the fundraising academy for grassroots organizations ™
the fundraising academy for grassroots organizations ™
The Fundraising Academy was designed with local groups in mind . Underfunded and under-developed compared to their counterparts in metropolitan areas , many Inland Empire social service organizations lack the funding they need to meet the continually growing demand for their services ; services families need to be healthy , safe and successful .
Local families continue to face dire circumstances as the poor economy strains their already limited resources . High unemployment and government cuts in services continue to send more and more families to community organizations for help to make ends meet . Now , more than ever , nonprofit organizations need to develop resources in order to meet this crisis !
Participants in The Academy receive 16 half-day workshops on a wide variety of income development nonprofit management strategies , a notebook full of resources , peer coaching , a certificate of completion , and Certified Fund Raising Executive ( CFRE ) continuing education units .
Begun in 2009 , The Fundraising Academy for Grassroots Organizations™ has graduated 90 nonprofit leaders from five classes and helped those participants raise at least $ 3.5 million ; a 7:1 multiplier of the funds invested in implementing those courses .
The end-of-course feedback from the Class of 2015 demonstrated a significant level of new learning with 100 % reporting that they had learned new skills and / or knowledge that will improve their personal and their organization ’ s fund development effectiveness .
Additionally , at the end of the course all participants reported that :
• Participation in The Fundraising Academy has helped our organization identify potential funding / resources sources .
• Participation in The Fundraising Academy has already helped our organization increase funding / resources .
• Our organization has already implemented strategies I learned in The Fundraising Academy .
• The strategies we have implemented have already begun to improve our organization ’ s fundraising efforts .
Our heartfelt thanks go to the generous sponsors who have made this critical training possible over the years :
• Bank of America
• County of San Bernardino
• Edison International
• Our Leadership Circle Donors
• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• The California Wellness Foundation
• The Community Foundation & Willmas Charitable Trust Fund
• U . S . Bank
• Union Bank
• Union Pacific Foundation
• Weingart Foundation
• Wells Fargo For information about the next Fundraising Academy visit : www . TheFundraisingAcademy . com .
Sara Montrose ( left end ), Program Officer for the
Weingart Foundation , shared valued information about applying for grants during the 2016 Funder Panel .