Carlson, a well-known trainer and consultant in nonprofit organizational development, has put together a detailed outline for the process of assembling an effective fundraising team, the first step in which may be the hardest to take —— recognizing that your current fundraising methods aren't working and that it's time for a new strategy....

The Rules of the Road look at the definition of a charity; the economic benefits of charitable status, including tax benefits for a charity and its donors; categories of public charities; laws concerning private foundations; restrictions on advocacy and lobbying; American philanthropy and foreign charitable activity; allowable commercial activities of charities; the election and duties of directors; and accountability at the state and federal levels....

In The Five Strategies for Fundraising Success, direct-mail marketing maven Mal Warwick presents five fundraising strategies — Growth, Involvement, Visibility, Efficiency, and Stability (or G.I.V.E.S) — and discusses how each can accomplish a different goal beyond the raising of money....