These resources help us to think creatively about how to optimize fundraising revenue.

We hope they inform, inspire and challenge your thinking as well.

• Stanford’s Social Innovation Review. This Stanford publication brings innovative ideas and new perspectives to increasing nonprofit revenue. Overall, it is exploring a fundamental shift in how we think about fundraising.
• Uncharitable Resources. Dan Pallotta’s recent book, Uncharitable, challenges us to consider why charities do not have equal rights as for-profit organizations in the market. This link goes to the resource page of his book’s site and offers some great information and links.
• Social Enterprise Alliance. This site will challenge you to think about how to generate revenue for your organization that reaches beyond fundraising.
• nfpSynergy. A UK based research consultancy for nonprofit organizations. This site has some great free articles and good links, and the e-newsletter is really worthwhile.

The best fundraising blog

• Give and Take. This blog captures postings from other fundraising blogs and links to the best blogs.

Staying up-to-date on the nonprofit sector:

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Sign-up for the daily e-alert.
• The NonProfit Times. Good e-newsletters.
• Charity Village.com. An especially good resource for Canadian nonprofits.