Being a fundraiser requires a specific set of skills. But managing people, especially managing a team of fundraisers, requires a completely different way of working!

As fundraisers find themselves moving into management positions, even the most experienced fundraisers need to build their confidence and develop the new skills required to help their fundraising team reach their potential.

In our Management for Fundraisers Training Course, you will learn the techniques for how to be a successful manager and be supported to put these new skills into practice so you can lead your team with confidence!

See upcoming dates and book your place here

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for anyone working in Fundraising who wants to build their skills and confidence in managing people. This course is ideal for fundraisers who are interested in advancing their careers, have recently been promoted into a management role, and managers who have never benefitted from any formal management training.

It is suited for fundraisers at any size organisation and is applicable whether you manage one or one hundred fundraisers!

What to expect:

The online course is delivered via Zoom, across two lots of 2-hour sessions, leaving some time in between to read further course material and reflect on the information given.

This course will cover the full spectrum of fundraising manager responsibilities and tasks. It explores recruitment and onboarding, management styles and coaching techniques and provides practical ideas to lead any size fundraising team with confidence. 

During this course, you will:

• Understand the activities a manager should be doing on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis to lead an effective and successful fundraising team.
• Discover different leadership management styles and how to tailor them to your team’s skills and abilities.
• Look at how to motivate your team, how to provide effective feedback and to help grow their potential.
• Learn how to use coaching to support your team with different fundraising challenges.
• Identify ways to strengthen your recruitment processes (including how to craft a job advert, where to advertise, interviewing, identifying the best candidates, and the importance of onboarding processes).

Sessions are designed to build your practical skills and knowledge through friendly support with lots of opportunities to ask questions and receive top tips from an expert.

Upcoming Dates

October 2025

• When: Thursday 16th October & Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1pm – 3pm
• Cost: £99
• Book your place today through Eventbrite.

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About the Trainer

Michelle Stein, founder of Handmade Fundraising, is an experienced fundraising consultant who specialises in high-value relationship fundraising.

Michelle is the Author of our popular AI for Fundraisers and Canva for Fundraisers MASTERCLASSES and delivers Storytelling, Major Donors, Corporate Fundraising, and Management for Fundraisers Training Courses.

For over ten years she has worked with charities and some of the biggest philanthropic families in the UK and US.

She has trained fundraisers in the UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa and knows from first-hand experience that with the right training, any fundraiser can go from mediocre to extraordinary!