Webinars



Metasoft Systems offers a series of webinars covering various topics to help you meet new challenges in fundraising. Pick and choose what you want to learn.

The recorded webinars may reference resources that are no longer available or offered as an add on paid service. However, the main concepts and guidance remain relevant, and viewers should check with FoundationSearch support team for current sources where needed.

Developing A Compelling Case for Fundraising Support
Developing a Compelling Case for Support

Detailed presentation of the case for support and all the tools needed to create a compelling case. The case for support is the most important fundraising tool for a non-profit organization. It is the basis for all fundraising strategies and efforts (individual, foundation, government and corporate). This webinar will show you how to develop a case from scratch; how to use it to identify prospective donors and create compelling fundraising documents and appeals; and how to refine it to better respond to the current (and very competitive) philanthropic environment.

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Increasing Foundation Grants

Increasing Foundation Grants by Demonstrating the Value of Your Programs

A thorough presentation of how to unlock the value of your organization and its programs and demonstrate your value to foundations. Foundations evaluate non-profit organizations on their performance and their programs’ effectiveness (regardless of the size of the organization). It is imperative that grant seekers frame their programs in a manner that highlights their social impact, measurable outcomes, and how they leverage grant funds to make change. This webinar will help participants unlock the value in what they are doing and set themselves apart from other similar organizations, thereby increasing their chance of receiving foundation grants. We’ll also show you how to position your organization with funders; turn stake holders into advocates; and create bridges to foundations through your own contact network.

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Get Grants by Making the Right Moves with Foundations

Get Grants by Making the Right Moves with Foundations

How to conduct quality prospective funder research, and manage the process efficiently and effectively to successfully raise money from foundations. This webinar will present every step in the research and management of prospective funders. You’ll learn how to use prospect research tools; quickly and effectively find foundation matches and create a high quality list of prospects; manage the prospective funder process; connect to and cultivate foundation directors; and, most importantly, how to turn declined proposals into “yes!” and increase your funding.

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Grant Writing Success

Secrets of Successful Grant Writing

The key elements of writing successful grant proposals and letters of inquiry. To succeed at foundation fundraising, non-profit organizations need to submit professional, impactful and detailed documents. It is also imperative to know what foundations look for and expect in these materials. This webinar will present the secrets to creating successful fundraising letters of inquiry and grant proposals.

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What Foundations Want

What Foundations Want: Inside Intelligence on Grant-Makers

The webinar includes a presentation by Greg, an interview of Greg by Metasoft's Senior Consultant, Shadi Mogadime, and an open question and answer period for webinar participants. You'll benefit from insider information that you can use immediately to increase the money you raise from foundations

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Engaging Nonprofit Board in Fundraising

Secrets to Engage Your Board in Fundraising

Many board members are uncomfortable when asked to contact their friends and professional colleagues for financial support even though they know that the very existence of their organization and the vital programs it delivers depend on a steady flow of cash from donors. This webinar provides you with tools to engage your board members and get them to be enthusiastic, persuasive and effective in opening doors with foundaions and corporations. We'll show you how to discover, build and nurture your board's connections and turn them into the money you need to deliver your much needed programs.

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Developing Grants

Get More Grants by Developing Relationships with Funders

Yes you can build a relationship with a funder even if you don't have personal contacts to start. We'll show you how to get to know a funder without creaing unnecessary work for yourself or the program officer. Join this session to get a sneak preview of a forthcoming report which contains the most current information about what works - and what doesn't - when contacting funder representatives.

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Past Webinar Recordings

Foundation Fundraising Skills Development Series

This is a five-part webinar series that will advance the skills of non-profit organization staff and directors and increase their fundraising success. It is presented in the order that is most advantageous to acquire fundraising skills and to support the grant development process. You can choose to attend all five webinars or choose only the ones you want… more details
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An Introduction to Foundation Fundraising
An overview of the whole foundation fundraising process. This webinar gives you a map of the whole process and key strategies for each step…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Grant Proposals – 10 Key Elements to Successful Fundraising
Learn the 10 critical elements of grant writing that will help you get funding…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Relationship Building for Successful Fundraising Series
Your existing relationships are a goldmine for increasing the amount of money you raise. This series focuses on the kinds of relationships that help you reach your fundraising goals, and gives you all the tools and information you need to get started today... more details
Time: 1hour 30mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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What Foundations Want: Inside Intelligence on Grant-Makers
Understand what Foundations really want to know about non-profits as they award more than $55+ billion annually in grants. This webinar includes a presentation by Greg Ulrich… more details
Time: 1hour 30mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Secrets to Engage Your Board in Fundraising
Use your existing connections to get more grants from foundations. Research proves the benefits of organizations with board members who actively fundraise. This webinar is co-presented by Melissa Brown and Shadi Mogadime… more details
Time: 1hour 30mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Get More Grants by Developing Relationships with Funders
Based on extensive interviews with funders of all types, this session will present the most current information about what works – and what doesn’t – when contacting funders representatives and nurturing relationships that lead to grants... more details
Time: 1hour 30mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Getting the Next Grant by Giving Your Funders What They Need
Metrics, outcomes, and results sometimes dominate a relationship between a funder and a charitable organization. This webinar examines approaches to use to strengthen your organization’s connections with donors through relationship stewarding that goes above and beyond... more details
Time: 1hour 30mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Conversation with Kresge Foundation: Funding to Change Educational Outcomes
Bill Moses from Kresge explains what Kresge looks for in prospective partners and the Kresge Foundation’s expectations from grant seekers…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Conversation with Jill Schnarr at Telus: Creating Sustainable Partnerships
Jill Schnarr from TELUS describes TELUS’ philanthropic culture and how and why they give…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Family Foundations: How To Approach and Successfully Get Funding
Researcher Melissa Brown shares her knowledge and insights on how to successfully approach Family Foundations to provide funding for your cause…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Asian Philanthropy: The Emerging Civil Sector in China
Learn the primary motive for giving, the new proposed charity law, and the latest trends in business social responsibility…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Social Enterprise: How to Expand Your Revenue Stream and Gain Sustainability
Our panel of experts will examine examples from across Canada where nonprofits are using businesses to generate income and achieve their mission…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Raising Money for God’s Work: Relationship Building – Donors for Life
Learn how to engage, cultivate and keep your donors for life…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Foundation Due Diligence – The Inside Track
Learn what Foundations look for before they give you a grant…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.25
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Letter of Intent – The Critical Determinant of Success
Learn to write a highly effective LOI that will increase your funding probability…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Developing a Compelling Case for Support
Detailed presentation of the case for support and all the tools needed to create a compelling case...more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Increasing Foundation Grants by Demonstrating the Value of Your Programs
A thorough presentation of how to unlock the value of your organization and its programs and demonstrate your value to foundations…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Make the Right Moves with Foundations
How to conduct quality prospective funder research, and manage the process efficiently and effectively to successfully raise money from foundations…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
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Secrets of Successful Grant Writing
The key elements of writing successful grant proposals and letters of inquiry. To succeed at foundation fundraising, non-profit organizations need to submit professional, impactful and detailed documents…more details
Time: 1hour 15mins
CFRE credits: 1.50
Purchase