Our Favorite Resources

Association of Fundraising Professionals, www.afpnet.org

BoardSource, www.boardsource.org

Planned Giving Roundtable, www.cfsoaz.org

Society for Organizational Learning, www.solonline.org

Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), www.grassrootsfundraising.org

Recommended Reading



AFP Code of Ethics

Ahern, T. How to Write Fundraising Materials that Raise More Money.

Ahern, T. Raising More Money Through Newsletters Than You Ever Thought Possible.

Cochran, A.C. (2004). Roberta’s Rules of Order: Who is Robert and Why Do We Still Follow His Rules Anyway? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Donor Bill of Rights

Dropkin, D. and LaTouche, B. (1998). The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

DePree, M. (1989). Leadership is an Art. New York: Doubleday.

Grace, Kay Sprinkel. (1997) Beyond Fund Raising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Jenkins, D. (2003). 501(c) Blues: Staying Sane in the Nonprofit Game. Pray, Montana: Fandango Press.

Joyaux, S. and Ahern, T. Keep Your Donors: Building Profitable Relationships That Last.

Joyaux, S. (2001). Strategic Fund Development: Building Profitable Relationships that Last. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Klein, Kim. (1996) Fundraising for Social Change. Berkely, CA: Chardon Press.

Kouzes, J.M. & Posner, B.Z. (1995). The Leadership Challenge: How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Lansdowne, David. (1997) Fund Raising Realities Every Board Member Must Face. Medfield, Massachusetts: Emerson & Church Publishers.

Robinson, A. (2002). Selling Social Change Without Selling Out. San Francisco: Chardon Press Series.

Wilcox, P.J. (2006). Exposing the Elephants: Creating Exceptional Nonprofits. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Williams, K.W. (1997). Donor-Focused Strategies for Annual Giving.