Advancement & Fundraising Training
Learn best-practice skills, tools, and strategies to level up your fundraising with live, research-based public workshops for advancement teams and nonprofit leaders.
These sessions are open to anyone engaged in advancement and fundraising, with virtual and in-person options available throughout the year.
Our comprehensive catalog includes workshops tailored to different roles and levels, with tracks supporting development professionals, deans and academic leaders, healthcare professionals, and nonprofit executives.
Elevate your expertise. Amplify your impact.
- Proven, donor-centric frameworks. Put what you learn to work immediately with tools that are grounded in decades of fundraising research and field application, such as the Donor Commitment Continuum and Priority Grid.
- Live and interactive experiences. Benefit from facilitator-led learning opportunities designed for participation and immediate application, including breakouts, practice, and coaching.
- CFRE credits. Nearly all of our workshops qualify for continuing education credits.
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Campaigns of One: Inspiring Transformational Philanthropy
Cocreate visionary, personalized pathways with your most engaged benefactors. Learn a seven-step road map for transformational gifts and the mindset shifts that move conversations from securing gifts today to sustainable impact.
Best for: Principal giving and experienced major gifts professionals, advancement leaders
Dynamics of Clinician Engagement
Transform how clinicians perceive philanthropy. Build credibility, structure effective meetings, and access the stories and networks that elevate healthcare fundraising.
Best for: Healthcare development professionals working with faculty/physicians/clinicians
The Art and Science of Donor Development
Enhance your understanding of the core donor development process, practice ask language, and learn how to align passions with mission using signature tools, including the Commitment Continuum, Priority Grid, and more.
Best for: Major gifts officers, development leaders, and anyone moving into principal/major giving
Portland, Ore., Oct. 22–23, 2025
Chicago, Dec. 9–10, 2025
Key Concepts for Donor Development
Diagnose commitment, unlock philanthropic passion with a guided question process, and chart next steps toward meaningful, multiyear support.
Best for: Early to mid-career fundraisers who want a high-impact fundamentals refresher
Los Angeles, Nov. 12, 2025 (hosted in partnership with The Hammer Museum – UCLA)
Elevate: Coaching Essentials for Managers
A focused leadership workshop for advancement managers. Adapt coaching to personality, communicate with clarity, and measure team impact. CFRE eligible (seven points).
Best for: Team leads, new managers, and directors building high-performing fundraising teams
Professional Fundraising for Deans and Academic Leaders
Develop high-functioning partnerships between academic leadership and advancement. Collaborate to create opportunity stories, align academic and philanthropic priorities, and set a plan to lead a culture of philanthropy.
Best for: Deans, department chairs, research leaders, and their development partners
Chicago, Dec. 15–16, 2025 (hosted in partnership with Rosalind Franklin University)
Bring our expertise to your organization
Your mission deserves training that speaks your language. Huron’s experts can design and deliver a private workshop using real-world examples from your work and a format that fits your team’s schedule and rhythm. Together, we’ll create an on-site or online experience that inspires growth, strengthens connections, and advances your mission.
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