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To get the best results from your fundraising efforts, you need a team. Your team is your CEO, your board and key volunteers. Since fund development is a team sport, let’s learn how to build the best team.
In this program you will learn to:
Required core program for the Certificate in Fund Development Leadership.
Who should attend?
This program is designed for experienced fundraisers, board members and CEO’s who want to insure success of their development efforts with proper and active participation.
Join us for this program as Sara Leonard, MBA, CFRE guides you through the elements of a winning fundraising strategy.
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$288.00 Only $89 thanks to the support of our funders
This event is being held IN-PERSON at our training room in Tampa, FL.
Registration closes at 11:55 p.m. Eastern on March 25, 2026.
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Full participation in Approach Fundraising Like a Team Sport is applicable for 4.0 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Sara is a solutions-oriented advancement professional with more than 25 years of experience in development and administration in the nonprofit field. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Tampa and her MBA from the University of South Florida. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and has been named as a Master Trainer by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Visit the Registration & Payment Policies page for answers to many questions regarding payment, attendance, substitutions, cancellation and refunds.
Funded Seats
By utilizing a funded seat, you consent to the Nonprofit Leadership Center sharing your registration information with the funder.
No-Show Policy
Organizations using funds and promo codes from the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County (CBHC) or the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas (JWB) to participate in events at the Nonprofit Leadership Center will be responsible for paying all registration and processing fees in the event of a no-show. Please read the full no-show policy here.
If you need special accommodations and/or plan to bring a service animal in order to participate in any of our classes or events, please contact us at 813-287-8779 or info@nlctb.org.
There may be photographing of the training for use in our marketing materials. If you do not wish to be captured on film, please alert staff at registration.
Please note: this is a recurring event. All events listed below showcase the same course material, but on different dates.
The Certificate in Fund Development Leadership is designed for individuals with a minimum of three years of experience in fundraising. Participants benefit from the increased level of knowledge and the interactions with other course participants. Organizations benefit from an increased level of funding garnered by a more fully developed fundraiser.