A 15-Minute Field Guide to Fundraising that Feels as Good as it Works
Our book presents philanthropy as alignment, not persuasion. It is a concise, practical framework developed through our combined 55 years of experience that resulted in over a quarter of a billion dollars in philanthropic support. It presents the principles that lead to joyful giving along with anecdotes of the power of this approach in practice. The book is designed to be read in one sitting and applied immediately.
With nothing short of astonishing brevity and economy of words, Lisa Actor and Jeffrey Hall have managed to distill the vast subject of fundraising into a wonderfully concise book – absolutely packed with insight, ideas, and applied wisdom.
– Ian C. McLennan, International Museums Consultant
Fundraising training often focuses on goals, metrics, and “the ask.”
When do you ask? How do you ask? How do you implement the vaunted “moves management?”
Our book starts in a different place, beginning not with goals but with people. It reframes fundraising as a process of alignment — between your mission and a donor’s values. It presents the principles that enable the servant fundraiser to bring joy and fulfillment to the lives of philanthropists through their giving to missions and to people they believe in and trust.
What you get
- A spiral-bound, lie-flat book formatted for practical use and annotation
- The 24 tenets that lead to engaged, joyful giving to your mission
- Anecdotes illustrating the power of philanthropy to bring meaning and peace to the lives of donors
- A practical framework for immediate applicability and shift of mindset
Who Our Book is For
Servant Fundraising is for you if:
- You are a non-profit CEO or Executive Director, advancement professional, Board member, community volunteer
- You have seen fundraising become disconnected from mission
- You have seen donors treated as transactions rather than as partners
- You have seen development teams become competitive and fragmented, working hard but without a shared framework and shared purpose
- You want to forge genuine, trusting, meaningful friendships with your donors
Servant fundraising…is the philosophy of honoring and empowering philanthropists so they may fully experience the joy of giving. In the best tradition of the love of humankind, servant fundraising is patient, it is kind, and it neither envies nor boasts. It places the intent and objectives of others before the needs of self.
— from the Introduction
Purchase Servant Fundraising
Buy our book online with Stripe (prices below include shipping, and payment will be made to “Jeffrey Hall Consulting LLC”). For other quantities or for purchases originating outside the United States, contact Jeff using the contact form at his website and he’ll work with you to fulfill the order.
Explore Working Together
Want to take this further? We work with organizations to turn these principles into actionable fundraising strategies.
Learn more about our workflow for successful fundraising campaigns and how we can help you.