Help fundraisers close bigger gifts. Earn $100 on every seat you fill.

Join the Modern Institute for Charitable Giving Partner Program to help promote the Excellence in Major Gift Fundraising Seminar to your nonprofit audience and earn $100 on each paid registration you refer.

Why join our Partner Program?

Join the Modern Institute for Charitable Giving (ModernICG) Partner Program and earn $100 on every paid registration you refer to the Excellence in Major Gift Fundraising Seminar, a live, virtual learning experience designed to help fundraisers close larger gifts with more confidence.

If your audience includes nonprofit fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, major gift officers, advancement officers, foundation directors, or mission-driven organizations, this is a simple way to recommend a high-value professional development experience and earn meaningful commission on every successful referral.

  • Earn $100 per paid registration

  • Promote a live, interactive seminar with 15 CFRE points

  • Share an offer trusted by 12,000+ fundraisers and nonprofit leaders

  • Help your audience strengthen donor conversations, pipelines, and major gift results

Simple commission. Clear value. Meaningful earnings.

Partners earn a flat $100 commission on every paid registration attributed to their referral. 10 referrals = $1,000 USD.

Because the seminar is a premium professional training offer, even a small number of successful referrals can add up quickly.

One participant from Commonwealth Foundation said: “We were bringing in $1M. We've grown to over $30M. The training was the catalyst.”

A seminar worth recommending

The best partner programs are built on relevance and trust. This seminar is designed for a specific professional audience with a clear problem, a clear outcome, and a strong reason to invest.

It addresses real pain points fundraisers are trying to solve: thin pipelines, ask anxiety, donor retention, and inconsistent major gift strategy.

It offers clear, practical outcomes participants can apply immediately in donor conversations and development planning.

It is a live, interactive seminar rather than a passive webinar, so the value feels tangible and experiential.

It is easy to explain and naturally aligned with audiences focused on fundraising, philanthropy, and nonprofit growth.

It fits well into newsletters, consulting recommendations, email blasts, podcasts, communities, and professional resource roundups.

What your audience receives

The Excellence in Major Gift Fundraising Seminar is a three-day live virtual experience designed to help participants strengthen both fundraising skills and execution.

They get:

Master the proven frameworks that scale organizations from $1M to $30M in major gifts, with AI-powered role-play coaching, modern moves management and prospecting strategies, interactive roundtables, expert panels, and 1-on-1 guidance from expert faculty.

  • 15 sessions of live, interactive training with expert faculty (real practitioners)

  • AI-powered role-play practice for making the ask

  • One-on-one ParkBenching with faculty

  • RoundTable peer discussions on real challenges

  • Lifetime access to the Apex Community for alumni

  • Certificate of Achievement recognizing your professional development

  • 15 CFRE continuing education points

They learn from:

ModernICG’s faculty are real fundraisers who've done the work with 20+ years of hands-onexperience, bringing practical, empathy-driven strategies into the training. Faculty include:

  • Tammy Zonker — Major Gifts Expert, Author / President of Fundraising Transformed / ModernICG / host of The Intentional Fundraiser Podcast

  • Jeff Spitko, CFRE — Senior Director of Integrated Fundraising at San Diego Foundation

  • Douglas A. Dillon, CFRE — CEO of Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners

  • Nathan Chappell, MBA, MNA, CFRE — Chief AI Officer at Virtuous; founder of Fundraising.AI, Author

  • Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP® — Vice President at Kindsight, Author

  • Russell James III, Ph.D., J.D., CFP® — Professor in the School of Financial Planning at Texas Tech University

They come to improve:

  • Their understanding of major donor psychology and donor communication

  • How they build and qualify a stronger major donor pipeline

  • How they craft cases for support and make authentic, confident asks

  • How they execute moves management with more clarity and consistency

  • How they sustain long-term growth with modern tools, systems, and strategy

Who this partner program is for

This program is designed for trusted voices in fundraising and nonprofit leadership.

You do not need a massive audience. You do need an audience that sees you as a credible source for professional recommendations.

You may be a great fit if you are:

  • A consultant or coach serving nonprofits or fundraising teams

  • A newsletter publisher or content creator covering fundraising, philanthropy, or nonprofit leadership

  • A podcaster, speaker, or educator with an audience of development professionals

  • A professional association, peer group, or curated community for nonprofit leaders

  • A fundraising practitioner who regularly shares useful tools, events, and training opportunities

If your audience wants better major gift fundraising performance, stronger donor relationships, and more confidence in major gift work, this program is likely a strong fit.

What you receive as a partner

A strong partnership experience should feel simple, supported, and easy to act on.

As an approved partner, you’ll receive:

  • A unique partner link for tracking your referrals

  • A partner dashboard where you can monitor clicks, registrations, and commissions

  • Ready-to-use promotional resources, including copy, graphics, and messaging guidance

  • Monthly visibility into due commissions and payout status

  • Support from our team as you get started

How it works:

  1. Apply to join the ModernICG Partner Program.

  2. Our team reviews your application.

  3. If approved, you receive your unique partner link and promotional resources.

  4. Share the seminar with your audience using your preferred channels.

  5. Track your referrals and commissions in your partner dashboard.

  6. Receive monthly payouts on eligible commissions.

Commission is paid on confirmed paid registrations only, with monthly payouts once your balance reaches $100.

Simple ways to talk about the seminar

Partners perform better when the message is easy to communicate and naturally aligned with their audience.

For individual fundraisers: If you want more confidence asking for major gifts, stronger donor conversations, and a system you can actually use, this seminar is worth a close look.

For nonprofit leaders: If your team needs stronger major gift performance and a more repeatable donor development process, this training offers practical frameworks and implementation support.

For teams: This is especially valuable for organizations that want multiple staff members learning the same language, systems, and fundraising approach together.

For modern fundraisers: If you’re looking for a training experience that combines proven fundraising principles with practical modern strategy and AI-supported learning, this seminar stands out.

Join the ModernICG Partner Program

If you have an audience of nonprofit professionals who would benefit from stronger major gift fundraising skills, we’d love to hear more about your platform and explore a fit.

Apply to Become a Partner. Email us at partner@modernicg.com with any questions.

Frequently asked questions

  • The Modern Institute for Charitable Giving (ModernICG) Partner Program is a partner initiative that allows trusted voices in fundraising and nonprofit leadership to earn commission by referring paid registrations to our Excellence in Major Gift Fundraising Seminar. ModernICG is part of Fundraising Transformed, an international fundraising training and consulting firm, and this program is designed to create a win–win: your audience gains access to high-impact major gift training, and you’re compensated for helping them find it.

  • No. There is no cost to apply or participate in the partner program.

  • Anyone with a relevant audience of nonprofit fundraisers, development leaders, consultants, or advancement professionals who would genuinely benefit from the seminar is welcome to apply.

  • No. Relevance and trust matter more than audience size for a focused professional offer like this.

  • Approved partners receive a unique referral link. When someone clicks that link, a tracking cookie remains active for 30 days. If that person completes a paid registration during the 30-day window, the referral is attributed to you.

  • Commissions are paid only on confirmed, paid registrations. Leads, unpaid checkouts, canceled registrations, refunded registrations, and self-referrals are not eligible for commission.


  • Partners earn $100 for each eligible paid-in-full registration. For example: 10 referrals = $1,000 USD.

  • Yes. Commissions remain in your partner account until your eligible balance reaches $100 USD.

  • Eligible commissions are typically paid monthly once they become due.

  • Partners have everything they need in one place. They can track commissions, access invoices, and withdraw payouts independently, no back-and-forth with you required.

  • No. Self-referrals are not eligible for commission.

  • No. Partners may not bid on, purchase, or otherwise target the following brand terms or close variants in paid search campaigns without written approval: “ModernICG”, “Modern Institute for Charitable Giving”, “Institute for Charitable Giving”, “Fundraising Transformed”, “ICG” (in a charitable giving context), “Excellence in Major Gift Fundraising Seminar”, or any misspellings or combinations of these term

  • You can read about the program terms here.