Edmonton Community Foundation’s (ECF) Endowment Sustainability Program (ESP) is a cost-effective training and coaching program that helps charitable organizations develop a strong endowment and planned giving program.

ESP participants will:

• develop donor relationships that lead to significant endowment gifts
• deepen donor relationships
• increase current funding opportunities
• become well-versed in the tax strategies around different types of gifts
• improve their understanding of the resources available to them through ECF
• develop effective communication pieces and processes for messaging

After completing the program, participants will be able to provide donors with more options to support your organization in perpetuity. That is the power of endowment. Through endowment funds, donors can create a legacy by making a permanent connection between your organization and their family, to continue to give even after they are gone.

What’s involved?

Participating charities will attend five, half-day classroom sessions over the course of five months. These sessions typically take place during the first week of each month from February to June. Organizations are encouraged to have both staff and board/committee members attend.

Are you interested in registering for the 2026 cohort starting in February? Enter your name and email address to join the waitlist.