Many types of nonprofit, charitable, and other small organizations need funding yet cannot afford to employ a full-time fundraiser, relying instead on volunteers or staff members to raise the money. The Accidental Fundraiser is a practical guide covering all aspects of fundraising for the small organization, the volunteer, and the staff person in any setting who plans to take on a fundraising project for which s/he may not have been trained. Author, librarian, and accidental fundraiser Julie Still offers practical and reassuring advice that will help any individual become an effective fundraiser regardless of previous experience.

Contents include:

• Chapter 1: Planning Your Role
• Chapter 2: Setting Organizational Goals
• Chapter 3: Divide and Expand
• Chapter 4: Matching Goals with Opportunities
• Chapter 5: Finding the Money
• Chapter 6: Making Friends and Forming Partnerships
• Chapter 7: Passive Fundraising
• Chapter 8: Tips and Advice for the Accidental Fundraiser