Books to EnRICH You!

We recommend the following books. Use the links to purchase the books through your local independent booksellers by entering your zip code when prompted.

Fundraising in Times of Crisis by Kim Klein

This book helps executive directors and development professionals of nonprofit organizations plan for both the short and long term and explains how to evaluate the success of their efforts. Questionnaires, checklists, tips, and action steps walk you through the process of self-assessment and map out a road to recovery.

Successful Fundraising: A Complete Handbook for Volunteers and Professionals by Joan Flanagan

There are now more than 1 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. The fundraising industry provides one in every ten jobs and is one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy. In "Successful Fundraising," nationally recognized expert Joan Flanagan gives readers the information they need to capture a fair share of available fundraising dollars.

Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment by Kay Sprinkel Grace

"Beyond Fundraising" examines the common concerns of many nonprofits and offers proven steps to attract and retain donor-investors — not just to the organization, but to its mission. Supplemented with forms, task lists, and charts.

Leading Change by John P. Kotter

An action plan from the world's foremost expert on business leadership. A very personal book that is at once inspiring, clear-headed, and filled with important implications for the future. Emphasizing again and again the critical need for leadership to make change happen, "Leading Change" provides the vicarious experience and positive role models for leaders to emulate. The book identifies an eight-step process that every company must go through to achieve its goal.

Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge by Burt Nanus

Shows how nonprofit executives build successful nonprofit organizations by developing key relationships. Describes six key roles that effective leaders must play, and presents inspiring examples for how their actions in these roles have been crucial to the success of large and small nonprofits.