Check out these resources that have been recommended by ADC members.
General BOOKS
Do you matter? How great design will make people love your company
Robert Brunner - Stewart Emery - FT Press, 2009
Written by individuals who worked at Apple, the marketing masters, this book offers a lot of fun and interesting ideas.
Tiny essentials of monthly committed giving
Harvey McKinnon- The White Lion Press, 2006
Really tiny book, this might take 45 minutes to read; reread it then, and periodically, to keep this stuff frontbrain.
Asking: A 59-minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift
Jerold Panas- Emerson and Church, 2002
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins- Harper Business- 2001
Powered by Pro Bono
The Taproot Foundation - Jossey-Bass, 2012
Everything you need to know about adding pro bono resources to your tool-box. The Taproot Foundation helps you learn how to choose and scope projects and then how to find professionals to help.
25 Lessons Learned in 25+ Years in Catholic School Development
Frank Donaldson - The National Catholic Educational Association, 2016
Learn meaningful and effective solutions and create new opportunities for your school's long-term needs with lessons learned by a leading expert's career in successful Catholic schools development
Robert Brunner - Stewart Emery - FT Press, 2009
Written by individuals who worked at Apple, the marketing masters, this book offers a lot of fun and interesting ideas.
Tiny essentials of monthly committed giving
Harvey McKinnon- The White Lion Press, 2006
Really tiny book, this might take 45 minutes to read; reread it then, and periodically, to keep this stuff frontbrain.
Asking: A 59-minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift
Jerold Panas- Emerson and Church, 2002
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins- Harper Business- 2001
Powered by Pro Bono
The Taproot Foundation - Jossey-Bass, 2012
Everything you need to know about adding pro bono resources to your tool-box. The Taproot Foundation helps you learn how to choose and scope projects and then how to find professionals to help.
25 Lessons Learned in 25+ Years in Catholic School Development
Frank Donaldson - The National Catholic Educational Association, 2016
Learn meaningful and effective solutions and create new opportunities for your school's long-term needs with lessons learned by a leading expert's career in successful Catholic schools development
BLOGS
Burk's Blog
http://www.cygresearch.com/burksblog/
Penelope Burk presents excellent workshops and blogs about her chief issue: donor-centered fundraising.
Getting Attention: Helping Nonprofits Succeed through Effective Marketing
http://gettingattention.org/
AFB Blog: Nonprofit Technology
http://afprc11.blogspot.com/
The Osborne Group
http://www.theosbornegroupblog.com
Another consulting group which blogs interesting ways of thinking about things.
Tom Ahern
http://www.aherncomm.com/news.php
Areas of focus: donor-centric fundraising and writing. He has this super cool section on his site where people can send him newsletters, appeals, and other materials.
Jeff Brooks
http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com
Areas of focus: strategy, direct mail, donor-centric fundraising, writing, research-based marketing and fundraising, bad fundraising, testing, etc., etc.
Passionate Giving
http://www.veritasgroup.com/passionate-giving-blog/
Areas of Focus: Major giving, strategy, and management.
http://www.cygresearch.com/burksblog/
Penelope Burk presents excellent workshops and blogs about her chief issue: donor-centered fundraising.
Getting Attention: Helping Nonprofits Succeed through Effective Marketing
http://gettingattention.org/
AFB Blog: Nonprofit Technology
http://afprc11.blogspot.com/
The Osborne Group
http://www.theosbornegroupblog.com
Another consulting group which blogs interesting ways of thinking about things.
Tom Ahern
http://www.aherncomm.com/news.php
Areas of focus: donor-centric fundraising and writing. He has this super cool section on his site where people can send him newsletters, appeals, and other materials.
Jeff Brooks
http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com
Areas of focus: strategy, direct mail, donor-centric fundraising, writing, research-based marketing and fundraising, bad fundraising, testing, etc., etc.
Passionate Giving
http://www.veritasgroup.com/passionate-giving-blog/
Areas of Focus: Major giving, strategy, and management.
WEBSITES
OCS Resource Portal
http://ocs.archchicago.org/
Tons of pdf files of resources for all things development and marketing. A little cumbersome to navigate but there is a lot there.
Axelson Center at North Park University
http://www.northpark.edu/Centers/Axelson-Center-for-Nonprofit-Management
North Park offers degrees in non-profit work, has a wonderful speaker series and a two-day symposium early in June that is not only excellent, it is local!
Association of Fundraising Professionals
www.afpnet.org
Membership in the AFP, even in the local chapter is pricey and many schools might balk at paying this fee. If you can swing it, it gives you entree too a series of luncheons, to local meetings and to the national which features top-level speakers.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172
This is how you stay in touch with the big world of philanthropy, find interesting articles about statistics, trends and ways to think about donors. Business-like, this is a weekly publication.
The NonProfit Times
http://www.nptimes.com/
Chicago Business: Powered by Crain's
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/
lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com
lynda.com is your way to learn any program, really any program, for your computer via video tutorial. Try a week free and then pay $25 per month for 24.7 access. Excellent resource.
The Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration
http://www.sofii.org/halls
The Showcase Hall has many, many, many samples of real-life, successful fundraising products -- they go as far back as the 1200s! -- from all over the world.
http://ocs.archchicago.org/
Tons of pdf files of resources for all things development and marketing. A little cumbersome to navigate but there is a lot there.
Axelson Center at North Park University
http://www.northpark.edu/Centers/Axelson-Center-for-Nonprofit-Management
North Park offers degrees in non-profit work, has a wonderful speaker series and a two-day symposium early in June that is not only excellent, it is local!
Association of Fundraising Professionals
www.afpnet.org
Membership in the AFP, even in the local chapter is pricey and many schools might balk at paying this fee. If you can swing it, it gives you entree too a series of luncheons, to local meetings and to the national which features top-level speakers.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172
This is how you stay in touch with the big world of philanthropy, find interesting articles about statistics, trends and ways to think about donors. Business-like, this is a weekly publication.
The NonProfit Times
http://www.nptimes.com/
Chicago Business: Powered by Crain's
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/
lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com
lynda.com is your way to learn any program, really any program, for your computer via video tutorial. Try a week free and then pay $25 per month for 24.7 access. Excellent resource.
The Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration
http://www.sofii.org/halls
The Showcase Hall has many, many, many samples of real-life, successful fundraising products -- they go as far back as the 1200s! -- from all over the world.