Certificates

Credibility matters

Help donors and potential employers understand the depth and breadth of your skills, experience, and dedication to ethical fundraising and nonprofit leadership by completing one of our certificate programs.

Completing our certificate demonstrates your dedication to the profession—you keep learning and do extra work in addition to your job.
You set ambitious goals for yourself and see them through to completion.
Completing our certificate shows you’ve made a personal commitment to continuing your fundraising education.
You bring additional value to your organization.
Credentials are an indication to donors that you understand the importance of the role of fundraising in your organization’s management structure.
It shows your organization’s commitment to hiring and nurturing knowledgeable fundraisers who are dedicated to ethical fundraising practices.
Providing professional development opportunities for fundraising staff demonstrates the organization’s understanding that fundraising is a management function that requires expertise.
Talent can be invisible. Credentials are common across professions. The Fund Raising School’s Certificate in Fund Raising Management is recognized around the world.

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Watch a video about the value of our certificates

Philanthropy leaders describe the professional benefits they have gained by earning certificates from The Fund Raising School.

Certificate in Fund Raising Management

Learn about the principles of fundraising, along with valuable tools that can be used in funding appeals and solicitations.

Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership

Discover the Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership, offered in partnership with the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Certificate in Fund Raising Leadership

Our latest certificate program helps you build your skills in governance, accountability, collaboration, compliance, and leadership.

Certificate in Digital Fundraising

Recent and rapid changes in digital fundraising are here to stay! Develop and strengthen your skills and stay on top of the latest trends by earning The Fund Raising School’s Certificate in Digital Fundraising.

Certificate in Planned Giving Management

The Certificate in Planned Giving Management is a comprehensive program designed to equip fundraising professionals with the expertise needed to develop and manage effective planned giving programs.