Books
These books may be ordered from the SAIF- Southern African Institute of Fundraising Office. Not all the books are kept in stock, but will be ordered for you. Please contact the SAIF Office either by telephone 071 674 6392 (08:30 – 12:30) or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to ascertain the availability of the book required.
Postage costs are added to the cost of the book:
R25.00 per book for normal mail
R50.00 per book for Speedpost
- A Christian’s Guide to Fundraising
- Foreign Fundraising
- Fundraising for the New Millennium
- Successful Fundraising Events
- The Environmental Development Funding Guide
- Making Volunteering Work
A Christian’s Guide to Fundraising
(Eleanor Weideman) Papillon Press, Cape Town. 2003
Price: R160.00 (Soft cover - 134pp/A4)
Eleanor Weideman is both a committed Christian as well as an experienced fundraiser for Christian organisations in South Africa.
As a beginner’s guide to raising money for Christian non-profit organisations, churches, church-based projects as well as for the work of missionaries, this publication fills a vital need.
This book covers topics as varied as:
- Raising money from individuals
- The Internet as a fundraising tool
- Corporate fundraising
- Trust and foundation fundraising
- Events
- Examples of proposals
- Examples of fundraising letters
- Christian ethics in fundraising
- Budgeting
- The evolution of Christian fundraising from ancient times to the present.
Foreign Fundraising
A Guide to raising money from Northern donors for Southern African NGOs
(Jill Ritchie) Papillon Press, Cape Town. 2003
Price: R210.00 (Soft cover - 139pp/A4)
Jill Ritchie, one of South Africa's most experienced and successful fundraisers, has brought in vast sums of money for local NGOs for over two decades. In this guide, she shares her wealth of knowledge of raising Dollars, Pounds and Euros.
- Fundraising from UK
- Fundraising from Europe
- Fundraising from the USA
- A "foreign fundraising trip"
- Reporting to foreign donors
- Examples of successful proposals
- Legal and tax requirements
- Income generation/sustainability
- Budgets for foreign donors
- Proposal writing to foreign donors
- Donor reports
- Visiting foreign donors
- Donor site visits
Fundraising for the New Millennium
A comprehensive guide to raising money for the Southern African NGO Sector.
(Jill Ritchie) Papillon Press, Cape Town, 2000
Price: R114.00 (Soft cover - 254 pp)
Detailed guidelines for fund development in Southern Africa from the author of four previous guides to fundraising.
- New fundraising legislation
- Proposal writing
- Foreign fundraising
- Marketing and PR for charities
- Fundraising ideas
- Capital campaigns
- Fundraising for political parties
- Organising congresses
- Cause-related marketing
- Donor lists (local and foreign)
Successful Fundraising Events
A Guide to selecting, planning and organising lucrative events for non-profit organisations in Southern Africa
(Jill Ritchie) Papillon Press, Cape Town. 2002
Price: R225.00 (Soft cover - 371 pp/A4) Includes 2 discs)
This invaluable guide to organising winning and profitable fundraising events is the culmination of over twenty years of Jill Ritchie's voluntary and professional involvement in event fundraising both in South African and abroad.
Featuring over 100 fun, innovative and novel fundraising ideas with planning, preparation, pitfalls, potential, tips, hints and variations described. Many events detailed are new to South Africa, providing NGOs, schools and faith-based groups with different and exciting initiatives.
Detailed sections cover:
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Obtaining sponsorship
- Ticket selling
- Fundraising committees
- Publicity
- Catering
- Involving celebrities
The Environmental Development Funding Guide
A Comprehensive guide to raising funds for the environment.
(Jill Ritchie) Published by Papillon Press, Cape Town. 1999
Price: R60.00 (Soft cover - 158pp)
Detailed guidelines on fundraising for Environmental organisations. Step-by-step help for novices and experienced fundraisers
- Planning
- Sample proposals and covering letters
- Detailed explanations on compiling budgets
- Understanding sponsorship and fundraising
- Foreign fundraising
- Public relations and publicity
- Fundraising ideas
- Developing Membership initiatives
Making Volunteering Work
An essential guide to managing volunteers in non-profit organisations in Southern Africa.
(Michelle Williams) Papillon Press, Cape Town. 2001
Price: R160.00 (Soft cover - 218 pp + Disc with useful forms/A5)
At Last! A comprehensive guide to the successful management of volunteers. Indispensable to NGO's, churches and schools
- Labour legislation and volunteers
- Are volunteers covered by insurance?
- Volunteers' benefits
- Why people volunteer
- Recruiting voluntary help
- Volunteer management
- Existing staff members and volunteers
- Packed with checklists, tips and ideas
- Includes a disk with a comprehensive range of pre-designed forms for managing your volunteer department