# Fundraising without Burnout

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/fundraising-without-burnout/
- Published: 2024-02-28T15:05:58+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Radically Reimagining Philanthropy to Transform Your Impact**

Fundraising for your nonprofit can feel never-ending and stressful, causing many
fundraisers to burn out and quit. You believe in the mission, and you do whatever
it takes to reach your fundraising goals. However, somewhere along the way, you’ve
inadvertently run over your boundaries and confused your priorities. You are overworked,
overstressed, and starting to understand how Sisyphus must have felt pushing that
boulder up the hill in vain.

In _Fundraising without Burnout_ Radha Friedman, a philanthropic advisor with decades
of experience funding nonprofits around the world, offers a frank and witty critique
of how the “best practices” we’ve been taught are actually sabotaging our fundraising
efforts. By debunking the myths that keep inequitable practices in place, Radha 
provides solutions that help nonprofit leaders redefine their purpose, prevent burnout,
and meet their fundraising goals while reclaiming their peace.

In this book, you’ll discover how to:

 * Create a culture where fundraisers feel valued and empowered
 * Identify and replace outdated and harmful fundraising practices that lead to 
   stress and burnout
 * Heal from the years of unbalanced living
 * Attract aligned donors, and confidently refuse funding that comes with unacceptable
   strings attached
 * Prepare for the “great wealth transfer” to women and the expected, consequent
   changes to the nonprofit sector

## ⏎ About Radha Friedman

Radha has worked with everyone from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to luminaries
like the Dalai Lama and president Joyce Banda, to reviewing grants for MacKenzie
Scott’s Yield Giving. Radha co founded the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights(
winner of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize and Skoll Award) and has been named a fellow
by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, American Express Foundation, Independent
Sector, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, and the Global Women’s Leadership Network. 

## ⏎ Reviews

“_So appreciative of Radha’s book that synthesizes important ideas and provides 
practical ways to address burnout among fundraising professionals. It’s a timely
book, as we are losing so many fundraisers, whose work is critical for advancing
a just and equitable world.”_
**– Vu Le**, **Author, _Unicorns on Fire _and the_
Nonprofit AF _blog**

_“A must-read book for anyone interested in shifting philanthropy and our practices.
Women are expanding their financial influence in the fields of philanthropy, impact
investing, and venture capital, and it’s time to pay attention and take action.”_
**–
Tuti Scott**,** former CEO, Tides**

## Listen to Radhacal Good

Radhacal Good is a podcast from Radha Friedman about how to change the world by 
investing in women and girls – especially women of colour, women who are LGBTQ and
women with disabilities.

Women and girls still receive less than 2% of philanthropic funding in the US, and
less than 1% goes to women of colour.

In this podcast she explores how women are poised to lead a revolution towards equity
as women’s wealth and power grows.