Build skills needed to support and lead fundraising and sustainability efforts in youth-serving programs and schools.
Full Course Description
Enhance your fundraising efforts with our Grants, Funding + Sustainability Online Course. This 45-minute course is tailored for site directors, program managers, and aspiring leaders focused on securing financial health for youth-serving programs. You’ll learn essential fundraising principles and how to write effective grant proposals while exploring sustainable funding strategies to diversify your sources. The course also covers best practices in grant writing and tips for building community fundraising champions. By the end, you’ll be equipped to develop a comprehensive financial sustainability plan for your programs. Enroll today to strengthen your fundraising skills and support your educational initiatives.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Build foundational knowledge of fundraising principles.
Prepare to write effective grant proposals.
Explore ways to build champions for your program, school, or organization.
CEU Requirements
To receive CEU credit for taking this course, you must:
Pass the knowledge check-ins and complete the entire course.
Complete the course evaluation form at the end of the course.
Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate showing the CEUs earned.
Change Up Learning requires disclosure of proprietary interests. No staff, instructors, or course developers have proprietary interests related to this course.
This course will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
This course satisfies these child care training requirements:
West Virginia Afterschool Program Quality Standards
1. Administration
7. Leadership and Professionalism
Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
1. Management
Afterschool & Out-of-School Time Professional Network
1. Administration
Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers
v. Program planning and development
Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs
1. Administration and Organization
2. Program Management and Staff
Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training)
10. Community, health and social service resources
18. Leadership development/program management and child care personnel supervision
22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments
Career Development
1. Ethics and professionalism in child care
6. Strategic leadership and planning
7. Financial planning
8. Marketing
9. Business practices
Child Growth and Development
3. Professionalism
6. Administrative Practices
Family/Community Relations
6. Community needs assessment
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: Child Care Center Professional Development Training Topics
Career Development
Family/Community Relations
Quality Guidelines for Ohio's Afterschool Programs
Child Growth and Development
Afterschool Network Best Practices
1. Prepared Staff
8. Ongoing Assessment and Improvement
Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners
7. Program planning, development and evaluation
8. Professionalism and leadership
Afterschool Alliance Best Practices
1. Prepared Staff
8. Ongoing Assessment and Improvement
Director Annual Training
5. Professional Development
All Staff Annual Training
6. Professional Development
7. Program Administration
Early Learning Staff Professional Development Areas
All Staff Annual Training
Director Annual Training
Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) Statement of Quality in Afterschool
1: Structure and Management
Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)
Standard 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
Standard 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
Network for Youth Success Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool
2. Administration & Organization
4. Staffing & Professional Development
9. Program Sustainability & Growth
School Age Child Care
3. Child Day Care Program Development
5. Business Record Maintenance and Management
NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals
5. Ability to effectively implement curricula and program activities.
Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas
2. Families - Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
8. Professional Development and Leadership
Program Management
7. Business Administration
Afterschool Program Standards
Program Management
Early Care and Education Knowledge Base
2. Family and community partnerships
6. Professionalism
Guiding Principles for Quality OST Programs
12. Continuous Quality Improvement
13. Program Management
14. Sustainability
Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories
2. Leadership
3. Resources
6. Implementation
Afterschool Network Quality Standards
6. Administration
Department of Early Education & Care Standards
2. Planning Programs and Environments for Young Children
12. Child Care Administration
Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time Quality Standards
2. Staffing, Volunteers & Professional Development
3. Leadership & Management
4. Continuous Improvement
Hawaii OST Quality Guidelines
2b. Staff Professional Development and Leadership
3a. Program Administration for Staff
3b. Policies and Procedures
Statewide Afterschool Quality Standards
3. Administration
B-3 Continuum
5. Joint Professional Development
8. Data-driven Improvement
Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce
3. Family and community collaboration
4. Program management
8. Child care center administrative rules
MOST (Michigan Out-of-School Time) Standards of Quality
6. Administration
Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators
3. Family and community partnership
6. Professional development and leadership
7. Program planning and development
OST Quality Guidelines
4. Partnerships
5. Staff Qualifications and Training
Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs
3. Program Monitoring and Evaluation
6. Sustainability Planning
Workforce Knowledge and Competencies
7. Professionalism and Leadership (PL)
Standards of Early Learning and Development
3. Quality Child Care and Licensing
Afterschool Quality Standards
6. Administration and Organizational Development
Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff
4. Business related topics, including parental communication, recordkeeping, etc.
Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors
b. Business management
f. Advocacy for the Center, Parents, children and Staff
Out-of-School Time (NMOST) Guiding Principles
4. Family and Community Partnerships
7. Administration and Organizational Development
8. Staffing and Professional Development
Early Childhood Education and Care Department
7. Professionalism
After School Program Quality Standards and Indicators
4. Staffing and Professional Development
5. Administration
Quality Standards for OST Programs
4: Leadership and Management
Afterschool Standards
5. Administration
Core Knowledge and Competencies
5. Family and Community Engagement
7. Organizational Development and Administration
Afterschool Alliance's Quality Standards
5. Strategies to manage an effective program operation
Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements
5. Strategies to manage an effective program operation (includes business practices)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training
6. Linkages with community services
9. Advocacy for early childhood programs
10. Professional issues
Building Blocks for Out-of-School Time Quality
6. Organizational and Leadership Management
Ignite Afterschool
6. Organizational Management, Staff Support and Youth Safety
Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards
6. Professionalism
After School Network
7. Administration/Organization
8. Sustainability and Evaluation
Program Quality Practices
7. Leadership and Administration
8. Professional Development
Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade
7. Professionalism
8. Management and administration
Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements
7. Program planning and development
8. Professional development and leadership
Childcare Program: Continuing Education
8. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring
9. Financial management
10. Working with families
Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development
8. Program management and regulation
13. Professionalism
Texas Partnership for Out-of-School Time (TXPOST) Standards of High Quality
8. Program Sustainability, Evaluation and Awareness In-Service
Guidelines for Afterschool, Summer, and Youth Development Programs
8. Staff and Professional Development
9. Administration and Program Management
Core Knowledge Areas, DC Division of Early Learning Training Categories
9. Program Management, Operation and Evaluation
10. Professionalism and Advocacy
13. Financial Literacy
National Afterschool Association Competencies
9. Program Planning and Development
ECE Competencies
10. Leadership in Early Childhood Education
12. Administration and Supervision
Quality Standards for Expanded Learning
11. Program Management
12. Sustainability
Afterschool Network
10. Professionalism
Child Care Training & Education
Standard 4: Administration and Business Practices
Early Childhood - Continuing Education
11. Management/Administrative Education
Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
12. Program Management
13. Professionalism
Out-of-School Time Program Quality Standards
Administrative Quality Standards
Administrative Quality Standards
II. Youth Program Leadership and Sustainability
IV. Youth Program Staffing and Professional Development
Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs
C. Intentional Programming and Activities
F. Program Management
G. Program Evaluation and Data
Early Childhood Education Professional Learning Standards
C. Program administration, planning, development, or management
Quality Standards for Nevada OST Programs
c. Program Management & Professional Development
Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics
e. Strategies to manage an effective program operation
Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development
r. Business operations
Early Childhood Professional Development Framework
Standard VII: Engages in Professional Development
Standard X: Provides Leadership Within School/Community/Profession
