, community, and the world.
Amplify Your Cause
Fundraising isn’t just about passion—it’s about action. We equip you with the skills to move from caring about a cause to making real change in your community.
Cultivate:
Learn the art of building meaningful and aligned relationships with donors through our eight-step Cause Selling Cycle.
Champion:
Discover your personal fundraising philosophy and adopt proven strategies to achieve organizational goals with our fundraising training courses.
Deliver:
Feel confident in your ability to cultivate lasting relationships, advocate for your cause, and conduct successful campaigns.
Join Us in San Diego!
It’s an existential moment for nonprofits. Fundraising Academy is sharing the relationship-driven strategies fundraisers need to meet the moment at this year’s San Diego Fundraising Conference presented by PNC Bank.
Flexible, Fundraising Training
Access nonprofit fundraising training courses in a range of flexible formats
and tailored to meet your unique needs.
Free Webinars
Monthly webinars to gain actionable insights and sharpen your fundraising skills with expert-led, topics.
Live Workshops
Gain hands-on experience with our interactive workshops, where you’ll collaborate with peers to develop innovative strategies for your organization.
Customized Trainings
Receive tailored training sessions for your organization’s unique needs.
Full participation in Fundraising Academy courses, workshops, and certificates is applicable for CFRE points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Upcoming Virtual Events
Check out our lineup of webinars and live workshops — led by
expert trainers and infused with interactive learning.
WEBINAR
Become A CFRE: Tips, Strategies, and a Proven Study Plan
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM PT / 2:00 PM-3:30 PM ET
WEBINAR
Black Philanthropy: A Tribute to the Legacy of Resilience
Wednesday, August 20, 2025,from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM PDT/2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
CONFERENCE
San Diego Fundraising Conference presented by PNC Bank
September 18 & 19, 2025
Proud Education Partner
Featured Blog
Strategic Fundraising Planning: How to Set Realistic Fundraising Goals
By: Muhi Khwaja, MPA, CFRE, CFRM Trainer – Fundraising Academy
Setting fundraising goals isn’t just about choosing a number—it’s about creating a strategic, mission-driven plan that ensures long-term success. Discover key insights on aligning goals with donor engagement, tracking essential KPIs, and adapting to funding shifts—read the full blog on our Online Learning Portal!
Personally Speaking…
“The ways I benefitted professionally from Fundraising Academy were manyfold. Most valuable was learning to refine my “ask” of potential funders. I was in biomedical sales for many years, so I had good sales skills going in. Learning how to use those skills and engage funders in a relationship was the major lesson I learned from Cause Selling.”
– Sue P.,
Fundraising Academy Graduate
“The Fundraising Essential Certificate provides valuable and practical content that reinforces best practices, strengthens my existing knowledge, and provides tools that support my immediate and long-term advancement in the nonprofit sector. “
– Niki B.,
Director of Philanthropy, A Step Beyond
“Fundraising Academy did not disappoint. The most meaningful tool I came away with was the application of six indicators as an objective method to help assess the viability of prospective donors. The thoughtful and systematic approach to qualifying prospects has been a game changer for me.”
– Lynne M.,
Fundraising Academy Graduate