Fundraising for Religious Purposes - A Bibliography

The following is a list of resources designed specifically for grantseekers involved in religious activities. Unless otherwise noted, all of these books can be found in the Funding Information Center (FIC) and do not circulate.

FIC BV 772.5 .K56 2000
Ask and You Shall Receive: A Fundraising Training Program for Religious Organizations and Projects.  San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass.
In a clear, organized training package, the author presents easy-to-learn core competencies of fundraising in 14 sessions.

FIC BV 652 .B765 2000
Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations: A Handbook for Trustees, Presidents, and Church Leaders. San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass.
Divided into two parts: 1. the meaning and practice of faithful governance and 2. improving the board's performance.

FIC BV 772.5 .B57 2002
Capital Campaigns You Can Do Yourself.  Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman.
Lays the groundwork for successful church fundraising.

FIC BX 2347 .C39 2007
The Catholic Funding Guide: A Directory of Resources for Catholic Activities.  Washington, D.C.: FADICA.
Provides data on foundations, church-sponsored funding agencies, fraternal organizations with charitable programs, international grantmakers, and other organizations with Catholic interests.

FIC HV 530 .M67 2003
Empowering You to Help: Resources for Faith-Based Non-Profits.  Lincoln, NE: iUniverse.
A common sense guide filled with testimonials from experienced grant writers and consultants for faith-based programs.

FIC HV 41.2 .M54 2001
Ensure the Future: How Synagogues and Day Schools Can Compete in the Philanthropic Marketplace.  Toronto: Lorne Miller & Associates
Provides a development program dedicated to ensuring the survival of synagogues and day schools.

FIC HV 530 .B767 2005
Faith-Based Grants: Aligning Your Church to Receive Abundance.  Buckeye, AZ: Bev Browning & A$$ociate$.
Provides information on positioning a faith-based organization to receive what remains of the federal faith-based grantmaking initiatives.

FIC HD 57.7 .F357 2001a
Faith-Based Leadership.  Washington, D.C.:  National Minority AIDS Council.
This manual is designed for leaders in the faith community, both lay and clergy.

FIC BL 632 .B75 1999
Faith-Based Management: Leading Organizations That are Based on More Than Just Mission.  New York: John Wiley.
Written for staff members, policy setters, and volunteers of faith-based organizations.

FIC HV 41.2 .U73 2001
The Fundraising Guide for Chairpersons: Seven Steps to Coordinating Nonprofit and Church Organizations Fund-Raising Events, Including Dinners, Dances, Raffles, Bazaars, Field Days and Lawn Fetes.  USA: Universal Publishers.

FIC HV 530 .G73 2003
Grantseekers Guide to Faith-Based Funding.  Silver Spring, MD: CD Publications.
This special report on funding for faith-based programs includes resources on federal grantmaking.

FIC BV 772.5 .J43 2000
Growing Givers' Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Concerns the process of fundraising and the dynamics and values of faith.

FIC HV 89 .N28 8th ed.
National Guide to Funding in Religion. New York: Foundation Center.
This directory is comprised of profiles of private foundations that either have a stated interest in religious causes or have made grants of over $10,000 to religious welfare institutions, religious and theological schools, churches, synagogues and other religious assemblies, and missionary societies.

FIC HV 91 .S37 2000
Serving Those in Need: A Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Services Organizations.  San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass.
Aims to help service providers do their work better, avoid mistakes, and improve their skills.

FIC HD 62.6 .E858 2005
Start and Grow Your Faith-Based Nonprofit: Answering Your Call in the Service of Others.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Offers insight to funding and managing a faith-based social ministry.
 

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