Free UK Charity Fundraising Training Courses

Free UK charity fundraising training courses, including online - from fundraising skills development and refresher training through to an introduction to fundraising course, as well as other support for fundraisers. You can also use our Help Finder directory search category for Learning & Development to find far more charity training courses.

Get Grants - Free Fundraising Training Courses

Get Grants provide a range of fundraising services, including their free fundraising courses.

Online Free Fundraising Training Courses

• CAF’s Fundraising Fundamentals toolkit.
• The Chartered Institute of Fundraising Fundraising Essentials guide and videos.
• Kent University - how to fundraising: A guide to fundraising for non fundraisers.
• A simple online introduction to fundraising training course.  It was created for museums, but works for everyone.

Charity Excellence - Free Fundraising Support & Online Training Resources

You don't need to know anything about fundraising to use the CEF.  The income questionnaire will lead you through the fundraising process and connect you to a wide range of resources and people who will help you. Use Funding Finder, to find a huge range of grants and Help Finder to find far more free charity training courses (Learning & Development search) and companies that make donations (Donations - Funding).

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Free Fundraising Training Courses and Help - General

• The 46 community foundations support charities in their local area by making grants. However, many also offer advice and support with fundraising.
• NAVCA supports around 200,000 local voluntary and community organisations every year.

You can search for other free fundraising support using the Fundraising Support search category in our Help Finder directory.

Free Fundraising Courses and Help - Specific Communities

Here are some non profits that support specific communities with help and/or training courses, including fundraising.

• For Christian Faith groups, the Cinnamon Network supports local churches to set up sustainable social action projects, find funding and get the right support and training. They also offer their own micro grants.
• For veterans, or serving members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, aiming to start a new business (or charity), Heropreneurs are brilliant.
• The Always Network supports small UK Muslim charities, including fundraising.
• Money4You is a black led charity, that supports the BAME community, including low cost fundraising courses.
• Ubele is an African Diaspora led social enterprise, which helps build more sustainable communities across the UK.
• For Somali led organisations, the Council Of Somali Organisations.
• For Social Enterprises, there’s:
  • The School For Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) - training courses and resource hub and:
  • UnLtd - funding, investment, mentoring and pro bono.

Develop Your Fundraising Skills Using Charity Social Media Groups

There are a lot of social media fundraising groups that connect you with other fundraisers and find help and advice.  Try the Small Charities Networking & Advice group and, if you work overseas, the Small International Development Charities Network.

There are also more general groups, as well as groups for different types of fundraising and also regional and county level groups.  Here’s the Charity Excellence list of 50+ charity social media groups.

You can also connect with me on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook for daily posts on funders and fundraising, and/or join my Funding & Fundraising X (Twitter) list.

More Free Charity Training Courses

We have our own weekly free training webinar programme and publish details plus training provided by our friends on a single page, giving you access to dozens of free charity training courses and webinars.  Our upcoming training is included in our weekly newsletter, including our regular fundraising courses.

Plus, have a look at our resources for free charity training courses, with links to a huge range of free charity training and including top tips and ideas on how to develop your people at low/no cost and with limited time.

Access A Huge Range Of Free Fundraising Tools & Support

A registered charity ourselves, the CEF works for any non profit, not just charities.

• Funding Finder - with categories for Core Cost Funding and Small Charities & Community Groups.
• Help Finder – find anything for free, including companies that make financial donations and raffle prizes and lots of free charity training.
• Data Finder – for fundraising bids & research, impact reporting, planning and campaigning.

Plus, 100+downloadable funder lists, 40+ policies, 8 online health checks and the huge resource base.

Quick, simple and very effective.

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