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The Art of Fund Raising

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The Art of Fund Raising tells you nothing about "turn key" operations in development, nothing about "mass mailings." Warner tells you, in his wonderfully simple and very eloquent writing that fund raising is about giving of yourself to help people find what is best for them. He explains that fund raising is the very essence of humanity, and its only money that gets in the way. Your job is to take Warner's work and interpret fund raising and use your own contacts and skills
for your clients. I refer a lot to the Do's and Don'ts section and especially enjoy his
often humorous, and very insightful "It happened to me, don't let it happen to you" section. 35+ years of experience and hundreds of satisfied students, readers and clients can't be wrong. Enjoy

This is a timeless book -- his course was excellent as well. It is just plain common sense and a great foundation.

I first encountered "the Art of Fund Raising" in 1979, when the author helped to start my career as a fund raising consultant. Over the last few decades, the principles and practices in this inspiring volume have enabled me to help raise millions and millions of dollars for dozens of organizations. Its contents are as relevant today as they were when it was written. Though the examples and the gender-based language may reflect the author's experience of a prior era, the wisdom and insight are timeless. I highly recommend this very useful book to any board or staff member of a non-profit organization, or anyone else seeking to raise funds for any endeavor. Chapter Two is worth millions!


Paul Sheldon
Senior Consultant
Natural Capitalism Solutions
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