Presenting our 2025 Learn-Along Calendar!

There’s still time to learn and grow with RaiseMN in 2025!

What’s coming up? Fundraisers juggle a lot—cultivation, appeals, events, data—and it’s not always clear where to focus.

That’s why we built this series with your real-world needs in mind: to help you work smarter, sharpen your skills, and raise more money all year long.

Our final three sessions will cover donor cultivation, crafting a compelling appeal, and year-end campaigns—each timed to align with key phases in the donor cycle. Can’t attend live? No problem! Every session is recorded and sent to all registrants so you can tune in when it works for you. Scroll down on this page to learn more and register for individual events.

Save with a Three-Session Package!
Individual webinars are $45 each, but when you bundle all three remaining 2025 sessions, you’ll pay just $115—that’s a $20 savings and a smart way to invest in your fundraising skills.

Previous Learn-Along recordings available for purchase
Missed the earlier sessions? No worries—recordings of our first three Learn-Alongs are available for purchase. Each recording is CFRE-approved for continuing education credits and includes an exclusive takeaway resource tailored to the topic, designed to help you quickly and easily apply the tips and knowledge you gain during the Learn-Along (a value of $20).

Learn-Along 1: Learn-Along: Building a Metrics Dashboard | $20
With so many fundraising metrics to track, where is the most important place to start? In the first Learn-Along recording of 2025, the GiveMN team shares the most important metrics for an organization to track! Purchasers will also receive a free metrics and dashboard creation tool to kickstart their analytics strategy!

Learn-Along 2: Showing Your Supporters Love | $20
The RaiseMN team shares tips on creative, meaningful donor stewardship! After the busy year-end season, learn strategies that go beyond thank-you notes to surprise, delight, and build stronger relationships with your supporters. Purchasers will also receive a free stewardship planning workbook to help them plan a consistent annual thank-you strategy.

Learn-Along 3: Engaging Your Board to Grow Your Network | $20
Board members are key fundraisers! Join the RaiseMN team to explore ways to equip your board with the tools and confidence to find new supporters, raise funds, and promote your mission, from committees to peer-to-peer campaigns. Purchasers of this Learn-Along recording will also receive a free board member fundraising toolkit to share with their board of directors.

New in 2025, all RaiseMN learn-alongs are Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) approved and credit eligible! Participants can earn continuing education credits towards a CFRE annual certification.*

*Participation in RaiseMN's 2025 Learn-Alongs may assist you in learning or reviewing concepts covered on the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) examination as detailed on the Test Content Outline provided by CFRE International. CFRE International does not sponsor or endorse any educational programs and the RaiseMN 2025 Learn-Along series was not developed in conjunction with CFRE International.

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#NailingIt: Prepping for Your End of Year Fundraising

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
9:00 AM 5:00 PM 09:00 17:00

Riverplace | Exposition Hall Meeting Room 43 Main Street Southeast Main Street Minneapolis, MN, 55414 United States (map)

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Cost: $140 + processing

The final quarter of the calendar year is a crucial fundraising time for most nonprofits, and for many of us, it’s a scramble. Let’s get you geared up differently this year!

You’ll leave this day-long, interactive training with a head start on planning and tactics that will make your fundraising more successful and less stressful for you and your team.

We’ll tackle defining your audience, how to tell your best fundraising story, how to engage your board, coordinate with your team, and more. We'll spend time thinking about timelines and deadlines for your year-end campaign.

Bonus: in addition to RaiseMN’s Leah Olm, we’re bringing in Jocelyn Wong and Mario Lugay, two extraordinary development visionaries from the San Francisco Bay Area, to share their knowledge and expertise!

Who’s this for?
This session is best for folks who hold responsibility for executing their end of year fundraising efforts for their nonprofits.

Learn more and register

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