Spring 2027

Fundraising & Development for Nonprofit Organizations

Explores the philosophy and practical strategies of fundraising and development for nonprofit organizations to secure resources for social change.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.82 GPA, 89.2% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Research and understand fundraising & development and the historical contexts for contemporary giving trends in the nonprofit sector (locally, nationally and globally)

  • Know the key principles of nonprofit fundraising and development

  • Be able to develop a Case Statement for nonprofit fundraising

  • Understand the importance of donor relations and donor relationship-building

  • Understand and engage in the important activities of nonprofit fundraising and development, including: major gifts, annual funds, special events, online fundraising, grant writing, donor stewardship, legacy giving, capital campaigns, and more

  • Understand the social change dynamic of nonprofit organizations and how to manage fundraising efforts that honor and empower stakeholder engagement and leadership

  • Know the ‘best practices’ of nonprofit development program management, including: personnel development, information and data management, volunteer program management, member services, development program planning

  • Learn from nonprofit leaders, donors, corporate and foundation executives, and other professionals associated with nonprofit development and fundraising work – via guest lectures and discussions (in-person and online) – in order to broaden one’s understanding of the scope of this important work

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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CSCS 430

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Spring 2027

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.82 GPA, 89.2% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Historical contexts and contemporary giving trends in the nonprofit sector.
  • Fundraising activities including major gifts, annual funds, events, grants, and campaigns.
  • Social change dynamics and stakeholder engagement in nonprofit fundraising.

Skills

  • Apply key principles of nonprofit fundraising and development.
  • Develop a Case Statement for nonprofit fundraising.
  • Manage donor relations and relationship-building.
  • Manage nonprofit development programs including personnel, data, volunteers, and planning.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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CSCS 430 · Spring 2027

Fundraising & Development for Nonprofit Organizations

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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