Fundraising Workshops
For many nonprofits, fundraising is hard work. And the resources required to fundraise successfully can seem like they take away from your core work. But there can be joy in fundraising! Check out our webinars from fundraising experts for ideas to help you on your fundraising journey.
Our winter 2025 workshop calendar is under development - check here in late November for updates.
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INTRO to Fundraising: Effective strategies for nonprofits
Wednesday, May 21, 1-2pm with Derek Bechthold
For many nonprofits, fundraising is not only hard work, but it can be overwhelming – and the resources required to fundraise successfully can take away from your core work.
But this does not have to be the case. For organizations large and small, raising needed funds through donor support can – and must – be a powerful part of any nonprofit’s financing model. For “fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.” (Hank Rosso)
This session will introduce the basics of fundraising, with an emphasis on practical tools, tactics, and strategies that smaller organizations can utilize to build capacity and sustainability for their organization. We have updated this session to include discussions about artificial intelligence, the culture of giving with your board of directors, and trends of 2025.
- Participants will come away from this workshop with:
- An understanding of the current giving trends in Canada and how this can impact your organization in 2025.
- A greater appreciation for the cost benefit analysis and return on investment in fundraising (or “Fundraising from the corner of your desk”.)
- Strategies on ‘The Ask’ – who to ask, when to ask, how to ask.
- A firm grasp on stewardship – the science and art of thanking.
- Essential tools that will enhance your fundraising efforts.
Trainer Derek Bechthold's career, spanning 24+ years has had him the honour of contributing to a myriad of nonprofits and charities from a multitude of sectors including, Wood's Homes, Inn from the Cold, The Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, and The Brenda Strafford Foundation. These agencies have ranged in budgets from $500,000 to $85 million, and fundraising departments from 7 full-time employees to one-person shops. Derek has dabbled in every manner of fund development and is well versed in high-level strategic development down to the tactical minutiae of fundraising.
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INTRO to Fundraising: Effective strategies for nonprofits
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
This session introduces the basics of fundraising, with an emphasis on practical tools, tactics, and strategies that smaller organizations can utilize to build capacity and sustainability for their organization. Topics include: An understanding of the current giving trends in Canada and how this can impact your organization; the cost benefit analysis and return on investment in fundraising; strategies on ‘The Ask’ – who to ask, when to ask, how to ask; stewardship – the science and art of thanking; essential tools that will enhance your fundraising efforts. Watch the video.