How to become a certified fundraiser?

The first academic course of study in the field of fundraising in Romania, which provides you with the opportunity of becoming a certified fundraiser!

The postgraduate course of Private Resource Mobilization from the community represents a form of education developed by ARC in collaboration with Babes-Bolyai University, the Faculty of Political, Administration and Communication Sciences, the Political Sciences department.

This course will challenge you to engage in a more advanced level of learning and understanding of the fundraising practice, serving as a framework where you can develop the fundraising plan and strategy for your own organization.

“Thank you for everything that I have learned and most definitely will continue learning from you. Beyond the knowledge and abilities gained, you have instilled in me something much more valuable: PASSION. When a well-trained professional is passionate about his work, his attitude is positive, he acts proactively and he succeeds! Thank you for the passion you convey through everything that you do at ARC!”

Lorena Rusovan, Missio Link Romania, a 2010 graduate.

The postgraduate course has already trained two generations of students that have perceived its applicability to their work.

“The information presented has been very diverse, of present interest and in some cases original/innovative. In my opinion, the information presented is useful for the fundraising activity especially for those who don’t have experience in this field. For the experienced ones, the messages and the way they were presented help them structure the previous knowledge and the one they received during the course and, at the same time, brings clarification and correct understanding of information they already possess.”

Liliana Ghorghian, “FAM” Humanitarian Association

1. The course builds on field related theoretical aspects, but is mostly oriented towards the experience in fundraising that every student brings to the group;

2. Adapts the information and the teaching methods to students’ need, in order to increase the practical value of the course;

3. Grants access to the practical experience that ARC trainers have aquired during all these years working directly with various Romanian nonprofit organization;

4. Consolidates theoretical information related to fundraising, offers data from recent studies and transfers notions and concepts from marketing and psychology to fundraising from the community.

How is the course structured?

The structure of the course is based on 3 meetings that take place in Cluj-Napoca. The meetings consist of intensive courses for 5 days (8h/day). Attendance at these modules is mandatory for at least 80% from the total period of time (15 days).

Online seminaries will take place every two weeks during the semester, through an e-learning platform. Seminaries will last for 4 hours; attendance is mandatory at 80% of them.

Through virtual meetings (online seminaries), the course aims to create a high level of interactivity, both between lector and students and among students, for the students to gain, after attending this course, the necessary knowledge and abilities in order to raise funds from the community.

Every module will end with an assignment and the final examination implies a quiz that comprises questions from every module of the course. In order to graduate, you have to submit your assignments and thesis in due time.

For any information regarding this course please contact Cristina Barsony at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 0264 406 388.