# ‘One-stop resource’ on fundraising published

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/05/18/one-stop-resource-on-fundraising-published/
- Published: 2023-05-18T08:30:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**New book, The Fundraising Reader, has been published, providing a ‘one-stop body
of knowledge’ explaining what fundraising is, and covering key concepts, principles
and debates.**

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[The Fundraising Reader](https://www.routledge.com/The-Fundraising-Reader/Breeze-Day-Lafferty-Wiepking/p/book/9780367703707)
contains 88 extracts from writing on fundraising, exploring topics including ‘Is
fundraising marketing?’, ‘Should donors or the community be front and centre in 
fundraising?’, and ‘How can fundraisers deal with ethical dilemmas such as ‘tainted’
donors and money?’.

Best practice and future trends are also covered, including the impact of new technologies
and responding to demands for greater diversity, inclusion, and equity in fundraising
teams. It also shares conflicting positions relating to age-old and current debates
on fundraising.

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The book has been released by Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy
at the University of Kent, and colleagues from the University of Chichester and 
the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Aimed at anyone who wants to better understand fundraising, including researchers,
educators, and fundraisers, it is edited by Breeze, Donna Day Lafferty, and Pamala
Wiepking. Extracts are from a range of experts including Breeze, Ken Burnett, Adrian
Sargeant and Jayne George, Claire Routley and Richard Sved, Ian MacQuillin, and 
Angela Cluff.

The 614 page book is published by Routledge, and is available in paperback, hardback,
and ebook.

 * **Find [The Fundraising Reader](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/the-fundraising-reader/)
   on UK Fundraising’s bookshop.**