Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
Nonprofit Management Institute

Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate

Gain additional knowledge and skills in fundraising, strategic planning, board governance, financial management and more! Course content includes the most highly relevant topics needed to lead and manage the fundraising efforts for a nonprofit organization.

4 courses

for this certificate

100% virtual

through Zoom and online assignments

$1,389

cost for the program

Nonprofit Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate


Are you looking for a certificate to help you take that next step in your nonprofit career? If so, the Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate is for you.

The Nonprofit Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate is a certificate of distinction for individuals who wish to gain additional knowledge and skills in fundraising, strategic planning, board governance, financial management and more! Course content includes the most highly relevant topics needed to lead and manage the fundraising efforts for a nonprofit organization. This nonprofit fundraising certificate program is sharply focused on these topics in order to offer the individual a deeply engaging and robust experience.

Established experts noted for their skills and expertise will guide each course. Additionally, course colleagues who are enrolled also share best-practices and offer guidance and support through an interactive, adult-learning environment.

A hallmark of the nonprofit fundraising certificate and its content is the premium placed on immediate and usable knowledge and tools that are offered in accessible ways and provide participants the opportunity to strengthen essential skills, such as nonprofit fundraising, and enable them to be more successful in their nonprofit sector work.

Required courses

Format and cost

The Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate is achieved by completing four individual two-week online courses with approximately 20-25 hours of coursework each.

After registering for the certificate, Nonprofit Management Institute staff will work to help you tailor a course schedule that ensures the most effective progress toward your certificate goal and that best fits your schedule. Participants have a total of three years from initial registration to meet the full certificate requirements.

You may register in advance for the full certificate or on a per-course basis.

Full certificate cost

With Early Bird discounts: $1,389

Without discounts: $1,516

Individual course costs

Early Bird pricing: $349 (ends two weeks prior to course start)

Regular price: $379

Register

Title Program date Course delivery Qualifies for certificate(s)
NMI 106: Optimizing Nonprofit Resource Fund Development (January 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate (Next Start Date: 1/6/25) Online Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 103: Effective Financial Management Principles (February 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 111: Impactful Board Governance (March 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 227: Strategic Planning Boot Camp (March 2025) - Online Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate, Nonprofit Operations and Program Impact Certificate
NMI 106: Optimizing Nonprofit Resource Fund Development (June 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 103: Effective Financial Management Principles (July 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 111: Impactful Board Governance (September 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 106: Optimizing Nonprofit Resource Fund Development (September 2025) - Online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate
NMI 227: Strategic Planning Boot Camp (October 2025) - Online Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate, Nonprofit Operations and Program Impact Certificate
Online learner

Flexible online learning

The ASU Lodestar Center's Nonprofit Management Institute offers courses in an interactive online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.

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Program contact information

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