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.
NEW! Online Courses for Fundraising Professional Development
Advance your nonprofit fundraising skills with self-paced training that earns CFRE continuing education credit.
Choose the bundle that fits your goals:
- Fundraising Fundamentals – Build a strong foundation with Cause Selling training, donor engagement strategies, ethical fundraising practices, and more. Perfect for those seeking online fundraising courses that support professional development.
- Cause Selling: Relationship-Driven Fundraising – Master the eight-step Cause Selling Cycle, from prospecting to stewardship, while learning donor cultivation strategies that help you create lasting relationships.
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 high-energy, interactive learning
Webinar
From Ask to Appreciation: Closing the Year with Donor Care and Results
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT / 2–3:30 p.m. EDT
Webinar
Lessons Learned and Future Planning: End-of-Year Giving Assessment
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT / 2–3:30 p.m. EDT
Webinar
The Great Acquisition: Finding New Donors in these Changing Times
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT / 2–3:30 p.m. EDT
Featured Blog
Closing the Year with Donor Care and Results
By: Jarrett R. Ransom, MBA
As the year draws to a close, nonprofit teams often feel the pressure of final appeals, donor outreach phone calls, last-minute campaigns, and the push to meet annual fundraising goals. Yet in the rush to wrap up the calendar year, it’s easy to overlook the most important part of fundraising: the relationship with the donor. Year-end fundraising is not just about securing gifts. It’s about stewardship, appreciation, and building connections that carry into the next year.
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