# Data Mining for Fund Raisers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/data-mining-fund-raisers/
- Published: 2004-01-31T20:48:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**How to Use Simple Statistics to Find Gold in Your Donor Database (Even if You 
Hate Statistics)**

_Data Mining for Fund Raisers_ introduces an eight-step programme that establishes
a scoring system to help advancement professionals achieve their most vital goals:
saving as much money as possible on appeals and making as much money as possible
on appeals.

Written in a lively and practical manner, this book shows you how take advantage
of a powerful yet often-overlooked tool for improving fund raising results.

## Other books by Peter B Wylie

 * [**Baseball, Fundraising and the 80/20 rule: studies in data mining**](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/baseball-fundraising-and-the-8020-rule-studies-in-data-mining/)

Blog posts on UK Fundraising by Pete Wylie

 * **[Using your database to find major donors](https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/01/15/using-your-database-find-major-donors/)(
   15 January 2002)**
 * **[Are donor dollars related to how long their names are?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/09/01/are-donor-dollars-related-how-long-their-names-are/)(
   1 September 2000)**
 * **[Nothing entered, something gained](https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/02/11/nothing-entered-something-gained/)(
   11 February 1999)**