Bookshelf

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.

Nonprofit Hero: Five Easy Steps to Successful Board Fundraising by Valerie M. Jones ’79

July 1, 2021

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(Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).
The author begins by stating: “If you serve on a nonprofit board, you probably hate doing the one thing upon which your cause depends: fundraising.” Jones aims to help change that. A certified fundraising executive, she has raised more than $175 million for nonprofits and helped thousands develop the comfort and willingness to successfully ask for the causes they care about. The book gives readers insight into their “asking personality,” illustrating how they can best thank, steward, research, cultivate, and ask; which of these five steps they favor; and how to master the skills they need to excel.