Online Fundraising Platforms and Payment Security

Charities raise money through donation platforms, peer-to-peer fundraising pages, crowdfunding, ticketing, lotteries and payment services. This short course helps fundraising and finance teams secure these platforms, protect payouts and supporter data, stop fraudulent pages and refunds, and handle incidents.

Who this course is for: Digital, individual giving, community and events fundraisers, supporter care and finance teams, and managers who choose or administer online fundraising platforms. No technical knowledge needed.

Self-paced online learning. Earn a Certificate of Completion on passing.

What you will learn

• Secure online fundraising platform accounts and admin access
• Protect payouts, bank details and refunds from fraud
• Manage supporter data and marketing permissions from platforms
• Detect and respond to fake fundraising pages and platform incidents

Course modules

• Securing your platforms
• Protecting money
• Supporter data and permissions
• Fake pages and incidents