We noticed that people assume that if you can ask for money or sell something, you can be a fundraiser. And unlike the engineering or the finance sectors, there are few formal undergraduate and graduate level programs on the topic.
The reality is that there is a considerable amount of philosophical, scientific, and experiential knowledge that needs to be obtained to become a competent, sustainable, and lucrative fundraiser. By offering a full 24 month curriculum, the Des Moines Fundraising Institute is filling the fundraising gap and elevating the next generation of fundraising professionals.
