The Fundraising Academy
for Grassroots Organizations™
The Fundraising Academy was designed with Inland Empire community
organizations in mind. Underfunded and under-developed compared
to their counterparts in major metropolitan areas, many Inland Empire
charitable organizations lack the funding they need to meet the continually
growing demand for their services; services families need to be healthy,
safe and successful.
Many local families face challenges that effect their quality of life. Higher
than average unemployment and government cuts to services continue to
send more and more families to community organizations for help to make
ends meet. More than ever, local organizations need to build their capacity
and develop greater resources to meet important local needs!
(l-r) Jennifer Cusack, Southern California
Edison, Luz Gallegos, TODEC Legal
Center, and Flor Tolley, Wells Fargo
celebrating graduation day.
Participants in The Fundraising Academy™ receive nine full days
of training in a wide variety of nonprofit program, management,
and funding best-practices, plus a notebook full of resources, peer
coaching, a certificate of completion, and Certified Fund Raising
Executive (CFRE) continuing education units. They also finish
the course with a personally developed grant proposal template.
Begun in 2009, The Fundraising Academy for Grassroots
Organizations™ has graduated 164 Inland Empire nonprofit
leaders and helped those participants raise at least $7.4 million;
an eight-to-one return on the funds invested in implementing
those courses.
End-of-course participant surveys point to a significant level
of new learning with 100% reporting that they have learned
new skills and knowledge and developed tools that will
improve their personal and their organization’s effectiveness.
Additionally, participants report that The Fundraising Academy
has helped them:
• Identify and receive new funding and resources
• Increase collaboration
• Improve program planning and fundraising systems
Our heartfelt thanks go to the generous sponsors who have
made this critical capacity-building training possible and provided
scholarships over the years:
Annenberg Foundation
Bank of America
Our Leadership Circle Donors
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Southern California Edison & Edison International
The California Wellness Foundation
The Community Foundation & Willmas Charitable Trust
U.S. Bank
Union Bank
Union Pacific Foundation
Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo
For information about the next Fundraising Academy visit:
www.TheFundraisingAcademy.com