The Fundraiser School.
Designed for fundraisers fighting for justice, our ten classes are rooted in our shared values of building a world that works for all of us, growing from the grassroots, and creating movements that are well-funded enough that we can win the world of our dreams in our lifetime.
Classes are listed from most beginner to most advanced, with beginner at the top, and classes priced by skill level, not by time. All classes are open-level.
Class List
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A deep-dive into anticapitalist movement theory, applied to fundraising.
Tuesdays: Sept 2-23, 2025
1-3pm EST -
An interactive class where you hone or learn how to write a case for support.
Tuesday: Sept 30, 2025
1-5 pm EST -
Our fundraising drive model helps fundraisers bring in up to $100,000 in just one week. We teach you how to run your first drive from A to Z through a powerful grassroots fundraising training.
Tuesdays: Nov 11 & 18, 2025
1-5 pm EST -
A crash course in how to harness the power of small donations through digital fundraising tools (email, social, texting) and old school tools (phonebanking, mail, peer to peer).
Tuesdays: Dec 9-16, 2025
1-5 pm EST -
A beginner-mid-level course to help organizations learn how to break in and access institutional funding, how to write grants, how to build relationships with funders, lead site visits, and conduct prospect research for new funders who are aligned with their missions for justice.
Tuesdays: Jan 21 & 28, 2025
1-5pm pm EST -
From finding out your major donor style, to learning how to prospect a major donor, to building relationships, to figuring out what dollar amount to ask for, to stewarding major donors, to moves management training, this lab is a 360 degree overhaul of your current major donor practices from a movement perspective.
Tuesdays: Feb 11, 25, March 4 2025
1-4 pm EST -
Designed to help managers move beyond managing by tools prescribed to them by others and move to manage their teams based on individual needs from a strengths-based perspective.
Tuesdays: March 11-25, 2025
1-3pm EST -
Created to help demystify planned giving, this course helps fundraisers build power for the long haul by pairing grassroots fundraising techniques with planned giving best practices.
Tuesday: April 8, 2025 1-5pm EST
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We cover advanced projections for individual donors and how fundraisers should be creating the fundraising budget lines so you never find yourself in scrambling for gifts in December. Note: this course involves math.
Tuesdays: April 22-29, 2025
1-4 pm EST -
Kirstie’s number one requested consulting service. She’ll teach you everything she knows about how to double your budget.
Tuesdays: May 6-27, 2025
1-4 pm EST -
Designed for organizations ready to deeply invest in their fundraising or a manager who is ready to help their staffer take the next step in their career, our The Yearlong Intensive gets you all of the classes above (96 hours of instruction) in 12 months for $1,525, 50% off.
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Level up your leadership skills with expert level coaching.
Wednesdays: Feb 19-April 9, 2025
1-2:30pm EST -
In addition to our tuition-based classes, The Fundraiser School offers support to foundations and fiscal sponsors looking to support their portfolios of grantees or sponsees. You can learn more on our Grantee and Fiscal Sponsor Support page.
We also provide in-house classes to organizations or coalitions looking to train their entire teams. You can email kirstie@buildpowerstrategies.com for more information.