FUNDRAISING CERTIFICATE program

This program is designed to equip development officers, executive directors and others responsible for resource development, with the skills needed to bring in funds.  This program has been endorsed by both the Mid-America Chapter for the National Society of Fund Raising Executives and the Nonprofit Connect. 

Course Format

Classes are offered on Fridays and Saturdays, with a four- or five- week break between sessions. The break allows for students to complete projects, applying what they learned in the first day(s) of class.  The project must reflect actual work for a nonprofit agency they work or volunteer for or the student may take the opportunity to work with a new agency they want to learn about.  The Midwest Center can help connect students to agencies needing specific projects.

After the break, students return for a second session in which they present their projects to the entire class. This provides students’ the opportunity to develop verbal and presentation skills, and enhance learning by observing different applications of the same principles.

Following presentations, the remaining class time is used to develop additional skills in the subject area and to answer questions.

Each core class meets for four days, beginning with a Friday/Saturday session, and ending with a Friday/Saturday session four or five weeks later.

After completing two core courses and two electives, students will receive a Certificate in Fund Raising from the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, Henry W. Bloch School of Management. 

Course Content
Core Classes (click on the title for details)

• Organizing for Successful Fundraising (Offered in both Fall and Spring/Winter semesters)

• Creating and Implementing the Annual Development Plan (Offered in both Fall and Spring/Winter semesters)

Elective Classes (click on the title for details)

• Contemporary Trends in the Nonprofit Sector: The Impact on Fundraising (Offered in Fall semester)

• Direct Marketing and Direct Mail in Fundraising (Offered in Fall semester)

• Planned Giving and Major Gift Solicitation (Offered Spring/Winter semester)

• Prospect Research and Proposal Writing (Offered in both Fall and Spring/Winter semesters)

• Strategic Boards with Impact: New Work and Challenges (Offered Spring/Winter semester)

Fee and Textbook Information: Click on each of the course names list above to get fee and textbook information. 

Location:   University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC), Bloch School of Business & Public Administration, 5110 Cherry Street, Room 014, Kansas City, Missouri.

Faculty: Classes are taught by Jane Lampo, Ed.D., CFRE, Cindy Laufer, MPA and Tom Vansaghi, Ph.D.  (Bios).  Each has more than 20 years of productive fund-raising experience.  Peggy Dunn and Gary Baker, Ph.D. (Bios) teach the Strategic Boards with Impact: New Work and Challenges course. All these instructors are Senior Fellows of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership and UMKC adjunct professors.

For More Information . . .

Click here for an Overview Brochure on the Fundraising Certificate Prorgam.

Email or call the Midwest Center at (816) 235-2305 or 1-800-474-1170 for more information.  Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may contact the University through Relay Missouri, 1-800-735-2966 (TT) or 1-800-735-2466 (voice).

Click here to access prospect research and proposal writing resources online. 

Current Students: Click Here to download the Fund Raising Certificate Completion Form.

REFUND POLICY FOR NON-CREDIT REGISTRATION

Full refunds will be given when cancellations are made at least five working days before the first class session. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from refunds when notification occurs fewer than five working days before a class begins. No refunds will be made after sessions have begun.

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership reserves the right to cancel courses and seminars when circumstances require.