Resource Books For Voluntary Organizations

The Art Of Successful Fund Raising

Almost every voluntary organization requires funds to initiate or support new programs and projects or to boost the growth and development of existing programs. For many organizations, fund raising is a journey in unmapped territory. ‘The Art of Successful Fund raising’ authored by Noshir H. Dadrawala provides a veritable roadmap for understanding the voluntary sector in India and effectively mobilizing resources. It starts with helping fund raisers get over the fear of asking and goes on to systematically detail the various methods and sources of funding. It also emphasizes the importance of good communications and marketing the cause and effectively deals with issues like mobilizing and sustaining volunteers and developing partnerships.

Topics in this book like program planning, writing a good proposal, evaluation, guidelines for grants, factors that influence donors and how projects can be improved, as also the list of key Indian and foreign funding organizations, offer considerable practical value. The author almost captures the essence of the book in the 101 useful tips and adds a dash of humour with a chapter on the lighter side of fund raising.

‘The Art of Successful Fund raising’ is a valuable resource book for every voluntary organization which is interested in empowering itself with the tools and techniques of fund raising.

Price: Rs 300/- (postage and handling Rs. 80/- extra)

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 Diaspora Indians – On The Philanthropy Fast-Track

There are over 20 million Indians living outside India. “Diaspora Indians – On the Philanthropy Fast-Track” authored by Priya Viswanath is an informative and well-researched book exposing the reader to Indians settled in different parts of the world and their initiatives in philanthropy. It traces the efforts of a fraction of the Indian Diaspora in the Far East, Middle East, United Kingdom and the United States to ‘reconnect’ with their home country and be participants in the social development agenda.

While the profiles in giving, in the four geographical regions that have been mapped, are inspiring and engaging, readers may find the profiles of diaspora fund raising organizations – charities, intermediaries and foundations – of considerable practical value. There are also links to interesting web-sites.