The Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership envisions a vibrant philanthropic culture in Houston, where individuals of all ages and means are inspired to give and to serve, and where nonprofit leaders-- both professional and volunteer — have access to the highest quality of educational resources to support their work.
Browse a comprehensive list of our regularly scheduled programming below. Typically, our calendar aligns with the academic calendar of spring and fall with on-demand courses available throughout the year.
Certificate Programs
- Fund Development Certificate
- Fundraising Operations Certificate
- Leadership in Action
- Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives
- Nonprofit Finance Certificate
Course Catalog
- Art of Fundraising: Advanced Principles and Practices (spring and fall)
- Campaign Planning and Management (spring and fall)
- Comprehensive Annual Giving (spring and fall)
- Creating a Fund Development Plan (spring)
- Creating Video Content (spring and fall)
- Donor Relations: Maintaining Strong Relationships With Your Donors (spring)
- Digital Marketing and Social Media for Nonprofits Series (spring and fall)
- Fundraising Analytics: Leveraging the Power of Data (spring)
- Fundraising Operations Certificate Capstone (fall)
- Fundraising Systems Management, Reporting and Business Intelligence (spring)
- Major Gifts (spring and fall)
- Managing a Development Team (fall)
- Measuring Digital Marketing Success (spring and fall)
- Planned Giving: The Essentials (spring and fall)
- Preparing for Giving Tuesday (fall)
- Proposal Writing (spring and fall)
- Prospect Research and Analysis (spring)
- Relationship Management: Data, Policy and Insight (spring)
- Strategic Planning (spring and fall)
- Social Media Content and Communication (spring and fall)
- Social Media Strategy: Basics and Beyond (spring and fall)
- Volunteer Management Academy (fall)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Using Social Media (spring and fall)
On-Demand Courses
- Fundamentals of Constituent Relationship Management
- The Art of Fundraising: The Fundamentals
- Essentials of Gift Administration
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