Trainings & Programs

Get smart about fundraising.

NDOA’s education and training sessions offer members the chance to learn new skills, sharpen their expertise, and revitalize their fundraising practices. You’ll benefit by learning from your peers and from each other. And you’ll make great new friends, too! Sign up for one of these opportunities today.

Access to Experience
Is your professional development network short on people with 20 years of experience? Ever wonder how senior professionals sustain their passion for development? Do you need advice about a significant work challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then NDOA’s Access to Experience series is for you.

Conversation Café & Annual Kick Off
Have a cuppa’ joe @ the NDOA Conversation Café! Join members of the NDOA Board of Directors for a caffeine-infused welcome to the new program year.

Essentials of Fundraising
Essentials of Fundraising, formerly known as Fundraising 101 and Fundraising 201, is a series that provides training for the career fundraiser and those just starting out. Want to learn something new? Have burning questions about a relevant topic? Does your resume need a face-lift? Essentials is for you. Course descriptions will include a suggested knowledge base to help you determine the right workshop for you.

Topics covered in the new Essentials series have been chosen based on member feedback and suggestions. Your input is important - we listen to you.

Strategic Issues Seminars
This annual series of sessions focuses on current issues challenging fund development for nonprofits and features interactive dialogue led by some of the community's most knowledgeable professionals.

Winter and Spring Conferences
Learn from the best at NDOA's two annual flagship events planned by and for members. Each conference is a full day of intensive professional growth built around a key theme, with workshops on three different tracks.

NDOA Members Reception
At year's end, NDOA hosts a reception for all members.