WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG MAY/JUNE 2019 51 FUNDRAISING BOOT CAMP This easy­to­read book com­ bines the author’s legal and fundraising experience with advice and stories from more than 50 experienced fundraisers. Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real­World Strategies That Work (NOLO) by Ilona Bray offers guidance on all the forms of fundrais­ ing that a new or small­to­ midsize nonprofit will need, including working with individual donors, planning special events, solicit­ ing grants from foundations and corpo­ rations, getting media coverage, using the Web and social media, and much more. It also includes worksheets and sample letters. GUIDE FOR THE JOURNEY Whether just starting the journey to recovery from addiction or in the midst of a relapse, help will be found in The Gates to Recovery (Emerald House Group). Author Cathy Sweat knows the traps, setbacks, and excuses that are often used by those drowning in addiction. She shows, with Scrip­ tural guid­ ance through the Gates of Jerusalem in Nehemiah, the way to freedom and the path God has planned for you. Learn from the Israelites and see God’s merciful hand through recovery. RISING TIDE The number of Americans who volunteered in 2018 spiked by almost one­quarter compared to two years ago, and the volunteer rate reached 30 percent of adults for the first time since data has been collected, according to The Nonprofit Times. To illustrate the significance of these numbers, 31 states experienced “significant declines” in volunteering between 2004 and 2015, and not a single state had an increase in vol­ unteering over that time. Based on Independent Sector’s 2017 estimate of $24.14 for the average value of a volunteer hour, the estimated value of volunteer service for the most­recent 6.9 billion volunteer hours was nearly $167 billion.