In 2007, fundraising professional, Mary Valloni, walked through the doors of another nonprofit organization determined she was going to break the cycle of fundraising burnout and frustration. She wrote on the white board in her new office “WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER”. This is the eye-opening journey of a fundraiser who was looking for freedom and found it after years of successfully creating and implementing the 7 Steps on the pages of this book. Wouldn’t it be incredible if nonprofit leaders around the world had the ability to act, speak and think without holding back? Could we dare to change the way we think so we could engage more donors and volunteers than ever before?
Mary Valloni - fundraising coach, author, and trainer - loves helping missionaries, ministry leaders, and nonprofit leaders raise more funds and have more freedom. Her coaching services are centered on her area of expertise in helping nonprofit leaders transform their fundraising efforts. Mary served as the development director of Special Olympics, the ALS Association and the American Cancer Society. With over 20 years of fundraising experience, she has coached thousands of nonprofit leaders through her 7-Step FREEDOM framework. Mary is the award-winning author of the book, Fundraising Freedom, and is the co-founder of Fully Funded Academy and the co-host of the Fully Funded Podcast. Mary lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and their two Dalmatians. For more information about Mary, visit maryvalloni.com or fullyfundedacademy.com.