15 Great Books on Fundraising

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15 Great Books on Fundraising

15 Top Fundraising Books

If you’re new to fundraising and seeking tips and fundraiser ideas, you’ll need to check out these 15 books on fundraising!

You’ll find all the advice, fundraiser ideas, tips and strategies for raising money for your organization, cause or other venture.

1. Fundraising For Dummies
by John Mutz and Katherine Murray, covers all of the basics and essentials for anyone who’s new to fundraisers.

2. Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work
by Ilona Bray J.D. features lots of helpful advice and stories from dozens of experts in the field.

3. The Book on Fundraising
by Brion Hickey, Alyce Tzue and Billy Hong teaches you how to leverage social media, crowdfunding, blogs and other tools to achieve your fundraising objectives.

4. Event Planning: The Ultimate Guide To Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, Conferences, Conventions, Incentives and Other Special Events
by Judy Allen is a best-selling book that provides readers with information on how to host a successful fundraising event, along with info on unsuccessful events and why they fail to achieve their objectives.

5. The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising
by Jeffrey C. Walker, Jennifer McCrea and Karl Weber explores the ingredients behind a successful fundraiser and other tips that make it easy to grow a non-profit or organization with ease.

6. Donor-Centered Fundraising
by Penelope Burk, challenges the traditional approaches to fundraising and offers up new strategies that are said to bring incredible results.

7. The Little Book of Gold: Fundraising for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits
by Erik Hanberg, discusses how non-profit groups can achieve their full fundraising potential, along with common errors and advice to avoid those pitfalls.

8. Global Fundraising: How the World is Changing the Rules of Philanthropy (The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series)
by Bernard Ross and Penelope Cagney, delves into the world of global fundraisers and how to achieve success, with tips and advice from philanthropists and other experts.

9. The Complete Book of Model Fundraising Letters
by Roland Kuniholm, is a comprehensive collection of more than 350 sample letters, which can be adapted and customized for your cause or organization’s fundraising efforts.

10. How to Manage an Effective Nonprofit Organization: From Writing, and Managing Grants to Fundraising, Board Development, and Strategic Planning
by Michael A. Sand, provides a complete look at how to manage and grow a non-profit group, with advice on everything from managing in a cost-effective manner to fundraising with ease.

11. Fundraising for the GENIUS: The Only Book You’ll Ever Need to Raise More Money and Support for Your Organization
by Linda Lysakowski, delivers a complete guide to setting up a continuous and sustainable fundraising program to help grow your group or cause.

12. A Spirituality of Fundraising (Henri Nouwen Spirituality)
by Henri J.M. Nouwen, discusses the view of fundraising as a ministry and how you can approach fundraising from a spiritual perspective.

13. The Nonprofit Fundraising Solution: Powerful Revenue Strategies to Take You to the Next Level
by Laurence A Pagnoni, is a comprehensive guide to avoiding ‘revenue plateaus’ and how to maintain a consistent level of fundraising success.

14. Fundraising for Social Change
by Kim Klein, discusses how to construct and maintain an individual donor program for your organization.

15. How to Write Successful Fundraising Appeals (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series)
by Mal Warwick, explores how to leverage social media and the web to pull in funds, along with sample letters, real-world examples and beyond.

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