Training details

calendar_today Tuesday, June 22, 2021

access_time Eastern: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Central: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mountain: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Pacific: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

place Online

attach_money $99

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About

We all want to grow our individual donor base, but where to start?! If you’re interested in learning how to find new individual donors, then join us as we will provide practical strategies for researching prospects who share a passion for your organization’s mission. You will learn techniques for connecting with prospects and keys to managing valuable donor information that will help you make data-driven decisions when locating donors who want to fund your cause. You’ll walk away with inspiration, confidence, and the next steps that you can immediately apply to your fundraising.

This training is made possible thanks to our partnership with Fundraising Academy.

Fundraising Academy and Candid partnership logo in color

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Leverage your network to identify potential qualified donors
  • Plan to approach U.S. generation(s) likely to be interested in your cause
  • Describe how you can use email, social media, and direct mail to connect with donors likely to be interested in your cause
  • Collect potential donors’ information at an event and assess which leads are best
  • Justify the use of technology to manage prospect information
  • Prioritize next steps for connecting with potential donors

A Special Welcome to:

  • Emerging-intermediate fundraising professionals
  • Advanced fundraising professionals that want to brush up on skills
  • Volunteer board members

Qualifies for
3 CFRE point(s)

Additional information

How Our Virtual Workshops Work: 

Within one business day of your registration, you will be enrolled in this course and receive an e-mail from our eLearning platform, Bridge. The subject line of the email will be “Welcome! Learning awaits”.  This email will have instructions on how to create your own online account in Bridge as well as a link to access your course. 

In Bridge, you will be introduced to the course and instructor and be provided with a link to the live sessions, which will be held in Zoom on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. 

We recommend using Firefox as your browser. Visit Bridge for more information on accessing courses, navigating through a course, and viewing its technical requirements.  You can learn more about Zoom by accessing this page. 

You will have access to the course for 90 days after enrollment. The course fee entitles purchaser to one computer log-in which cannot be shared. In addition, no refunds, transfers or credits will be issued. 

Unable to attend the live sessions?  While we strongly encourage you to attend the highly-interactive live sessions, we will record the live meetings and circulate the recording to all course participants within 24 hours of the meetings. 

By enrolling in this training, you agree to grant Candid permission to document this session with photography, film, and/or video. Material captured may be used in future publications, brochures, or other printed materials used to promote Candid. Please inform instructor if you do not agree to these conditions. 

Intended audience

  • Beginner

Featuring

Ivonne Simms (she/her) Educational Programming Manager, Candid
Krista Berry (she/her) Equitable Access Strategy Manager, Candid

Topic(s)

Fundraising