A very worthwhile and useful book for Christians engaged in the "ministry" of donor development. I appreciated the perspective of donor development as ministry and not manipulation or just for the sake of eventually "closing the deal."

Solid treatment of the vocation/calling of fundraising. The authors begin with the reality that God is a God of grace and abundance. They continue by looking at fundraising practices by matching them up against the calling of a Christian. Good read for any Christian who is involved with raising funds in any way.

A great guide to the thought processes and motivations behind any fundraising. While geared towards non-profit ministries and Christian organizations, this book is useful for anyone in the marketing realm of business.

This was very difficult for me to read. I had a difficult time engaging and really caringe... BUT, it presented a thorough and inspiring view of how Christian fundraising can be used as an opportunity to develop givers spiritually. There are six main points that it gives, things like planning, making sure the theological underpinings are secure, selecting leadership that affirms that theology, and a few other things. There are quite a few references given, but for the most part, the information is communicated anecdotaly. As such, it would be difficult to reconstruct proofs for any given point, but you can see that it is sound, scriptural advice and so the proofs are not always necessary. Definitely worth reading for anyone involved in fundraising or Church finance.