The 9 Quality Guarantee
1 - CFRE International Certification
The course is acknowledged by International CFRE: this is the first case in Italy, indeed this acknowledgement is given to the most prestigious fundraising courses all over the world.
CFRE International offers the only certification for fundraising and philanthropy managers which is acknowledged at the international level.
The whole participation in the Master of Fundraising for Non-profit Organizations allows the acknowledgement of 339.00 CFRE credit points in the category 1.B – International CFRE Training for certification or recertification.
Furthermore, the Master is built on the basis of the Efa (European Fundraising Association) indications in order to realize fundraising training courses.
2 – Job placement: the Career’s Service
The Master’s staff includes a team of professionals entirely dedicated to placement services for Master’s graduates. Our placement services provide students with all the necessary tools to understand job market dynamics, identify their skills and define a long-term professional development plan in line with their values and expectations.
The cooperation with nonprofit companies represents a school priority and an aspect differentiating the Master in Fundraising program. The Master’s joins the students’ professional projects with nonprofit companies needs. The Master’s commits itself in creating employability through a systematic career service action.
3 - A Team of Lecturers and Professionals: professional fundraisers, fundraising professionals and sector professionals
Since the Master’s first edition, the mix between professional consultants and academic lecturers has proved fundamental to our success. Offering the right balance between different skills is what ensures the quality of our teaching. This solution allows us to avoid both the risk of short-sighted, poorly innovative teaching, and the risk of “ultra-theoretical” pursuits which are of very limited usefulness in the job market.
4 - Interaction with Former Students
Given our concern for transparency, we provide contacts with former students of the Master’s course to receive first-hand information on its quality, effectiveness and opportunities for personal enrichment. In order to get in touch with former students write to coordinamento@master-fundraising.it.
Our former students are our best sponsor.
5 - Excellent Placement Rates of Previous Editions
The Master’s school provides genuine statistics on employment rates after 6 months/1 year of graduation. Data show that students can expect excellent placement opportunities in the nonprofit, for-profit and public sectors.
6 -Scholarships
The Master in Fundraising gives some scholarships to the most deserving students or to those who have particular economic parameters (foreign students). The cost of courses is covered, wholly or partially, by some funds allocated by private companies and individuals.
7 – Duration, workshops, services
When you choose a Master you should know the actual duration of courses and the services available for students. At the Master in Fundraising you receive a precise calendar of didactics and training plan, indicating the hours of each teacher, his module and the arguments treated. You can also download this material from our web-site. Everything is written and documented.
8 – Three months Internship
The Master’s program includes a three months internship period (400 hours), personalized for each student, allowing students to apply what they have learnt during the courses and enlarge their contacts network, that is the main instrument in order to enter the market of work.
9 - Conventions with Companies/ High-Profile Organizations
The success obtained during the last few years and its six editions have enabled the Master’s to build a relationship of mutual respect with private companies throughout Italy, thus guaranteeing the professionalism of our teaching services (click to see internships).
