Time and resources are limited, but your mission needs funding more than ever.

We know you can handle it all, but you don't have to. Let us help.

The Annual Giving Academy offers you a year-long fundraising program with actionable tools, a plan, and quarterly coaching to help you fund your mission in 2022 and long after.

In the Academy yVAGA Graphicou'll receive:

  • Year-long, customizable fund development plan focused on Major Gifts, Annual Giving and Radical Stewardship
  • Instructional videos to walk through the strategies and activities of your plan
  • Step-by-step guides, samples and plug and play templates
  • Access to Academy Live sessions with industry experts and inspirational speakers 
  • Online recordings so you can listen when it’s convenient for you and your team
  • Virtual and live learning community with colleagues across the country
  • Direct access to DBD Coaches for specific questions about your plan
  • FREE year-long subscription to DonorSearch prospect research software.
    A $3,000 value!

DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE OVERVIEW for pricing and more information.

*NOTE: the program is open to organizations in the United States only.

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