Training Resources > Recommended Reading

There are many great books on fundraising and nonprofit management. Here are some that Mission Increase Foundation has found particularly beneficial to ministries in all stages of development.

* Foundation Favorites

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Transformational Giving Core

• Igniting a Life of Generosity - Chris McDaniel
• A Revolution in Generosity: Transforming Stewards to Be Rich Toward God - Wesley K. Willmer
• God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul - Wesley K. Willmer
• The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving - Randy Alcorn *
• Coach Your Champions: The Transformational Giving Approach to Major Donor Fundraising – Eric Foley *
• The Ministry of Development - John R. Frank
• The Eternity Portfolio - Alan Gotthardt
• The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall
• Growing Givers' Hearts : Treating Fundraising As A Ministry - Thomas H. Jeavons
• Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism - Arthur C. Brooks

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Leadership

• Visioneering - Andy Stanley
• Good To Great - Jim Collins *
• Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great - Jim Collins *
• Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits - Leslie Crutchfield
• Leaving Microsoft to Change the World - John Wood

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General Fundraising

• Funding Your Ministry - Scott Morton
• Fundraising for Dummies - John Mutz and Katherine Murray
• Donor-Centered Fundraising - Penelope Burk
• The Disappearing Donor - Dale Berkey

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Capital Campaigns

• Capital Campaigns: Strategies That Work, 2nd Edition - Andrea Kihlstedt
• The Capital Campaign Survival Guide - Edward C. Schumacher

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Direct Mail

• How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters: Revised and Updated - Mal Warwick

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Marketing

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - Chip Heath and Dan Heath *
• The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases… to reach Buyers Directly - David Meerman Scott
• Momentum - Allison Fine

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Boards

• Boards That Make A Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations - John Carver

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Major Donors

• The Seven Faces of Philanthropy - Russ Alan Prince and Karen Maru File *

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E-fundraising

• The Grassfire Effect: How One Small Spark Can Change Your World - Steve Elliot
• Digital Giving: How Technology is Changing Charity - Richard C. McPherson