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Comprehensive Fundraising Training

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Comprehensive Fundraising Training (CFT) — 4 Days


For nonprofit professionals who need predictable results.


Built for leaders and staff who must raise money consistently for conservative nonprofits and NGOs, Leadership Institute's Comprehensive Fundraising Training strengthens the skills and systems required for durable revenue—donor development, planning, and execution that scales.


This school combines four of LI's famous fundraising schools back-to-back in four days. From direct mail and digital fundraising to grant writing and high-dollar fundraising, you will leave ready to raise a steady, growing revenue for your organization.


Ideal for: development directors, executive directors, nonprofit staff, and fundraising professionals.


Who Should Attend

These programs are designed for conservatives who are ready to lead.


You should consider the Comprehensive Fundraising Training if you are:


  • A finance or fundraising professional responsible for building a donor pipeline and producing results
  • A nonprofit executive or senior staffer working to strengthen systems, structure, and revenue
  • An entrepreneurial leader launching a new organization or rebuilding one for long-term impact


Based at LI headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, this training is conveniently accessible via Metro and minutes from Reagan National Airport—making it easy for participants nationwide to attend.

Agenda

Comprehensive Fundraising Training

PROGRAM

3 Days

 

Day 1

Fundraising Basics, Direct Mail, and Digital

Fundraising First Steps

Creating a Case for Giving

Where to Find Major Donors

Direct Mail

Creating a Sustainable Digital Program

Solving Donor Burnout

 

Day 2

Grants, AI, Asks, and Events

AI in Fundraising

Writing Grant Proposals

Training AI to Write Grants

The Research to Back It Up

Successful Galas and Events

Asks that Work

 

Day 3

Compliance, PACS, and Events

Donor Life Cycle

Building a Lifetime Value Engine

Personal Solicitation Fundraising

Stewardship: Care and Feeding

Planned and Legacy Giving

Upcoming Trainings

Comprehensive Fundraising Training for Pro-Life Organizations
In person

Comprehensive Fundraising Training for Pro-Life Organizations

Arlington, Virginia

Comprehensive Fundraising Training for Pro-Life Orgs 3 Days, 2 Optional EveningsThis Comprehensive Fundraising Training (CFT) is for pro-life professionals who need predictable results. It is built for board members, leaders, and staff who must raise money consistently for the viability of their ministry or activism. The CFT strengthens the skills and systems required for durable revenue, including donor development, planning, and execution that scales. This school combines five of Leadership Institutes's famous fundraising schools back-to-back in three days. From direct mail and digital fundraising to grant writing, high-dollar gifts, and events, you will leave ready to raise a steady, growing revenue for your organization. Who Should Attend?These programs are designed for pro-lifers who are ready to lead.Does your organization have a strong pipeline for donations?Are you growing small dollar donors into Large dollar donors?Do you have a strategic for promoting planned giving?Do your events raise more than the overhead?The CFT will help you answer an emphatic YES to these questions.Ideal students for the Comprehensive Fundraising Training are: Development DirectorsExecutive DirectorsBoards of DirectorsStaffFundraising ProfessionalsWhile this class is open to all people who need to fundraise, there will be a special emphasis on pro-life organizations. To find general fundraising classes, visit www.LeadershipInstitute.org/Training. What Is the Tuition?Tuition for the Comprehensive Fundraising Training for Pro-Life Organizations is $150.There is a $50 Early Bird Registration Discount for registrations before 11:50 PM Eastern, August 15th.What Is Included?Tuition for the Comprehensive Fundraising Training includes*:3 days of lecture and practical activities2 evening faux fundraising events (optional)Welcome reception on September 143 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners4 nights in a double room at a local hotel***Agenda items are subject to change**If you prefer a private room at your expense, a special rate has been negotiated at the Sonesta Select Rosslyn. You can book your room here: Sonesta Select Reservations for the Leadership Institute Session Sep2026Want to be a Better Storyteller?Stories are how we best communicate the work of our ministries. However, natural storytellers are few and far between.If you want to be better at telling your story, stay an extra day and take the companion training, Storytelling Symposium, on September 18th. This eight-hour course, led by Dr. Heidi Petak, will teach you how to compose a compelling story. The class includes opportunities for you to fine-tune your story. Details and registration are available at www.LeadershipInstitute.org/Storytelling. Why the Leadership Institute?The Leadership Institute (LI) develops high-caliber conservative leaders through rigorous, practical education in campaign management, political strategy, communications, fundraising, and nonprofit operations.Practical application of the skills Leadership Institute teaches rewards the prepared. The most effective leaders aren’t simply passionate—they are trained, disciplined, and operationally competent.The Leadership Institute exists to equip conservatives with real-world skills, tested systems, and proven frameworks taught by practitioners who have built winning campaigns and durable institutions.These education classes are designed for:· Execution, not theory· Results, not rhetoric· Long-term capacity, not short-term hypeBased in Arlington, Virginia, Leadership Institute is conveniently accessible via Metro and minutes from Reagan National Airport—making it easy for participants nationwide to attend.

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