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2025 Learn-Alongs

Presenting our 2025 Learn-Along Calendar!

RaiseMN is excited to share our virtual six-session 2025 Learn-Along calendar, built with the annual donor cycle in mind.

We’ve expanded our selection of Learn-Alongs this year to help nonprofit leaders and fundraisers build on previous success and raise more money throughout the year.

Scroll down to view and learn more about all future Learn-Alongs, and register today!

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.

Previous Learn-Along recordings available for purchase

Recordings of previously held 2025 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.

 
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[CANCELED] Learning Lab | Self-Care for Fundraisers

Updated May 14, 2020

GiveMN has made the decision to cancel all RaiseMN in-person group workshops for the remainder of 2020. The majority of these workshops were scheduled to take place in the first half of the year, and there is still uncertainty over when guidance will suggest a group of our workshop size (50-75) may convene, and whether or not holding this type of group gathering is in the best interest of our partners in the foreseeable future.

If you purchased a Class Pass or single tickets to any of our workshops, you will receive an email from the RaiseMN team with more information about our decisions and refunds. We were very much looking forward to meeting with hundreds of you in person through this year’s workshop series, and we’re working hard to build out virtual programming and opportunities for the remainder of the year.


Description:
Let’s face it: a career in fundraising can be very tough on people. You’re not given much support, and often asked to raise unreasonable amounts of money unreasonably fast. It’s isolating work, while being an incredibly public role. Most of your job is unseen emotional labor: managing the feelings of your donors.

While acknowledging that structural changes must be made to fundraising as a field, we know fundraisers are adaptive, resilient folks who have figured out how to take care of themselves in the midst of these challenges. This session will offer topic areas for discussion, and we’ll spend time in small groups and large interactive conversations building a self-care toolkit for fundraisers together.

Cost:
$10 + processing totaling $10.69
Eligible for RaiseMN Class Pass

What’s a Learning Lab?
For the first time this year, RaiseMN will be offering two Learning Labs. These labs help RaiseMN test out new curriculum and new trainers in front of an audience. We’re offering these Labs at a highly-discounted rate of $10 because you’ll be seeing the dress rehearsal—and it will give you a sneak peek of what’s on the horizon for RaiseMN’s programming!

Who should attend?
This session is best for nonprofit staff who hold the majority of responsibility for fundraising at their organization.

Trainers:
Leah E. Olm | Director of Coaching and Curriculum, GiveMN
Camille Cyprian | Founder and Healer in Residence, Centered Spaces