Publication
Berkeley, CA : Nolo, c2011. Includes CD-Rom.
Call number
Admin / Accounting
ISBN
9781413313321
CSS Library Notes
Content: What you can and can't do when raising and handling money --
Getting your volunteers eager and ready --
Planning your fundraising strategy --
Sponsorships and donations by businesses --
Selling goods and services --
Requesting donations from members --
Event-planning strategies --
Dinners and other food events --
Auctions --
Raffles and bingo --
Fairs and festivals --
Benefit concerts, lectures, shows --
Walk-a-thons, contests, games, and sporting events --
Home and garden tours --
Preparing grant proposals.
FY2013
Getting your volunteers eager and ready --
Planning your fundraising strategy --
Sponsorships and donations by businesses --
Selling goods and services --
Requesting donations from members --
Event-planning strategies --
Dinners and other food events --
Auctions --
Raffles and bingo --
Fairs and festivals --
Benefit concerts, lectures, shows --
Walk-a-thons, contests, games, and sporting events --
Home and garden tours --
Preparing grant proposals.
FY2013
Physical description
414 p.; 23 cm
Description
"A comprehensive guide to raising money written for volunteers and staff who aren't necessarily professional fundraisers. Containing insights and stories from a team of nonprofit experts, this book covers both the practical and the fun, creative aspects of fundraising"--Provided by publisher.
Language
Original language
English
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LibraryThing member Auj
I hate fundraising. It is definitely not my gift and I try to avoid it whenever possible. If you are like me, then this book is for you. There are chapters on every kind of fundraising opportunity. The book begins with helping you analyze your group, what nonprofit means, how to recruit volunteers,
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and plan your strategy. There are chapters for requesting donations or sponsorships, selling things or services such as a bake sale, raffle, car wash, etc., and planning an event. Then there are chapters on each kind of event. A dinner, an auction, a fair, a festival, a benefit concert, a home or garden tour, a walkathon, a contest, a game or sporting event. Each chapter goes into detail and gives key steps to the planning and organizing of the event. A guide to how much planning would be needed is listed, along with how to hold the event, and how to follow up. There is a chapter on applying for grants and a CD with all the forms you will need. What a valuable resource this book is especially for the novice who hasn't had experience in raising money or holding an event!
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LibraryThing member Adayriddle
Printed by Nolo this is a comprehensive guide to fundraising. It comes complete with a cd-rom filled with all sorts of forms and other helpful paperwork. Consisting of 13 chapters plus an appendixes this book covers it all - including a Bonus chapter that gives even more information.
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LibraryThing member NathanaelS
This Nolo guide is well organized, which makes it easy to use, and it covers the field of fundraising pretty thoroughly. They explain a large selection of the most common ways to raise funds, but it doesn't start there. They cover issues related to starting and running various types of non-profit
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groups and how to work with volunteers and keep them motivated. They also cover various legal issues and the book comes with a CD of forms. It also goes into the application process for government and private grants. There is information which will be useful for all different sizes of groups although the focus of the book is on relatively small groups. The author does a good job drawing on expert advice as well. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rev.Ramos
I got the book not long ago. It is well organized, thorough in its approach to this especialized topic (fundraising for your non-profit), provides diverse tips on how to, and also illustrative examples from people that are involved in the field! It is an easy read.
LibraryThing member jaredbyas
The table of contents displays why this is such a great book for volunteer fundraisers. As an introduction, it is deep enough to be truly helpful in getting started but wide enough for you to feel confident that you understand all of the areas needed for successful fundraising. There are chapters
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LibraryThing member BookWallah
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LibraryThing member abbieriddle
Printed by Nolo this is a comprehensive guide to fundraising. It comes complete with a cd-rom filled with all sorts of forms and other helpful paperwork. Consisting of 13 chapters plus an appendixes this book covers it all - including a Bonus chapter that gives even more information.
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