Nonprofit Fundraising
Resources that can help you learn about how to start or improve your nonprofit organization's fundraising efforts.
List maintained by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. Last updated August 2025.
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Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits
"The success of a nonprofit depends on its ability to raise donations from individuals, companies, and institutions. This book includes advice and stories from more than 50 experienced fundraisers, foundation staffers, journalists, and more. It explains how to make a fundraising plan, work with individual donors, plan special events, use traditional and social media to engage supporters, and much more. This book also provides creative grassroots strategies and dozens of real-life success stories, and cuts out the jargon and "consultant speak" that's all too common in books about fundraising for nonprofits."
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Fundraising
" This updated edition will help you succeed at fundraising in the age of social media saturation. You'll discover how to post, what to include, and where to interact to get the biggest return on your investment of time. And, as always, this trusted resource covers all the basics of being a fundraiser, soliciting the money an organization needs, and pitching the case statement for your organization. Use real-life examples to take your own fundraising skills to the next level and follow step-by-step processes for success in online fundraising."
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Great Fundraising Organizations
"In Great Fundraising Organizations, renowned nonprofit consultant Alan Clayton delivers a proven blueprint for charities and non-profits worldwide to scale their fundraising efforts and their effectiveness. Based on data gathered over twenty years of work with more than 500 organizations including Unicef and WWF, this book explains exactly what works and why, revealing to readers the rigorously researched mindsets, strategies, and practices in use by Great Fundraising Organizations (GFOs)--rare organizations that have the ability to unlock the fundraising revenue they need to meet or exceed performance and mission goals."
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High-growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way
"There are countless books, blogs, and articles on how to fundraise for a startup, but very few that apply startup/tech principles on how to fundraise for your nonprofit or church. Written by a pastor and nonprofit leader, this book bridges concepts from Silicon Valley and high growth technology businesses, to help non-profit leaders unlock unprecedented amounts of generosity, to advance their missions and visions faster."
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The Law of Fundraising
"In the newly revised Sixth Edition of The Law of Fundraising , distinguished lawyers and tax-exempt organization experts deliver a comprehensive and authoritative blueprint of the increasingly complex tangle of federal and state regulations and legislation that govern charitable fundraising in the United States. The authors explore the administrative, tax, and constitutional implications of the latest legislation, regulation, IRS pronouncements, private letter rulings, and technical advice memoranda."
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Fundraising for Social Change
"This will be the 8th edition of one of the bestselling books on effective, mission-driven fundraising that is widely used in the field by nonprofit organizations across the country. It has often been called "the Bible of grassroots fundraising" and is a soup to nuts description of how to build, maintain and expand an individual donor program."
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Effective Fundraising
"Development is the lifeblood of most social enterprises, be they large or small. It is the unique and special responsibility of its trustees and supporters to help secure resources for the organization."
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Fundraising - Candid eBook Collection
Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Candid digital collection. Get a free Candid library card by clicking on "Sign in" then "User ID help." Candid's collection includes books about nonprofits, philanthropy, social justice, and more. This link will take you straight to the collection of eBooks about nonprofit fundraising.
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Fundraising - Nonprofit Association of Washington
Self-paced and live training on nonprofit fundraising.
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Introduction to Fundraising Planning - Candid Learning
"Does your organization need help directing its fundraising efforts? Planning focuses your organization by setting fundraising priorities and helps give staff and board members a roadmap to success. This introductory class will provide you the basic steps for developing a fundraising plan."
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