Books We Publish
CharityChannel Press publishes practical books for nonprofit professionals. Every title in the catalog is written by a working practitioner and grounded in real experience.
Holding Fire
Stephen Christopher Nill, JD | CharityChannel Press
Most development professionals carry a version of the same quiet frustration: there are more donor relationships in the portfolio than any one person can personally attend to. This book shows you how to use AI to give every donor the kind of personal attention that was previously possible for only your top prospects, in ways that amplify your judgment and your humanity rather than replacing them.
The book includes ten chapters, two appendices, and a hands-on Practice Portfolio you can start using this week.
Personalized Philanthropy: Crash the Fundraising Matrix
Steven L. Meyers, PhD | CharityChannel Press | Second Edition
Most fundraising departments organize themselves around gift type: annual giving, major gifts, planned giving. The divisions make administrative sense, but they work against donors, who rarely think about their philanthropy in those categories. Steven Meyers calls this the Fundraising Matrix, and this book is about how to break out of it.
The alternative is personalized philanthropy: a donor-focused approach that designs gifts to mesh what the donor most wants to accomplish with what the organization most needs to sustain. Meyers introduces three practical gift designs, which he calls killer apps, that make this possible across a full spectrum of donors, resources, and timelines. The second edition adds a career guide for the aspiring enlightened generalist, the gift officer who has learned to work across traditional boundaries to build lasting philanthropic partnerships.
It is required reading for gift officers in planned or major giving who have felt constrained by the silos they were hired into.
Books We’ve Published
CharityChannel imprints have published books on how to ask, how to deepen major gift relationships, how to run a capital campaign, how to write and win grants (including federal grants), how to do prospect research, how to steward donors through the full arc of a relationship, how to govern a board, how to develop volunteers, how to tell a compelling story, how to manage a nonprofit’s internal operations, and how to build funding partnerships that sustain organizations. CharityChannel Press also published books for specific fields within the sector, including fundraising for hospitals, churches, museums, and schools. The practitioners who wrote those books shaped a generation of professionals in this field.
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7 Nonprofit Income Streams: Open the Floodgates to Sustainability!, by Karen Eber Davis
Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?: Assessing Your Nonprofit’s Ability to Run a Major Fundraising Campaign, by Linda Lysakowski
Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising, by M. Kent Stroman
Asking Styles: Harness Your Personal Fundraising Power, by Andrea Kihlstedt
Capital Campaigns: Everything You Need to Know, by Linda Lysakowski
CharityChannel’s Quick Guide to Board Giving, by Linda Lysakowski
CharityChannel’s Quick Guide to Developing Your Case for Support, by Linda Lysakowski and Margaret Guellich
Confessions of a Successful Grants Writer: A Complete Guide to Discovering and Obtaining Funding, by Joanne Oppelt
Five Strategies to Increase Annual Fund Revenue, by Pamela Say
Fundraising as a Career: What, Are You Crazy?, by Linda Lysakowski
Fundraising for Churches: 12 Keys to Success Every Church Leader Should Know, by Linda McNay and Sarah Matthews
Fundraising for Hospitals: Value-Based Healthcare Philanthropy, by William J. Mountcastle
Fundraising for Museums: 8 Keys to Success Every Museum Leader Should Know, by Linda McNay
Fundraising for Schools: 8 Keys to Success Every Head of School Should Know, by Linda McNay
Fundraising for the GENIUS, by Linda Lysakowski
Fundraising Research Made Easy: A Practical Guide for Fundraisers, by Meredith Hancks and Cara Rosson
Getting Started in Charitable Gift Planning: The Resource Book, by Brian Sagrestano and Robert Wahlers
Getting Started in Charitable Gift Planning: Your Guide to Planned Giving, by Brian Sagrestano and Robert Wahlers
Getting Started in Prospect Research: What You Need to Know to Find Who You Need to Find, by Meredith Hancks
Goodbye Mission Statement; Hello Purpose: How to Harness Purpose as Your Most Powerful Management Tool, by Cate Cardwell
Grantsmanship for the GENIUS, by Goodwin Deacon and Ken Ristine
Help! They Want Me to Fundraise!: A Nonprofit Fundraising Manual for Beginners, by Susan Black
Major Gift Fundraising for Small Shops: How to Leverage Your Annual Fund in Only Five Hours per Week, by Amy Eisenstein
Moving Up to Executive Director: Lessons Learned from My First 365 Days, by Joanne Oppelt
Nonprofit Board Service for the GENIUS, by Susan Schaefer and Bob Wittig
Nonprofit Management Simplified: Board and Volunteer Development, by Marilyn Donnellan
Nonprofit Management Simplified: Internal Operations, by Marilyn Donnellan
Nonprofit Management Simplified: Programs and Fundraising, by Marilyn Donnellan
Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Develop a Plan That Will Actually Be Used!, by Linda Lysakowski and Lynne Dean
Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call, by John Greenhoe
Power Your Organization’s Fundraising: How the Partnership Paradigm Will Change Everything, by Joanne Oppelt
Prepare for the GPC Exam: Earn Your Grant Professional Certified Credential, by Danny W. Blitch II, et al.
Prospect Research Is a Verb: Fundraising Is the Subject, by Meredith Hancks and Cara Rosson
Raise More Money from Your Business Community: A Practical Guide to Tapping Into Corporate Charitable Giving, by Linda Lysakowski
Raise More Money from Your Business Community: The Workbook: Jump-Start Your Corporate Fundraising Today!, by Linda Lysakowski
Raising More with Less: An Essential Fundraising Guide for Nonprofit Professionals and Board Members, by Amy Eisenstein
Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, by Julia Campbell
Storytelling: The Secret Sauce of Fundraising Success (First Edition), by Lynn Malzone Ierardi
Strategic Grantsmanship: It’s Time to Raise Your Game, by Michael Wells
Succeed in Your Nonprofit Funding Partnerships: Analyzing Their Costs and Benefits, by Joanne Oppelt
The Donor Lifecycle Map: A Model for Fundraising Success, by Deborah Kaplan Polivy
The Great Nonprofit Evaluation Reboot: A New Approach Every Staff Member Can Understand, by Elena Harman
The Invisible Yellow Line: Clarifying Nonprofit Board and Staff Roles, by Jean Block
The Leaky Bucket: What’s Wrong with Your Fundraising and How You Can Fix It, by Linda Lysakowski and Ellen Bristol
The New Donor: Gearing Up for the New Wave of Donors, by Linda Lysakowski and Margaret Guellich
The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook: Winning Strategies from 25 Leaders in the Field, by Linda Lysakowski, Susan Schaefer, et al.
The Nonprofit Guide to Social Enterprise: Show Me The (Unrestricted) Money!, by Jean Block and Niki McCuistion
The Seven Deadly Sayings of Nonprofit Leaders: And How to Avoid Them, by Reid Zimmerman
Volunteering for the GENIUS, by Helen Arnold
Writing to Win Federal Grants: A Must-Have for Your Fundraising Toolbox, by Cheryl L. Kester and Karen L. Cassidy
Writing to Win Federal Grants: The Workbook, by Cheryl L. Kester and Karen L. Cassidy
YOU and Your Nonprofit: Practical Advice and Tips from the CharityChannel Professional Community, by Linda Lysakowski, Norman Olshansky, et al.
You and Your Nonprofit Board: Advice and Practical Tips from the Field’s Top Practitioners, Researchers, and Provocateurs, by Terrie Temkin, et al.