This 3 semester program is intended for those who wish to enter the rewarding field of fundraising.
Fundraising and Volunteer Management
- Ontario Graduate Certificate
Program Code: 10381 • Designation Type: Ontario
Graduate Certificate • Location: Lakeshore Campus
Program Coordinator: Ken Wyman • Phone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 3013 • E-mail: ken.wyman@humber.ca
The Program
This three semester program trains college and university
graduates for the dynamic world of fundraising. Graduates take professional
roles in developing resources for not for profit organizations that are active
on issues such as health care, international development, the environment,
animal welfare, children, youth groups, education, human services, women's
rights, advocacy, politics, arts and culture, sports and recreation, religion,
and more. Graduates may also recruit, supervise and partner with volunteers,
ranging from teams of people creating special events to members of a charity's
board of directors.
Curriculum
Based on extensive experience and knowledge of charities and other
volunteer organizations, the program uses case studies to teach students to
design and conduct organized, highly effective, professional campaigns. Course
content includes special events, major individual donors, direct marketing,
grant applications, legal and ethical aspects of philanthropy, donor management
software such as The Raiser's Edge and
income manager, relationship building, presentation skills, and human
resource management. In addition to the classes, networking sessions are
designed to allow participants to meet with experts in the profession. Students
spend the final weeks of the program on internship. Networking opportunities
are plentiful through assignments with charities, guest speakers and
participation in major professional events. Faculty are drawn from active
practitioners and leaders with the enthusiasm and communication skills
necessary to share information and develop strategies to address the challenges
faced by not for profit organizations.
Where students have interned: Amnesty International, Art Gallery of Ontario, Arthritis Society,
CanStage, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Inspire Consultants, Plan
Canada, Friends of the Earth Melbourne (Australia), The Hospital for Sick
Children Foundation, Kids Help Phone, Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation,
McMaster University, Doctors Without Borders, Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation,
Oxford University (England), Parkwood Hospital Foundation London ON, PC Ontario
Fund, Planet in Focus Film Festival, Raptors Foundation, The Darling Home for
Kids, United Nations World Food Program (Rome, Italy), United Way, Women in
Film and Television, and more...
Where graduates work: Bishop Strachan School, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Canadian
Diabetes Association, Carlton University, Children's Aid Foundation, Children's
Hospital of Western Ontario, Easter Seal Society Ontario, Halton Women's Place,
Hewitt & Johnston NewMedia, Huntington Society of Canada, Free the
Children, Invest in Kids, JMG Solutions Inc. (Consultants), Lakefield College
School, McMaster University, MS Society of Canada National Office, New
Democratic Party, Oxfam Canada, Peel Children's Centre, Princess Margaret
Hospital Foundation, Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, Queen's University, South
Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, The
Dorothy Ley Hospice, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, Toronto
Botanical Garden, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Wildlife Centre, The
Mississauga Symphony, and many more...
Employment
Employment opportunities are many and varied. Graduates of this
program work in not for profit organizations including health, the arts,
international development, children, youth, women, seniors, religion, research,
sports and recreation, environment, animal rights and every conceivable way to
make the world better, as well as fundraising consulting firms and the
donations offices of corporations, foundations and government. Career
opportunities in this field are favourable and are expected to grow in the
future. This opens up career opportunities such as executive director,
development officer, board member, special event coordinator, direct mail
copywriter, corporate relations officer, donor researcher, campaign manager,
donor liaison specialist, or grant writer.
Application Process
Successful applicants will have a university degree, college
diploma, or significant and relevant life experience.
Curriculum - Fundraising
and Volunteer Management - Ontario Graduate Certificate