South Dakota Nonprofit Capacity Building Program

The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) and The Numad Group are pleased to announce that they have brought together two institutions internationally recognized as leaders in the development of effective fundraising professionals to create a program specifically for South Dakota nonprofit professionals.

The South Dakota Nonprofit Capacity Building program joins the forces of The Fund Raising School at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (The Fund Raising School) and CFRE International in a research-based program to support South Dakota nonprofit employees, volunteers and board members with fundraising experience to build their capacity in effective fundraising and other important nonprofit leadership skills.

A 15-month Training Program

The South Dakota Nonprofit Capacity Building program is a 15-month training program that involves:

  • Four fundraising courses taught by faculty from The Fundraising School.

  • Attainment of the necessary education requirements for CFRE credentials.

  • Activities with a statewide cohort of South Dakota fundraising professionals.

Successful completion of the program results in participants attaining the Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM) from The Fund Raising School and completion of education requirements to become a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Individuals that complete this program will receive training and attain credentials that raise the bar on professional fundraising practice in South Dakota.

What to Expect

Far more than supporting the development of highly credentialed fundraising professionals, it is anticipated the South Dakota Nonprofit Capacity Building program will:

  • increase practitioner knowledge and skill in fundraising based on philanthropic partnerships, which will lead to better experiences for donors;

  • help expand financial resources to support important nonprofit work in South Dakota through more effective fundraising;

  • create an active network of fundraising professionals with a deep understanding of philanthropy and a desire to promote the nonprofit sector in the state;

  • increase the number of fundraising professionals with credentials that are recognized throughout the nonprofit industry and the country;

  • provide South Dakota nonprofit employers a standard of fundraising professionalism to seek when hiring fundraising team members; and,

  • identify South Dakota as a leader in having high standards and expectations for fundraising professionals, and a strong commitment to the nonprofit sector.

Throughout the program participants will:

  • learn tried-and-true principles of effective fundraising;

  • have access to proven fundraising tools;

  • learn how to create effective fundraising plans;

  • develop cases specific to their organization;

  • have opportunity to engage in practical skill-building to advance their work with donors; and,

  • engage with other South Dakota nonprofit leaders committed to advancing their own skills and the nonprofit sector in the state.