Further Reading

The Foundation Center

One of the most valuable ways to find out more about fundraising is to visit the Foundation Center Collection nearest you. The Foundation Center, headquartered in New York City, is a nonprofit library service supported by foundations, fees for service, products for sale, and other fundraising strategies. The Center collects and disseminates information about foundations, corporations, government, and all other types of fundraising and proposal writing. A list of Foundation Centers and their cooperating collections (that is, public libraries or other locations that have materials from the Foundation Center) can be found online at www.fdncenter.org.

Titles in the Jossey-Bass Chardon Press Series

The following titles can be ordered online at www.josseybass.com/go/chardonpress.

Inspired Philanthropy: Creating a Giving Plan, revised edition
by Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner
A step-by-step workbook on how to match your giving with your values.

Raise More Money: The Best of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal
edited by Kim Klein and Stephanie Roth
56 of the best articles published in the Grassroots Fundraising Journal for 20 years from 1981 to 2001. Articles by Kim Klein, Stephanie Roth, and 17 other authors.

Fundraising for the Long Haul
by Kim Klein
For older social-change organizations exploring their particular challenges.

Ask and You Shall Receive: A Fundraising Training Program for Religious Organizations and Projects
by Kim Klein
In two parts: Leader Manual and Participant Manual.

Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Grantseeking, revised and updated
by Andy Robinson
A step-by-step manual for social justice organizations seeking grant funding.

Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out)
by Andy Robinson
How to create earned income, including many successful models.

The Nonprofit Membership Toolkit
by Ellis Robinson
Excellent guide to building a membership organization by one of the leaders in the field.

Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
by Rinku Sen
The steps of building and moblilizing a constituency and implementing key strategies for social change.

Other Useful Fundraising Materials

Cómo Recaudar Fondos en su Comunidad
(How to Raise Money in Your Community)
An introduction to the most common and successful fundraising strategies in 14 of
the best articles from the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Small organizations can put these strategies to use immediately, whether or not they have paid staff or have done fundraising before. These strategies do not require lots of money up front, technical knowledge or expensive equipment such as computers and fancy databases. This guide is in Spanish only.

Conservation Fundraising at a Crossroads: Creating Healthy Fundraising Organizations, 2005 by Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC).

National CASA Rural Fundraising Strategies Guide
In 2005, the National office of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) commissioned Kim Klein to put together a manual on fundraising in rural communities to be used by their rural programs. We were able to choose from a variety of stories and compile 15 excellent examples, along with an article on how to raise money in rural communities. CASA has generously offered to share this information with anyone who wants it.
It is available on their website.

The Board of Directors, 3rd edition (2000)
by Kim Klein and Stephanie Roth
Ten articles on creating and building an effective board of directors, reprinted from the Grassroots Fundraising Journal.

Getting Major Gifts, revised edition (2000)
by Kim Klein
Twelve articles on developing major gifts reprinted from the Grassroots Fundraising Journal.

Grassroots Fundraising Journal
Bimonthly periodical with how-to articles on fundraising.

The Grassroots Fundraising Book
by Joan Flanagan
Excellent introductory book for small organizations

Successful Fundraising: A Complete Handbook for Volunteers and Professionals
by Joan Flanagan
How-to book for large-scale fundraising events and campaigns.

Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, revised edition
edited by Henry Rosso
The late Henry Rosso was one of the most famous fundraising consultants in America. This introduction to the theory and practice of fundraising is an invaluable tool.

Giving USA: Annual Report on Philanthropy, American Association of Fund Raising Counsel
AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy
Analysis of giving and trends in philanthropy.

Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising
by Wendroff, A.
A masterful guide to producing large special events.

How to Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events: Reap Remarkable Returns with Minimal Effort
by Betty Stallings and Donna McMillion
The title says it all.