Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising
Feb 2002 · John Wiley & Sons
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An important roadmap for fundraising in today's multiculturalcommunities
Raising money in today's diverse communities is a growing challengefor fundraisers and philanthropists, requiring thoughtfulstrategies, successful collaborations, and a respectfulunderstanding of people's differences.
In this groundbreaking new book, the author examines today's fourmajor ethnic groups-African American, Asian American,Hispanic/Latino, and Native American-in terms of their diversehistories, traditions, and motivations, and then applies thisinformation to the proven components of successful fundraising. Theresult is a timely and important look at how fundraisers can use anunderstanding of ethnic differences to create a vibrant andbalanced nonprofit center through both individual and collectiveefforts.
In clear, easy-to-understand language, Cultivating Diversity inFundraising answers the following critical questions:
* Who are diverse donors?
* What are their charitable traditions and interests?
* What fundraising methods will be successful in diversecommunities?
* What can fundraisers do to include more diversity in fundraisingefforts?
Designed as a guide to fundraising as well as a strategic updatefor existing fundraisers, this book should be required reading foranyone working in today's nonprofit sector.
Raising money in today's diverse communities is a growing challengefor fundraisers and philanthropists, requiring thoughtfulstrategies, successful collaborations, and a respectfulunderstanding of people's differences.
In this groundbreaking new book, the author examines today's fourmajor ethnic groups-African American, Asian American,Hispanic/Latino, and Native American-in terms of their diversehistories, traditions, and motivations, and then applies thisinformation to the proven components of successful fundraising. Theresult is a timely and important look at how fundraisers can use anunderstanding of ethnic differences to create a vibrant andbalanced nonprofit center through both individual and collectiveefforts.
In clear, easy-to-understand language, Cultivating Diversity inFundraising answers the following critical questions:
* Who are diverse donors?
* What are their charitable traditions and interests?
* What fundraising methods will be successful in diversecommunities?
* What can fundraisers do to include more diversity in fundraisingefforts?
Designed as a guide to fundraising as well as a strategic updatefor existing fundraisers, this book should be required reading foranyone working in today's nonprofit sector.
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About the author
JANICE GOW PETTEY is Executive Director of the Sacramento Regional Foundation. She has been a fundraiser for over twenty-two years, working for the American Red Cross, YMCA of San Francisco, and the United Way of the Bay Area. In addition to being a nationally known speaker and trainer on the subject of diversity and philanthropy, Ms. Pettey is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, where she teaches fundraising and philanthropy courses in the College of Professional Studies. She is a member of the AFP Ethics Committee, and has served on the national AFP board and the Foundation board, in addition to having chaired the Diversity Committee.
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