I am honored to be speaking at the Indiana Youth Institute Kids Count Conference in December. They asked speakers to provide a list of books for their reading list and bookstore. I sent them the following list. I have read most of these and found them instrumental to my growth as a nonprofit professional. I am also honored to have met many of the authors and have great respect for all.

If you are member of the Association of Fundraising Professional, their bookstore is offering 20% discounts on some purchases. The books listed below are also available on Amazon. Here is the list I sent to IYI (alpha by title to be fair), please feel free to add your best and favorites (I am sure I missed some good ones).

• Achieving Excellence in Fundraising – Eugene Tempel et al
• AFP Ready Reference Series
• Ask without Fear – Marc Pitman
• Brandraising – Sarah Durham
• Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations – Bernard Ross and Clare Segal
• Donor Centered Fundraising – Penelope Burke
• Essential Principles for Fundraising Success- Kristina Carlson and A. Douglass Alexander
• Forces for Good – Heather McLeod Grant
• Give to Live – Douglas Lawson
• Good to Great – Social Sector – Jim Collins
• How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters – Mal Warwick
• Made to Stick – Dan and Chip Heath
• Millionaire Mind – Stanley and Danko
• Millionaire Next Door – Stanley and Danko
• Millionaire Woman Next Door – Stanley and Danko
• More Give to Live – Douglas Lawson
• Switch – Dan and Chip Heath
• The Ask – Laura Fredericks
• The End of Fundraising – Jason Saul
• The Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report – Association of Fundraising Professionals
• The Influential Fundraiser – Bernard Ross and Clare Segal
• The Networked Nonprofit – Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
• The Zen of Fundraising – Ken Burnett