Making the Ask: The artful science of high-value fundraising

by Bernard Ross, Clare Segal

If you’re a fundraiser or social entrepreneur keen to secure large gift for any kind of social cause you need to be able to ask the right people for the right money in the right way. But how do you do that? In this ground-breaking book, global experts Bernard Ross and Clare Segal share their approach - used by major fundraising organisations from UNHCR in the Middle East to MSF in the US and from UK’s Oxford University to MEF Museum in Argentina – which has been used to secure gifts up to $110m in a single ask. Whether you’re an experienced fundraiser looking for new ideas, a newbie keen to get to the right approach fast, or a board member anxious to help out, you’ll find the answers you’re looking for inside. The book also has a special social bonus - every copy you buy will result in a donation to the WHO foundation to pay for a Covid 19 vaccine in a developing nation. “One reasonably useful book = one life-saving vaccine.”

268 pages, Paperback

Published June 15, 2021

Reviews

[appleblossomorchard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good way to reflect on fundraising and people, with useful tools that can be read and used in any order.

Personally, I wish there had been more content on written media and reaching out to new individuals, but the book contained good content on reflection and communication.