# 18 new and forthcoming books for fundraisers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/11/12/18-new-and-forthcoming-books-for-fundraisers/
- Published: 2020-11-12T22:31:37+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**It’s time for another round-up of the latest books for fundraisers and charity
staff. Here are several new titles plus several which will be published soon.**

We have started with 18 titles, but we expect that number to grow as more books 
are suggested to us.
 

## 1. Who Cares?

Written by Joe Barrell and Sarah Fitzgerald, [Who Cares?](https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/who-cares-building-audience-centred-engagement-strategies-in-the-non-profit-sector)
focuses on “building audience-centred engagement strategies in the non-profit sector”.
It has just been published by CharityComms.

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## 2. Mutual Aid

[Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9781839762123)
by Dean Spade was published last month.

It “provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid has been
a part of all larger, powerful social movements, and offers concrete tools for organising,
such as how to work in groups, decision-making process, how to prevent and address
conflict, and how to deal with burnout”.

Its author is clear that mutual aid is not charity: “it’s a form of organising where
people get to create new systems of care and generosity so we can survive.”

> Look what just arrived!!!! [@VersoBooks](https://twitter.com/VersoBooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/MjJ7coO7lp](https://t.co/MjJ7coO7lp)
> — dean spade (@deanspade) [October 28, 2020](https://twitter.com/deanspade/status/1321591282720886785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 3. Philanthropy: from Aristotle to Zuckerberg

⌊Paul Vallely's book Philanthropy: from Aristotle to Zuckerberg⌉⌊Paul Vallely's 
book Philanthropy: from Aristotle to Zuckerberg⌉

Paul Vallely’s book is a huge work (in significance as well as physical size), covering
the development and significance of philanthropy through the ages.

> Just took delivery of an advance copy (ooh, get me) of [@pvall](https://twitter.com/pvall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'
> s new book ([@philanthropya2z](https://twitter.com/philanthropya2z?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)).
> 
> Looking forward to getting stuck into it- seems like a v interesting (not to mention
> quite hefty) tome! [pic.twitter.com/2sW7ad2mAd](https://t.co/2sW7ad2mAd)
> — 📚Philliteracy📚 (@Philliteracy) [September 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Philliteracy/status/1301865167500779521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Read [Paul Pirie’s recent review](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/10/23/book-review-philanthropy-from-aristotle-to-zuckerberg/)
on UK Fundraising. 

## 4. Good business: the talk, fight, win way to change the world

Bill Novelli’s book [Good Business](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9781421440422)
comes out in March 2021. It is based on his experience with founding and growing
Porter Novelli, the global PR agency for social impact, and his CEO role at AARP,
the US nonprofit. He aims to show “that you can make a positive social difference
regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career”. 

> Excited to announce my new book is coming out Feb. 2, 2021. Good Business: The
> Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World, shows how business can be a powerful
> force for good, and challenges us to do the same. Available for pre-order [https://t.co/h0kbXVjcJP](https://t.co/h0kbXVjcJP).
> [pic.twitter.com/SY6GU8Gurd](https://t.co/SY6GU8Gurd)
> — Bill Novelli (@Bill_D_Novelli) [October 27, 2020](https://twitter.com/Bill_D_Novelli/status/1321134032575488002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 5. It’s a Battle on the Board

 
Debra Allcock Tyler’s [new book from the Directory of Social Change](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/its-a-battle-on-the-board/)
focuses on the practicalities of being an effective charity trustee. If relationships
between trustees and between senior managers and trustees aren’t right, the charity
can quickly find “you’ll have a battle on the board”.

In true Allcock Tyler style she features a different ABBA tune as the theme for 
each chapter. 

> [@DebAllcockTyler](https://twitter.com/DebAllcockTyler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)’s “
> It’s a battle on the board” is a fine read and a very helpful resource for charity
> trustees, chairs and CEOs. The trustee contribution is vital but too often not
> given the respect and recognition it deserves. This book hopefully will make a
> difference. [https://t.co/o3netUjsfB](https://t.co/o3netUjsfB)
> — John Tizard (@JohnTizard) [October 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/JohnTizard/status/1318877862770970624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Why not sit down this evening and listen to (or watch) [@DebAllcockTyler](https://twitter.com/DebAllcockTyler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and [@AndrewPurkis](https://twitter.com/AndrewPurkis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'s brilliant
> podcast on trusteeship and It's a Battle on the Board. Click here to get started:
> [https://t.co/P9pPZy81vJ](https://t.co/P9pPZy81vJ) [pic.twitter.com/qp1qkHtp7O](https://t.co/qp1qkHtp7O)
> — DSC (@DSC_Charity) [November 11, 2020](https://twitter.com/DSC_Charity/status/1326548029105602560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

  

## 6. Philanthropy Revolution

Lisa Greer’s [Philanthropy Revolution: How to Inspire Donors, Build Relationships and Make a Difference](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9780008381585)
is written from a donor, indeed a philanthropist’s, point of view, and bluntly criticises
what she sees as wrong and outdated with much fundraising. As such it is essential
reading for any fundraiser. 

> Hot off the press! Congrats to Lisa Greer @Saving_giving, a longtime supporter
> The Wallis, on the publication of her first-ever book, Philanthropy Revolution:
> How to Inspire Donors, Build Relationships and Make a Difference. Grab your copy
> today! [https://t.co/Hlpz6U6YpO](https://t.co/Hlpz6U6YpO) [pic.twitter.com/8GIKpzDxL4](https://t.co/8GIKpzDxL4)
> — The Wallis (@TheWallisBH) [September 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/TheWallisBH/status/1303396014208856064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 She backs up her views with dozens of interviews with donors, nonprofit professionals
and academics in the field.She believes that giving can be “saved” and offers suggestions
on how charities and fundraisers can adopt new approaches that yield more “trusting,
authentic partnerships that can be sustained long-term”.

You can listen to Lisa Greer talk about the book and the issues she raises in a 
podcast:

> Have you ever approached a new donor and thought, "I wish I knew what they were
> thinking?". This week on the pod, our guest Lisa Greer, gives you the inside scoop
> to exactly what your donors are thinking and mistakes to avoid! Give it a listen!
> [https://t.co/Nio8hsUDL9](https://t.co/Nio8hsUDL9)
> — Whole Whale (@WholeWhale) [November 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/WholeWhale/status/1324924548907737089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 You can also see her in conversation with Louise Morris:

> Worth them attending [@summitfundraise](https://twitter.com/summitfundraise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> webinar with Lisa too…[https://t.co/rofVjoywnB](https://t.co/rofVjoywnB)
> — Rory Traynor (@rory_fundraiser) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/rory_fundraiser/status/1326788555256057860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

  

## 7. Fundraising strategy book in the works

Fundraising consultants Dr Claire Routley and Richard Sved have confirmed to UK 
Fundraising that they are “just finishing the final chapter of a book on fundraising
strategy”. Claire added; ” It’s a labour of love, and general strategy nerdery!”

UK Fundraising will [share more details](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/fundraising-strategy/)
in due course.

> We're just finishing the final chapter of a book on fundraising strategy – it's
> a labour of love, and general strategy nerdery!
> — Dr Claire Routley (@ClaireyJaneR) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/ClaireyJaneR/status/1326901767695704072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 8. In Defence of Philanthropy

Dr Beth Breeze at the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent has another
book in the works – In Defence of Philanthropy.

> My book has the Ronseal-inspired title ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’. Do you have‘
> Philanthropy Revolution’ by Lisa Greer on your list? It’s a painful read, a big-
> donor perspective on poor fundraising practice. But I def recommend it, we need
> to know how asking is perceived.
> — Beth Breeze (@UKCPhilanthropy) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/UKCPhilanthropy/status/1326830696518864896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 9. Winning: The Five Truths of Fundraising

Rob Cummings book is available in print, eBook and audiobook. He is the author of
_The Weekend Briefing_, a weekly email combining fundraising best practice “with
an inspiring message that resonates with senior professionals and new fundraisers
alike.” 

[[Tweet no longer available](https://twitter.com/TheWkdBriefing/status/1326912402844168194)]

## 10. Promised Land

> Can I suggest my own upcoming book due out by Dec 1? – Promised Land: The Ten 
> Commandments for Nonprofit Strategy, Communications, and Fundraising [pic.twitter.com/0M2NqNahuH](https://t.co/0M2NqNahuH)
> — Janet Cobb (She/her) (@CoachJanetCobb) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/CoachJanetCobb/status/1326795505922437122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 11. Rebel Ideas

[⌊Cover of Matthew Syed's Rebel Ideas⌉⌊Cover of Matthew Syed's Rebel Ideas⌉[
[Rebel Ideas](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9781473613942) is a “
journey through the science of team performance. It draws on psychology, economics,
anthropology and genetics, and takes lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies,
including the catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11, a communication
breakdown at the top of Mount Everest, and a moving tale of deradicalisation in 
America’s deep South.”

Author Matthew Syed argues that “individual intelligence is no longer enough; that
the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our ‘cognitive
diversity’.”
 

## 12. Uncharted: how to map the future

Businesswoman Margaret Heffernan explores the people and organisations who aren’t
daunted by uncertainty.
“Ranging freely through history and from business to science,
government to friendships, this refreshing book challenges us to resist the false
promises of technology and efficiency and instead to mine our own creativity and
humanity for the capacity to create the futures we want and can believe in.” 

## 13. Hooked on a Feeling

Senior Coordinator at UNICEF Francesco Ambrogetti has a book looking at how the 
passion and devotion to good causes becomes memories and identities. It is due out
by the end of this year.

> my upcoming book "HOOKED ON A FEELING. How the passion and devotion for good causes
> becomes memories and identities" By Holborn/Civil Society Press by the end of 
> 2020
> — Franki (@FrancescoAm) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/FrancescoAm/status/1326875068350291969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 14. Craftivist Collective Handbook

⌊Craftivist Collective Handbook⌉⌊Craftivist Collective Handbook⌉

The third and final Craftivism book is designed to complete the trilogy and help
Craftivists around the world deliver beautiful, kind & fair Gentle Protest Craftivism
that works and makes real positive change.

Sarah Corbett is crowdfunding to make the [Craftivist Collective Handbook](https://unbound.com/books/craftivist-collective-handbook/)
a reality, and already has over 670 supporters, but needs more to reach the target
and go ahead with publishing the book.
 

> 🎈[#CraftivistHandbook](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CraftivistHandbook?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> 🎈
>  ✨JUST LAUNCHED✨💕Help us create a beautiful coffee table project book of
> 20 [#gentleprotest](https://twitter.com/hashtag/gentleprotest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#craftivism](https://twitter.com/hashtag/craftivism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> projects + methodology + stories + so much more to help you & others around the
> world in your positive change-making 😃👉 [https://t.co/aBTZ2EJeYJ](https://t.co/aBTZ2EJeYJ)
> [pic.twitter.com/KvJnCBnJto](https://t.co/KvJnCBnJto)
> — CraftivistCollective (@Craftivists) [October 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/Craftivists/status/1311747068696895489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 15. Robots Make Bad Fundraisers

In [Robots Make Bad Fundraisers: How Nonprofits Can Maintain the Heart in the Digital Age](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9780578651620)
Steven Shattuck questions why, with all the software, tools, apps and intelligence
available to us, has fundraising performance stagnated?

Instead he explores “ways to apply time-tested principles of philanthropy to the
modern technology available to fundraisers – with the goal of keeping the donors
we already have, inspiring new donors to give, and maintaining the sanity of our
team members.”

> Howard, if it's not already on your list, try Steven Shattucks new book" Robots
> make bad fundraisers".. Here is a quick peek at Steve in action–[https://t.co/JMSlP8gC4k](https://t.co/JMSlP8gC4k)
> — The Nonprofit Show (@Nonprofit_Show) [November 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/Nonprofit_Show/status/1326930935296585729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 16. Making the Ask

⌊Making the Ask - front cover⌉⌊Making the Ask - front cover⌉

How do you ask the right people for the right money in the right way? In [Making the Ask: The artful science of high-value fundraising](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9781788602372)
Bernard Ross and Clare Segal share their approach – used by major fundraising organisations
from UNHCR in the Middle East to MSF in the US and from UK’s Oxford University to
MEF Museum in Argentina – which has been used to secure gifts up to $110m in a single
ask.
 

## 17. Change for Better

You might already have read [Change for Good](https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1597/9780692064368)
by Bernard Ross and Omar Mahmoud, which looks at “how anyone involved in the field
of social change can help individuals or groups to make positive choices using decision
science”.

Change for Better will be published in 2021, featuring a series of case studies 
from around the world looking at how  behavioural science is transforming fundraising.
It will be edited by Meredith Niles, Maddie Croucher, Omar Mahmoud and Bernard Ross.

## 18. From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits

⌊Cover of Digital Fundraising⌉⌊Cover of Digital Fundraising⌉

[Brock Warner’s book](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/digital-fundraising-for-nonprofits/)
is “a practical primer on the ways of understanding, building, designing and innovating
an effective digital fundraising programme”.

Maeve Strathy says “Brock has taken solid fundraising strategy and brought it to
life through a real-world guide to digital fundraising. In plain language, Brock
is providing tactical and practical advice, rooted in insights that will drive results.
This is a must-read for fundraisers.”
 

> I'm thrilled to share "From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits"
> which is on sale now. Visit [https://t.co/W9XyPYFB0B](https://t.co/W9XyPYFB0B)
> for all the links you'll need. It's a practical, handy guide to the fundamentals
> that any fundraiser needs to know. [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#nonprofits](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nonprofits?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/o0ap0STaxG](https://t.co/o0ap0STaxG)
> — Brock Warner, CFRE (He/Him) (@brockwarner) [September 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/brockwarner/status/1302350081799135233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 19. Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising

Canadian fundraisers Anne Connelly and Jason Shim have written a guide to how charities
are accepting and encouraging donations by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

A preview is available but you can pre-order the book. 

> I'm a big fan of crypto and also of [@JasonShim](https://twitter.com/JasonShim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and [@Anne_Connelly](https://twitter.com/Anne_Connelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), colleagues
> who've written a book on bitcoin and gift acceptance. I was privileged to have
> read the draft – outstanding information you'll not get anywhere else. Download
> the preview; better, preorder the book. [https://t.co/sJQCAhnqfg](https://t.co/sJQCAhnqfg)
> — Rebecca Davies (@RebsD) [November 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/RebsD/status/1330939344589369352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

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