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news release
For the attention of: news editors
PR4740
Wednesday, August 27 2003
NEW OUBS COURSE OFFERS WINNING WAYS FOR FUNDRAISERS
A new course, Winning Resources and Support, from the Open University Business School
offers fundraising professionals the opportunity to update their skills without taking time away
from work.
Winning Resources and Support is a six-month distance taught course that focuses on the
skills and knowledge necessary for successful fundraising and leads to the Institute of
Fundraising’s Certificate in Fundraising Management.
The course – the only distance learning route to the award – has been developed by OUBS,
Europe’s largest business school, in collaboration with the Institute of Fundraising with
backing from Lloyds TSB Foundations. The course offers a uniquely flexible study
opportunity to fundraising professionals in search of qualifications.
Terry O’Sullivan, who heads up the OUBS academic team for the course, says: “The result
of this collaboration has been to create a course that will provide a positive contribution
towards halting the decline of the public’s trust of fundraisers in society by raising standards
and ethical aspects of the profession.”
David Parker, Head of Training and Accreditation at the Institute of Fundraising, adds:
“Backing from Lloyds TSB Foundations together with the acknowledged quality and
expertise of the OUBS ensure that this course meets the needs of the fundraising sector. We
are very proud of the result.”
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-2And Jill Mordaunt, a member of the course team at the OUBS, says: “Considerable attention
has been paid to ethical issues as well as skills such as identifying, communicating,
planning, implementing and evaluation fundraising projects.”
Enrolments close at the end of September for study starting in November. Further
information about the course can be found within the Management and Development and
Leadership section at www.open.ac.uk/courses/
EDITOR’S NOTES
The Open University Business School (OUBS) is Europe’s leading business school and the major provider
of management development programmes delivered by supported distance learning. It is one of an elite group
of UK and European business schools to hold both the prestigious EQUIS quality kitemark, awarded by the
European Foundation for Management Development (efmd), and AMBA (the Association of MBAs)
accreditation for its MBA. The School is ranked fourth in the world for distance learning MBA programmes,
according to rankings published by the Financial Times (March 2003).
Currently the OUBS has 30,000 students based in the UK and more than 40 countries. Since its inception in
1983, more than 150,000 managers have studied an OUBS course at Certificate, Diploma or MBA level. The
OUBS has also developed a significant research capability based in eight research units, and boasts one of the
three largest Alumni Associations for MBA graduates outside the United States.The School is based at the
Open University’s Milton Keynes headquarters in Buckinghamshire. Its website can be found at:
oubs.open.ac.uk
The Institute of Fundraising is a membership organisation committed to the highest standards in fundraising
management and practice. Members are supported through training, networking, the dissemination of best
practice and representation on issues that affect the fundraising environment. The Institute of Fundraising is
the largest individual representative body in the voluntary sector with 3,500 individual members and 150
affiliated organisations. Membership reflects income to the sector of some £5billion per annum and delivers
more than £12billion service-output covering all areas of social activity. More information about the Institute of
Fundraising can be found at www.Institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
MEDIA CONTACTS
Neil Coaten
Open University Media Relations
01908 652580
n.d.coaten@open.ac.uk
Jessica Magill
Open University Business School
01908 655042
j.magill@open.ac.uk