The accidental fundraiser : a step-by-step guide to raising money for your cause / Stephanie Roth, Mimi Ho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Stephanie, 1955-

Contributor:

Ho, Mimi, 1972-

Series:

Chardon Press series

The Chardon Press series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fund raising.

Physical Description:

xix, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2005]

Summary:

Practical Fundraising for Practically Everybody

Are you a volunteer with an organization, school, or project that needs to raise money? The Accidental Fundraiser is a how-to resource that guides you through the process of raising money from your community. The book presents eleven proven fundraising strategies that are easy to carry out and don't require significant funds, large numbers of people, or extensive knowledge of fundraising. The authors, Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho, show how to choose the right fundraising strategy (from house parties to bowl-a-thons) and include step-by-step instructions for carrying out all of the activities. In addition, The Accidental Fundraiser contains a wealth of worksheets and practical tips.

Praise for The Accidental Fundraiser

"The Accidental Fundraiser fills a big gap on my shelf of indispensable books on fundraising. I've been waiting for years for someone to write this book, so I could stop hemming and hawing when people ask me how to raise money for their PTA or local theater group. Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho have produced a common-sense, down-to-earth guide that's based on years of solid experience in grassroots fundraising. It's easy to read and full of forms and checklists that will show the most inexperienced fundraiser the path to success." - Mal Warwick, Mal Warwick & Associates

"The Accidental Fundraiser is a quick and easy guide for the unsophisticated fundraising volunteer (like me!). The examples in each of the fundraising strategies?were specific and realistic and the forms were quite useful. Fundraising can be an uncomfortable and sometimes overwhelming task but the book gives a clear process to follow that willgive confidence to even the fundraising novice." - Susan Shub, PTA treasurer, Montclair Elementary School ?

"The Accidental Fundraiser is like a cookbook, complete with step-by-step recipes for fabulously delicious- and successful- fundraisers.?It will turn the kitchen novice into a gourmet fundraiser." - Robby Rodriguez, executive director, Southwest Organizing Project

"The Accidental Fundraiser is a testimonial that people find a way to make a difference- even if it only starts with a car wash or a garage sale. Buy it and remind yourself: anything is possible." - Pilar Gonzales, president, Changemakers Foundation

Contents:

Part 1 Fundraising ABCs

1 You Can Ask for Money 3

2 Building Your Fundraising Team 11

3 The Importance of "Thank-You" 21

4 Beyond One-Time Fundraising 25

Part 2 Fundraising Strategies

Asking People 33

5 The Personal Ask 35

6 Phonebanks 55

7 Door-to-Door Fundraising 77

Social Gatherings 103

8 House Parties 105

9 Community Dinners 123

10 Bowlathons and Other Pledge-Raising Events 149

11 Auctions 163

Selling 181

12 Ad Books 183

13 Car Washes 203

14 Raffles 213

15 Garage Sales 229

A Volunteer Recruitment Form 243

B Who Can You Ask? 245

C Tips on Asking Individuals for Money 247

D Tips for Making a Pitch at an Event 249

E Volunteer Tracking Sheet 251

G Blank Worksheets, Workplans, and Scripts 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0787978051

OCLC:

60669085

Publisher Number:

99948224456

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