Whether your nonprofit has just gotten tax-exempt status or has been operating for years, its success or failure depends on its ability to raise donations from individuals, companies, and institutions. Here, you'll find answers in plain-English on how to make yourself heard and bring in support. Featuring advice and stories from over 50 experienced fundraisers, foundation staffers, journalists and more, this book explains how to: make a fundraising plan, work with individual donors, keep givers giving, plan special events, solicit grants from foundations and corporations, use traditional and social media to engage supporters, start a side business to raise funds, and much more. This book also provides creative grassroots strategies and dozens of real-life success stories, cutting out the jargon and 'consultant speak' thats all too common in nonprofit books. The 6th edition is completely updated with new stories and samples, the latest IRS rules and regulations, and the latest communication strategies.