Learn the characteristics of effective nonprofits and assess whether yours is ready for foundation fundraising.

Learn how to get the most out of a private foundation's Form 990-PF

Learn how to establish a nonprofit organization, task by task. In English and Spanish.

Learn about tools and techniques for seeking financial support for higher education.

Learn about foundations, their giving, and their role in the nonprofit sector.

Learn to assess your nonprofit's readiness for foundation fundraising.

Learn effective strategies for finding funders that support individuals with the Foundation Center's online funding database.

Gain an introduction to the world of foundation fundraising.

Gain an overview of foundation fundraising for individuals working in the arts.

Gain an introduction to the world of foundation fundraising for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and U.S. nonprofits with international programs.

Orientación sobre el proceso de investigación y recaudación de fondos de fundaciones donantes en los Estados Unidos.

A detailed look at how individual grantseekers can affiliate with an organization to increase their chances for receiving funding.

Learn to navigate and use the wide range of resources available on the Foundation Center's newest web site, GrantSpace.org.

Learn how to build relationships with foundation prospects and prepare for calls and meetings with funders.

Explore the world of corporate support and tools and resources on corporate giving.

Learn to find funders for your nonprofit with the Foundation Center's comprehensive funding research tool.

Orientación a una de las herramientas en línea más útiles para la investigación de fundaciones donantes, Foundation Directory Online Professional.

Learn a basic planning process for diversifying your organization's support.

Aprenda el proceso básico de planificación para lograr diversificar las fuentes de apoyo financiero de su organización.

Orientación sobre los cuatro elementos básicos para mantener una organización sostenible a largo plazo.

Learn how to enhance your organization's competitiveness and strengthen its financial health.

Learn to prepare and present a budget in a grant proposal.

Aprenda a preparar y presentar el presupuesto de un proyecto en su solicitud de fondos.

Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.

Aprenda sobre los componentes claves de una propuesta a fundaciones y corporaciones.

Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.

Learn how to identify and research individual donors.

Strategic collaborations, joint programming, and mergers are becoming more and more important to the nonprofit sector every day and understanding your options for working collaboratively to achieve mission-critical impact is a must for today’s nonprofit leaders.

Learn best practices in reporting and communicating to deepen relationships with foundations.

Learn how to engage your board in fundraising.

Prepares individuals to seek out and identify potential sources of foundation support.

Prepares individuals to seek out and identify potential sources of foundation support.

Decide which money-making activities are the best fit—those most likely to make money and help you achieve your mission.

Explore tools for finding the right match between your nonprofit’s assets and potential customers and/or clients.

This session will start you down the road of real learning by helping you craft and implement an outcome management prototype.

Understand the components of a strong public service announcement.

Understand how to create effective videos, re-purpose existing ones, and tap into the many opportunities available to showcase them.

Create a plan to successfully execute your money-making activities.

Examine the context for earned/business income and considerations when looking at possible revenue sources.

This session will provide insights and tools for using the different types of data generated in an outcome framework.

This webinar focuses on the evidence and verification that your defined success has been achieved and methods for gathering evidence.

Outcomes, outcome thinking, outcome management—these are no longer just buzzwords, but they can still make your head spin. This session will help you make sense of it all.

Learn how to tap the power of video--one the most compelling and flexible marketing tools available to engage a larger audience, increase public awareness, and encourage greater donor or volunteer participation.

A thorough, step-by-step guide to preparing an effective proposal for foundation support, covering every section of the proposal. Includes a copy of The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals, a $39.95 value.

This updated course gives you the building blocks for successful foundation fundraising.

Using group exercises, case studies, and the participant’s own proposal outline, the Proposal Writing Workshop will help participants understand the components of a competitive grant proposal, discover what grantmakers consider “red flags,” and learn how to cultivate potential institutional donors.

In this course, we’ll focus on the unique characteristics of corporate funders and how to gain their support. You’ll learn how to determine what your organization has to offer corporate partners and how to prepare your approach.

Get some guidance to help you price your services and create streams of commercial revenue while serving your mission. 

Learn to shift your nonprofit organization's focus and communication tactics from project activities to outcomes.

Join us for three days of immersion into the proposal writing process and discover how to craft a compelling proposal package. You’ll become familiar with the components of a competitive grant proposal and a well-organized budget, and you’ll develop a targeted list of foundation funding prospects.