From honest admissions of her own early serious mistakes in fundraising to nuanced anecdotes that illustrate how to think about fundraising, donor relations, case statements, and the relationships between the various parties, this book is the latest addition to my MUST HAVE collection. There is a great discussion about "Founder's Syndrome" that every small nonprofit board and staff should read. Klein juxtaposes the need for a nonprofit organization to be mission driven versus donor driven and asks to whom an organization wishes to have to answer. This is well written, honest, emotionally complex, and extremely helpful to me as an organizational consultant to mostly small and transitioning, often faith-based nonprofits.
Kim Klein, Fundraising for the Long Haul. (c) 2000. Chardon Press.
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Yea, Lesley! I was flipping through this well-worn book again today, with 2 different clients in mind. I was esp. hoping for some online copy of the story of Rob and His Friends in the Founder's Syndrome chapter. This book is one of my all-time faves. Glad I'm not alone!
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