If You Don’t Have a Way to Raise Large Gifts Consistently…
You Don’t Have a Reliable Philanthropic Revenue Engine.
The Relationship Fundraising Academy Master Course is your step-by-step blueprint for connecting with wealthy donors and confidently asking for transformative gifts — even if you’ve never done it before.
Get Started today!Events, Grants, and Small Donors Can't Sustain You Forever
You’re doing everything — events, direct mail, emails, galas, grants — yet your revenue plateaus year after year.
- You’re spending months on fundraising events that net less than one major gift.
- You feel stuck chasing small donations.
- You know there’s a better way but aren’t sure how to find and connect with major donors confidently.
Most nonprofits never escape this cycle because they’re taught transactional fundraising only.
Finally, a Proven System to Build Donor Relationships That Lead to Major Gifts
The Relationship Fundraising Academy - Master Course is designed for nonprofit leaders who are ready to move beyond the stress of chasing grants and small donations. This course teaches you a proven system for building genuine, long-term relationships with high-capacity donors—people who want to support your mission at a transformational level. You’ll gain the confidence, clarity, and skills to approach major gift prospects with authenticity, not pressure, turning fundraising into a natural extension of your leadership.
When you focus on authentic relationships, you unlock a reliable stream of large gifts that fuel your mission — without constant hustle.
- Learn how to find the right donors for your mission
- Carve out the right amount of time to spend with wealthy donors
- 10x your fundraising outcomes
- Move beyond any fear to ask for money
- Get empowered with the skill and confidence to secure big gifts
- Teach your board how to leverage their network to get those big gifts
Sign up and get empowered!
What You'll Learn in the Master Course
7 core training modules + full resource library — everything you need to build your major gift system.
Module 1: Build a Fundraising Foundation to establish and sustain a strong culture of philanthropy that will transform your organization from the inside out
Module 2: The Relationship Fundraising Method and the 6-step strategy to find and build lasting relationships with generous and passionate donors that will consistently give 5-figure gifts to your organization
Module 3: Creating a donor information management system in your database to support your relationship fundraising program
Module 4: Understanding board’s role in relationship fundraising and how board members can dramatically improve your philanthropic bottom line without having to even ask for money
Module 5: Master your message so that you can tell a compelling story about your mission and learn the two “languages” that donors speak so that you can create a message for both “languages”
Module 6: Incorporate the Relationship Fundraising Method into your organization and create your organization's fundraising blueprint specifically for your organization based on your capacity and staffing design
Module 7: Understand your money story to create the right mindset/mental fitness so that you are comfortable asking wealthy donors for those big gifts
A Growing Resource Library That Includes:
- Gift Chart to track Major Donor Prospects
- Board Member Expectations
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Major Gift Pledge Form
- Major Donor Communications Calendar
- Fundraising Planning Guide and Calendar
- Planned Giving Pledge Form
and more!
Buy Now!Nonprofit Leaders are Seeing Real Results
"Mark taught me not only the basic elements of fundraising but did so in a way that was non-threatening (even to the beginner)" Joyce C, Former President and CEO
"I've been working through Mark's resource library and master course videos, and recently had a number of coaching calls with him. It's been fantastic! His approach and content provides workable steps while keeping relationships at its core- and he is a very caring person, with a wealth of experience. I'm more equipped with tools and processes as we grow our fundraising network, and more confident in our ability to build stronger, clearer donor relationships. Thanks Mark :)" Nic L., Executive Director
"He [Mark] has helped us to see that fundraising is not about the dollars but about what the dollars do for the people that you serve. He has provided great support to us as we move into deeper and more meaningful relationships with our donors." Patricia W., Executive Director
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