# Grassroots fundraising classic returns in an updated second edition

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/04/03/grassroots-fundraising-classic-returns-in-an-updated-second-edition/
- Published: 2026-04-03T11:28:20+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A practical, step-by-step guide to raising money for causes and communities, now
fully revised by Stephanie Roth and new co-author Haley Bash_, The Accidental Fundraiser_
is back for a new generation of non-professional fundraisers.**

First published in 2005, _The Accidental Fundraiser: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising
Money for Your Cause_ became a useful resource for volunteers, community activists,
and charity staff who found themselves responsible for raising money without a formal
fundraising background. The original edition, by Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho, is 
already [listed in the UK Fundraising books section](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/the-accidental-fundraiser-a-step-by-step-guide-to-raising-money-for-your-cause/).

Twenty years on, Roth has teamed up with Haley Bash, a fundraising trainer and founder
of [Donor Organizer Hub](https://www.donororganizerhub.org/book), to produce a thoroughly
updated second edition, published in June 2025.

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The new edition retains the original’s nine proven fundraising strategies, all designed
to be accessible to people with no prior fundraising experience, with very limited
budgets, and working in a small team. It covers how to choose the right fundraising
approach for your goals, who to ask for support, and how to build a volunteer team
around a fundraising effort.

New content and updated examples reflect how the fundraising landscape has changed
since 2005, including digital communications and shifts in how communities organise
and mobilise around causes.

Although published by Donor Organizer Hub, Bash’s US-based organisation, the book
is rooted in the grassroots fundraising tradition associated with Kim Klein and 
the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, and its lessons translate readily
to the UK charity context. Indeed, since the first edition, Stephanie Roth’s consulting
practice has developed into Klein & Roth Consulting, a partnership with Kim Klein.

The second edition is available in paperback and ebook [from Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5P19ZB)(
US $29.95) and selected independent booksellers. It is not currently distributed
through Amazon.co.uk, so is not listed in the UK Fundraising bookshop.