Ask and You Shall Receive: A Fundraising Training Program for Religious Organizations and Projects Set Participant Manual

[Ask and You Shall Receive – Participant Manual: Back Cover Copy] [headline] We′re a small community with a budget to match! How will we ever raise the money we need? –If you are active in a religious congregation or faith–based nonprofit . . . –If you have ever given money to a cause you support . . . You already have the skills and commitment you need to raise funds successfully. Fundraising expert Kim Klein has trained thousands of groups and individuals to cultivate assets that make good works possible. In this peer–led program, she presents the core methods of fundraising simply and directly. Designed for use with the Leader Manual, the Ask and You Shall Receive Participant Manual facilitates learning with facts, charts, and planning aids. By the final training session, your team will have a comprehensive strategy for integrating its fundraising vision with its deepest values and commitments.

Introduction: Who Is This Book For? How to Use This Guide: Notes for Participants. FUNDRAISING BASICS. Who Gives, and Why? What Do You Think About Money? What You Need Before You Begin Raising Money. Completing the Case Statement. The Role of Volunteers in Fundraising. CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE STRATEGY. Overview of Fundraising Strategies and Their Uses. Special Events. The Wide World of Mail. The Direct Mail Package. Judicious Use of the Telephone. Planning Major Gifts Campaigns. CREATING A FUNDRAISING PLAN. Approaching Prospects for a Major Gift. Creating a Budget. Putting It All Together in a Fundraising Plan. Bibliography. About the Author.

KIM KLEIN is an internationally known fundraising trainer, speaker, and consultant. She has worked in religious and secular settings as a staff member, board member, and volunteer. She is co–owner of nonprofit publisher Chardon Press, and author of Fundraising for the Long Haul and Fundraising for Social Change, which is now in its fourth edition and widely used as a textbook. Founder of Grassroots Fundraising Journal, she also has a popular video series on fundraising.

"Ask and You Shall Receive is hands–on, practical, spiritual, and speaks to all of us who are committed to promoting a progressive religious voice. As a Jew, I particularly appreciate the range of examples and the commitment to ecumenism." ––Marjorie Fine, cochair, Interfaith Funders Network "Good works rely on good work, and Kim Klein′s careful guidance in building support for good works really helps us in the religious community do the work we intend to do." ––The Reverend Hugh Wire, fundraising consultant, and board chair for fundraising, Seeds of Learning.