The Accidental Fundraiser

A new book by fundraising experts Haley Bash and Stephanie Roth, The Accidental Fundraiser: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Money for Your Cause, 2nd Edition, was written for people who find themselves needing to raise money, whether they are volunteers in their community or staff members of a nonprofit. Many important projects and causes rise and fall on their ability to raise money. The Accidental Fundraiser provides practical tools and tips for successful fundraising.

Staff, board members, volunteers and activists can all benefit from the knowledge offered by Bash and Roth.

You can access the worksheets and workplans covered in the book here.

Published: 2025

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A how-to resource for raising money from your community, this book covers nine proven fundraising strategies that are easy to carry out and don’t require significant funds, large numbers of people, or extensive knowledge of fundraising. Readers will learn how to choose the best fundraising strategy to meet their goals, who they can ask to support their cause, and how to build a team of people to help out. The book includes a wealth of worksheets, sample plans, and stories of successful fundraising that will inspire and reassure readers that they can do it too!

“"I don't know where to start, and I'm not a professional fundraiser!" Like wise aunties, Bash and Roth counter these and many other excuses that we give for resisting raising money in our community with a common sense-based, detailed guide on how to do just that. This historical moment demands that we gather resources of all kinds from our community. Re-envisioning our relationship to money, people power and each other is what this book challenges us to do."

—Tammy Johnson, Co-Director of In-Advance's Spadework Organizer Training Program