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Fundraising course for companies

A hands-on course for people who raise funds at civil society organizations, foundations, associations and business chambers. We work on your cause and your real funding sources, with proposal and campaign exercises, an AI agent that supports participants between sessions, and a DC-3 certificate filed with Mexico's STPS.

Fundraising course

What is the fundraising course?

It is an 8-hour program that builds the skills to raise and sustain resources: donor strategy, writing proposals for foundations and companies, fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship and retention, and accountability. It runs live virtual, on-site or self-paced, with a DC-3 certificate, and every module leaves an applicable deliverable.

Course sheet

The essentials at a glance.

Duration

8 hours

Formats

Live virtual · On-site · Self-paced

Certificate

DC-3 · STPS

AI agent

Geedle Bot answers questions 24/7 with the exact minute of the recording

What your team will be able to do

Learning objectives observable on the job.

  • Design the strategy

    Define goals, funding sources and priorities for the organization.

  • Write proposals

    Write proposals and request letters that answer what each donor asks for.

  • Launch campaigns

    Plan individual, corporate and digital fundraising campaigns.

  • Steward and report

    Retain donors with thanks, reports and transparency in the use of funds.

Syllabus

Course syllabus

Six modules; each one leaves a deliverable you can apply in your operation.

  1. Fundraising fundamentals

    The fundraising cycle, types of sources and a diagnosis of the organization's current situation.

    Source diagnosis
  2. Strategy and donor portfolio

    Segmenting individual donors, companies, foundations and government; goals by source.

    Donor map
  3. Proposals for foundations and companies

    Proposal structure, case for support, budget and impact indicators.

    Draft proposal
  4. Fundraising campaigns

    Individual campaigns, events, corporate partnerships and digital fundraising.

    Campaign plan
  5. Donor stewardship and retention

    Thanks, regular communication, engagement ladder and donor records.

    Stewardship protocol
  6. Transparency and accountability

    Donor reports, communicating results and transparency best practices.

    Report template
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Who is this course for?

Fundraising, institutional development, leadership and board members of civil society organizations, foundations, associations and business chambers that fund programs or events. It also works for volunteers with fundraising responsibilities. The content is adapted to your cause and your funding sources.

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What changes in the organization after the course?

A fundraising plan with goals by source, a segmented donor portfolio, clearly structured proposals, a campaign ready to launch and a thank-you and reporting protocol for donors. We measure before and after with a learning assessment and a review of the deliverables.

Want this course at your company?

Request the proposal for the fundraising course: three scope options with a closed price in under 24 business hours.

Participant asking Geedle Bot on a laptop at night; the agent replies with minute 42:15 of the course recording
Artificial intelligence

An AI agent supports every participant during and after the course

Geedle Bot is trained on the syllabus, materials and recordings of your course. Participants ask in plain language and get an exact answer, not a generic one.

  • Knows every detail of the course: dates, syllabus, deliverables and certificate criteria
  • Solves problems in real time, at any hour, from Moodle, WhatsApp, Teams or Slack
  • Delivers the exact minute and second of the recording where the instructor explained the topic
  • Reinforces what was covered with summaries and review questions, and escalates to the instructor when needed
  • Shows HR which topics raise the most questions so the course can be adjusted

Which format suits each course?

All of them issue a DC-3 certificate and leave records on the platform; what changes is how people practice and how the calendar is organized.

Live virtualOn-site at your companySelf-paced on the platform
Ideal forTeams across several sites or remoteHands-on practice, team dynamics and brigadesRotating shifts and large workforces
InteractionLive instructor, breakout rooms and real casesInstructor in the room, role-plays and practice with equipmentMicrolessons, challenges and automatic assessments
Typical duration2-to-4-hour sessions on different days4-to-8-hour days2 to 4 weeks at your own pace
RecordsAttendance, participation and assessment on the platformRoster, assessment and photo evidenceProgress, grades and time on the platform
Questions between sessionsGeedle Bot 24/7Geedle Bot 24/7Geedle Bot 24/7
CertificateDC-3 with the STPSDC-3 with the STPSDC-3 with the STPS
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the fundraising course

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