# Donors for Life: a Practitioners Guide to Relationship Fundraising

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/donors-life-practitioners-guide-relationship-fundraising/
- Published: 2017-09-19T22:17:48+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**It’s a great theory, but how does it work in practice? In Donors for Life, two
experienced fundraising directors tell all, sharing tips, pitfalls, ideas and inspiration
on every page. **

Through 20 packed chapters Craig Linton and Paul Stein explain the theory too, shining
a light on what commitment to a relationship fundraising approach means for fundraising
colleagues, other staff, volunteers, trustees, donors and your charity’s bottom 
line – your ability to deliver on its mission.

Includes a contribution from Rob Woods and a foreword by Ken Burnett, author of 
[Relationship Fundraising](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/02/relationship-fundraising-a-donor-based-approach-to-the-business-of-money-raising/).

> ‘_Donors for Life _is actually a gold mine. This long overdue worthy successor
> to Ken Burnett’s _Relationship Fundraising_ is, as its title suggests, packed 
> with lessons, practical tips and insights based on the hands-on experiences of
> two senior fundraising leaders. It’s an easy, enjoyable read as step by step it
> resets the agenda for a donor-based approach to the business of raising money.’
> Roger Craver, _The Agitator_, USA

> “This is a terrific book. I bought it last year and almost devoured it for the
> wealth of insight and examples it brought to the concept of relationship fundraising,
> developed by super smart Ken Burnett. The authors- experienced and respired fundraisers-
> have taken those key ideas from the original Burnett books and updated them significantly-
> drawing on ideas and insight from, for example, the recent focus on the donor 
> experience. I recently went back to it to confirm some ideas- and on a second 
> read found the same level of usefulness for anyone practicing fundraising in the
> UK or internationally. Well worth the price!”
> Bernard Ross