Being a fundraiser requires specific skills and ways of working. But managing people, especially managing a team of fundraisers, requires a completely different set of skills.
As organisations and fundraising teams grow, some fundraisers find themselves moving into management positions. This is a great reflection of your abilities and your value to your organisation! But even the most experienced fundraisers find they need to build their confidence and develop the new skills required to help their fundraising team reach their potential.
Get Grants Management for Fundraisers Training Course provides a comprehensive overview of the key elements required for successful management of a fundraising team.
In this course, you will learn the techniques for how to be a successful manager and be supported to put these new skills into practice so you can lead your team with confidence!
Who this course is for:
This course is designed for anyone working in Fundraising who wants to build their skills and confidence in managing people. This course is ideal for fundraisers who have recently been promoted into a management role or have been in a management role for some time but have never undertaken any formal management training. It is suited for fundraisers at any size organisation and is applicable whether you manage one or one hundred fundraisers!
What to expect:
This course is delivered via Zoom, across two lots of 2-hour sessions, leaving some time in between to read further course material and reflect on the information given.
This course will cover the full spectrum of fundraising manager responsibilities and tasks. It explores recruitment and onboarding, management styles and coaching techniques and provides practical ideas to lead any size fundraising team with confidence.
During this course you will:
- Understand the activities a manager should be doing on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis to lead an effective and successful fundraising team.
- Discover different leadership management styles and how to tailor them to your team’s skills and abilities.
- Look at how to motivate your team, how to provide effective feedback and to help grow their potential.
- Learn how to use coaching to support your team with different fundraising challenges.
- Identify ways to strengthen your recruitment processes (including how to craft a job advert, where to advertise, interviewing, identifying the best candidates, and the importance of onboarding processes).
Sessions are designed to build your practical skills and knowledge through friendly support with lots of opportunities to ask questions and receive top tips from an expert.
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?
When:
- Session 1: Thursday 16th October 2025, 1 pm - 3 pm
- Session 2: Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1 pm - 3 pm
Where: Zoom – meeting ID and password will be emailed to you prior to the event
About the Trainer
Michelle Stein, founder of Handmade Fundraising, is an experienced fundraising consultant who specialises in high value relationship fundraising.
For over ten years she has worked in charities spanning faith, international development and arts and heritage, and has worked with some of the biggest philanthropic families in the UK and US.
She has trained fundraisers in the UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa and knows from first-hand experience that with the right training, any fundraiser can go from mediocre to extraordinary.
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