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Our interactive online training courses are detailed guided courses that reinforce lessons with interactivity, assignments, and self-tests. When you select an e-learning course, you will be asked to log in or register at our web site.

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Note About Discontinued Courses
We are no longer offering Proposal Writing: The Statement of Need, The Budget, and The Project Description. The material from these courses is covered in Proposal Writing: The Comprehensive Course. If you purchased one of these courses, you will continue to have access for the full six month period.

A detailed overview of the world of private foundations.
Free
Guides students through the process of seeking financial support from foundations to pursue their studies.
Free
Learn to develop a fundraising plan that includes a variety of revenue sources for your nonprofit organization.
Free
An overview of the first steps nonprofits need to take to become viable, effective organizations in preparation for fundraising.
Free
New! An introduction to both the world of corporate support for nonprofits and to the effective utilization of the Foundation Center's resources on corporate giving.
Free
Prepares individuals to seek out and identify potential sources of foundation support.
19.95  
Helps those working with nonprofit organizations to identify foundations as potential sources of funding.
39.95  
A thorough, step-by-step guide to preparing an effective proposal for foundation support, covering every section of the proposal. Includes a copy of The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals, a $34.95 value.
189.95  

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Quick Tutorials

These free tutorials will introduce you to the world of foundations, proposal writing, and more.

Foundations Today Tutorial
Learn what foundations do, how they are changing, as well as where they fit in the larger philanthropic universe.

Guide to Funding Research
A basic primer on the grantseeking process and an introduction to the available resources.

Guide to Fiscal Sponsorship
A detailed look at how individual grantseekers can affiliate with an organization to increase their chances for receiving funding.

Proposal Writing Short Course
(Available in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
Describes how to prepare a funding proposal, including the planning, research, and cultivation of foundation and corporate donors.

Proposal Budgeting Basics
(Available in English and Spanish)
The basics of developing a project budget.

Demystifying the 990-PF
An overview of Form 990-PF, the IRS return filed by private foundations.

Establishing a Nonprofit Organization
(Available in English and Spanish)
Describes how establish a nonprofit organization task by task.

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