Graduate Certificate in Fundraising Management

Humber Polytechnic - Lakeshore Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 19,589/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 100 FREE

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Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 57,000 +

Int. Students: 6,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

3199 Lake Shore Blvd. West Toronto, ON M8V 1K8

Graduate Certificate in Fundraising Management

Program Overview

The Fundraising Management graduate certificate program prepares you for a career that makes an immediate, positive contribution to the world. You will be a part of an innovative and industry recognized program that gives you hands-on experience in methods the growing nonprofit sector uses to create and maintain relationships with their communities of support. Humber has been a leader in the post-secondary education of fundraisers for 20 years with an exceptional reputation and hiring rate. Fundraising Management alumni work from coast-to-coast in leadership roles throughout the sector.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:

  • Articulate the roles of the volunteer and staff in charitable organizations.
  • Manage staff and volunteer resources including the recruitment and selection of personnel, and their subsequent orientation, training and evaluation.
  • Conceptualize, plan and execute fundraising projects and programs, including defining goals and objectives, outputs, outcomes, and project budgets. Such activities may include major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, corporate giving or capital campaigns.
  • Prepare proposals and administer grants.
  • Manage computer application and databases in order to input, compile and report data, and analyze new markets for development opportunities.
  • Develop basic financial management skills relevant to the charitable sector.
  • Conduct research and analysis associated with the management of fundraising programs (For example, sector research, prospect research).
  • Develop, implement and administer marketing and direct marketing strategies and activities.
  • Evaluate the environmental forces affecting Canadian business, not-for-profit and charitable Organizations and the state of philanthropy.
  • Demonstrate the attitudes, values and behaviours of the effective manager/administrator in relationship to ethics and public/community service, legal issues and leadership in organizational fundraising.
  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communications skills, both orally and in writing.
  • Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills and techniques.

Work Placement
Placements are typically abundant and secured with charities and non-profit groups although can be completed with consulting firms, corporate donation offices, foundations or government granting agencies across the philanthropic sector. Work placements normally take place in the spring and are often paid.