Advanced education and a graduate fundraising and volunteer management certificate considerably enhance a fundraising and volunteer manager’s abilities and career potential. However, fundraisers and volunteer managers in Canada are not required by law to meet specific educational standards. They do not have to be approved, licensed, registered, or members of any professional or government-approved body. People can enter this line of work without specialized training. Specialized training is no guarantee of obtaining a job.

Students who graduate from the program may choose to pursue professional designations/ certifications. These professional designations/certifications require additional exams. Preparation for these exams is beyond the scope of Humber’s Fundraising and Volunteer Management program. They also require additional fee payments and/or related work experience to qualify. Visit the websites listed below for detailed requirements set by the granting bodies of these designations/certifications. The professional designations/certifications include:

• Certified Fund Raising Professional (CFRE) – cfre.org
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Fellow (FAHP) – ahp.org.
   

In recognition of the quality of these fundraising and volunteer management postgraduate courses, many leading organizations in the voluntary sector work closely with students and faculty. You will connect with the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Can­adian Association of Gift Planners. Humber encourages students to join professional organizations. You’ll gain access to cutting-edge information thanks to generous contributions from partners. This includes directories from Imagine Canada, BigDataBase.ca, Ajah, and iWave.com. You’ll learn the software most requested in job ads: The Raiser’s Edge. You’ll connect with key publishers such as CharityVillage, Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy, and CharityCan.ca.

Would you like to make the world a better place? These fundraising and volunteer management courses open doors to the most rewarding of careers. With a fundraising and volunteer management graduate certificate, you can help women, children, seniors, animals and the environment. You can devote your life to your passions. This is the pathway for people interested in international development, social services, the arts, social change, politics and political parties, health care, education, sports and recreation, religion, and every other imaginable issue.

Job opportunities are plentiful and expanding for fundraisers and volunteer managers. Canada has one of the largest and most vibrant non-profit and voluntary sectors in the world. An estimated 161,000 non-profits and charities raise billions of dollars for good works each year. These organizations employ close to two million Canadians in a broad range of activities.

Charities are seeking graduates with a fundraising education to work in a host of positions. Examples of job titles include special event co-ordinator, major gifts manager, direct mail copywriter, corporate relations officer, and development officer/assistant/co-ordinator. Other specialties include prospect researcher, campaign manager, donor liaison specialist, outreach and constituent deve­lopment manager, grant writer, new media specialist, volunteer manager, or consultant. Alumni also work in marketing, community relations, advancement research and records. A few grads also work as donations officers for corporations.
 

On-the-job internships during the final 10 weeks of your fundraising and volunteer management education add practical experience under a mentor’s guidance. Placements are usually with charities and non-profit groups. However, you can also do your internship ­with consulting firms, corporate donation offices, foundations, or government granting agencies.

The full-time internship, which takes place from mid-June to late August, can be paid or unpaid. Humber offers an extensive list of choices. Students may also arrange their own internships. Internships are usually in the Greater Toronto Area, but can be across Canada or anywhere in the world. Students have interned in England, Australia, Italy, Cambodia, and the United States.
 

• A bachelor’s degree
• If English is not your first language visit the English Language Proficiency Policy

Note: For more information visit Selection Procedures.

Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
 

The 2011/2012 fee for three semesters was

– domestic $7,561.50
– international $18,300.

Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first three semesters of the 2011/2012 academic year.

Fees are subject to change.

For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.

$350 – conference fees and field trips; $850 – textbooks.