Fundraising training for your whole team, on your schedule.
Crush Course is Let’s Build Hope’s online and on-demand fundraising training – built for nonprofit leaders, boards, and development teams. One annual subscription for your entire organization. Learn the way real fundraising works, on your schedule, and earn CFRE credit while you’re at it.
$500M+
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2,500+
nonprofit professionals trained
6,000+
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What you’ll learn
Crush Course teaches the linear, proven process of building a fundraising program that lasts. It’s the same boots-on-the-ground approach we teach in our in-person Annual Fundraising Training Camp, grounded in our Fundraising Triangle. You’ll learn to shift from passive to active fundraising, the move where most nonprofits find their next level of growth, in short video modules you can put to work the same afternoon.
Sharpen Your Skills, Harness the Power of Your Board, Crush Your Fundraising Goals!
Three tracks. One for every key fundraising team member within your organization.
- Track 1: For Executive Directors & CEOs: set the strategy, build the culture, and lead a development program that delivers.
- Track 2: For Development & Fundraising Staff: become proficient in the fundamentals and the day-to-day mechanics at every experience level.
- Track 3: For Board Members: understand your fundraising role, build confidence, and become a true partner in the mission (and stop dreading the “ask”).
Everything included in your Crush Course subscription
On-demand access to our entire video training library, so you can learn anytime, anywhere, plus:
14+ hours of expert video training
Short micro-learning modules you can watch and rewatch anytime (5-12 minutes each)
Practical materials & “You Do’s”
150+ downloadable worksheets and action steps that turn each lesson into real progress.
10 CFRE CEUs
Let’s Build Hope is a CFRE Approved Provider.
Unlimited seats
One annual subscription covers everyone in your organization with no per-person fees.
“ÂI cannot say enough about Let’s Build Hope’s Crush Course. As a new executive director for a nonprofit, I soon realized how much I did not know. The lessons were always informative and entertaining. They were never preachy or condescending. I received a lot of clarity about what I needed to do to get my organization where it needed to be.”
– Judge Michael D. Burton, Executive Director, St. Louis Survivors Legal Support
Taught by leading industry fundraisers who have sat in your chair.
Linda B. Haley, CFRE
President & CEOSince 1995, Linda has raised more than $200 million for nonprofits of every size and mission. She founded Let’s Build Hope in 2013 to teach, coach, and mentor development teams, senior staff, and boards. She teaches fundraising the way she practices it, as a clear, linear process you can actually follow.
2026 YWCA Metro St. Louis Leader of Distinction
2016 AFP St. Louis Outstanding Fundraising Executive
Dawn M.S. Miller, CFRE
Senior Vice PresidentSince 1997, Dawn has raised more than $200 million with 250+ organizations across 33 states and around the world, from annual funds to major-gift campaigns.
She’s part of the LBH leadership team and leads the Learning Community for our Foundation partners.
Simple, organization-wide pricing
One annual subscription covers your entire team. No per-person fees.
| Crush Course | Crush Course for Foundations | |
| Best for | Nonprofits training their whole team and Board Members online | Funders & foundations building capacity across their grantees |
| Price | $1,500/year | Contact us for pricing. |
| On-demand access to all videos & resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited seats | For your organization | For your organization and the nonprofits you support |
| 10 CFRE CEUs | ✓ | ✓ |
| LBH live Learning Community sessions | – | ✓ |
| Subscribe | Contact us for pricing |
Not sure if where to start? Request a free online lesson.
Frequently asked questions
Crush Course is Let’s Build Hope’s complete, on-demand fundraising training program for nonprofits. It contains 14+ hours of expert video, practical worksheets, and 10 CFRE CEUs your entire board, leadership, and development team can learn from anytime, under one annual organizational subscription.
100% online and on demand. Watch, pause, and rewatch every module anytime, from anywhere. No travel required, saving your organization time and money.
Executive Directors, CEOs, board members, and development staff at small-to-midsize nonprofits at every experience level, from brand-new fundraisers to seasoned directors.
Yes. Every subscription includes unlimited seats for your organization. There are no per-person fees.
No. Crush Course is an annual, organization-wide subscription with unlimited seats, so your whole team is covered by one plan.
Crush Course is $1,500/year for your entire organization. Crush Course for Foundations, which extends access to your grantee/partner organizations and adds the LBH Learning Community, is custom-priced. Contact us for more information.
Yes. Earn 10 CFRE CEUs on completion. Let’s Build Hope is a CFRE Approved Provider.
All Crush Course videos are taught by Linda B. Haley, CFRE, President & CEO and founder of Let’s Build Hope, who has raised more than $200 million since 1995. Dawn M.S. Miller, CFRE, Senior Vice President, leads the Learning Community for Foundation partners.
Same proven LBH approach, different format. Annual Fundraising Training Camp (AFTC) is an intensive in-person, and hands-on week of training. Crush Course brings the fundamentals online and on-demand for your whole team, at a fraction of the cost. One $1,500 subscription covers your entire organization.
Yes. Simply tell us your biggest fundraising challenge, and we’ll send you a free sample lesson matched to it. Request your free lesson.
The $1,500 membership fee is for one year and nonrefundable. There is no automatic renewal, but you can purchase another year to continue to have access to the Crush Course video library.
Let’s build your fundraising future, together.
You don’t have to figure fundraising out alone. Give your whole team the foundation, the confidence, and the momentum to reach your goals this year.