The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service is launching a new Certificate in Fundraising Leadership.
Securing resources is a critical function for nonprofit organizations, yet many nonprofit executives and board members with financial responsibility do not have direct experience with the fundraising profession. This certificate is designed to prepare executive directors, fundraisers, and board members for success by offering a program that strengthens their fundraising skillset to complement their leadership.
Certificate in Fundraising Leadership
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“The pandemic reinforced the importance of fundraising, and we learned that nonprofit organizations struggled with sustainability over the past eighteen months. We decided that one way to support the nonprofit sector, across Texas and beyond, was to help organizations become more sustainable. That begins with ensuring nonprofit executives understand how to strategically lead the full scope of the fundraising operation,” said Dr. Angela Seaworth, ACFRE, who led development of the program.
The online certificate program will be taught by a team of subject matter experts who have a combined century of fundraising experience. The instructors are scholars and practitioners who hold the highest fundraising certifications and have led fundraising across nonprofit subsectors and different sizes of organizations, so they will be able to relate to the participants’ varied fundraising environments.
“The pandemic reinforced the importance of fundraising, and we learned that nonprofit organizations struggled with sustainability over the past eighteen months. We decided that one way to support the nonprofit sector, across Texas and beyond, was to help organizations become more sustainable. That begins with ensuring nonprofit executives understand how to strategically lead the full scope of the fundraising operation.”
Dr. Angela Seaworth
“The importance of fundraising seems to increase every year,” said Dr. Jason Penry, holder of the James Aston Chair in Institutional Development at Texas A&M University. “Dr. Angela Seaworth is an outstanding teacher and one of the brightest minds in philanthropic studies. This certificate will prepare leaders to make an even greater difference and better fulfill their organization’s mission.”
The online program is a non-credit-bearing, professional education opportunity that uses an asynchronous design to offer flexibility for participants. The certificate, which can be completed in a semester, consists of five three-week asynchronous courses that allow for weekly discussion with faculty and class peers. For additional information or to enroll in the program, please visit the Bush School website, or contact Denise Parker at parker.dj77@tamu.edu or 979-862-3195.
