Fundraising

As a nonprofit, you need a steady stream of reliable contributed and earned income to keep your doors open and achieve your mission. We can teach you tested principles and techniques to help you inspire donations.


Fundraising

As a nonprofit, you need a steady stream of reliable contributed and earned income to keep your doors open and achieve your mission. We can teach you tested principles and techniques to help you inspire donations.




Finetuning your fundraising skills

 moves your organization forward

The CNPE School for Fundraising is a fabulous collaboration with Ashley|Rountree that started in 2021. Together, we recognized the need for affordable, convenient training and networking opportunities for nonprofit leaders to help invigorate their fundraising efforts in a rapidly changing landscape.

Since its inception, the School for Fundraising has served more than 1,100 enrollees from hundreds of regional nonprofit organizations, benefiting from the experience and insight of dozens of local experts.


Early each year, CNPE School for Fundraising hosts their certificate program, called Strive to Thrive.  This is an intensive, two-day experience facilitated by Tawanda Owsley, Senior Vice-President/Chief Development and Marketing Officer, Hosparus Health. This course typically qualifies for 12 CFRE credit hours. You can download a CFRE tracking document by clicking here.

Other upcoming classes include:



Other examples of courses we sometimes offer include:

  • Fundraising for Equity Without Stigmatizing Impacted People and Communities
  • Building Partnerships with Foundations
  • Capital Campaigns from Start to Finish
  • Storytelling: The Passion that Fuels Your Nonprofit
    Creating a Culture in Development Where People Want to Join, Stay and Grow


A stronger fundraising team makes an entire organization stronger, so please share these links with your fundraising team or colleagues!


Why a Fundraising School?

CNPE started the school in March 2021 in collaboration with non­profit consulting firm Ashley|Rountree and Associates to fill a gap in the training for nonprofit fundraising professionals in Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. The James Graham Brown Foundation provided seed funding to launch the school.

 

The school, operating through an equity lens, aims to significantly improve the ability of our community’s nonprofit sector (staff, board members, and volunteers) to access needed funding through a full range of methods and skills.


Details: Most classes are virtual and cost $75 for CNPE members and $150 for non­mem­bers. Scholarships are available to members. 


CFRE Credits: These courses typically qualify for CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) credits with CFRE International. If you have questions about a particular course, please reach out to learning@cnpe.org. You can even download this handy form to track your continuing education hours for CFRE certification or re-certification.


Fundraising FAQs

Got a question? We’re here to help.

  • What other local sources on fundraising should I look at?

    CNPE is a member of – and endorses – the Greater Louisville Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The AFP works to advance philanthropy through education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy. They foster fundraising professionals’ development and growth and promote high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

  • How can I stay current with CNPE’s offerings in Fundraising?

    In addition to this website, our weekly eNews (with occasional bulletins) is the main way we communicate with the local nonprofit sector. You can subscribe to our eNews here.

  • Who can answer my questions about Fundraising?

    For help with consulting or board governance, contact Ed Cortas, Director of Consulting Services, at mantonio@cnpe.org or 502-618-5329.

  • Does CNPE offer in-person professional development?

    Before COVID, almost all of our training events were in person. Since March 2020, all of our training events have been virtual, using Zoom. Recently we have done some consulting in person, observing COVID safety guidelines. We will resume some in-person training once it is safer.


  • How can I get more help?

    Fill out the contact form for more help.

Fundraising FAQs

Got a question? We’re here to help.

  • What other local sources on fundraising should I look at?

    CNPE is a member of – and endorses – the Greater Louisville Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The AFP works to advance philanthropy through education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy. They foster fundraising professionals’ development and growth and promote high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

  • How can I stay current with CNPE’s offerings in Fundraising?

    In addition to this website, our weekly eNews (with occasional bulletins) is the main way we communicate with the local nonprofit sector. You can subscribe to our eNews here.

  • Who can answer my questions about Fundraising?

    For help with consulting or board governance, contact Ed Cortas, Director of Consulting Services, at ecortas@cnpe.org or 502-618-5329.

  • Does CNPE offer in-person professional development?

    Before COVID, almost all of our training events were in person. Starting in March 2020, we moved all of our training events to Zoom. Currently, we offer a mix of virtual and in-person training. See course descriptions for details.


  • How can I get more help?

    Submit our contact form for more help.