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No binding. Condition: Good. Product DescriptionThe Ultimate Board Member\'s Book takes just 60 minutes to read, yet it provides a solid command of what board members must do to help their organization succeed. It\'s all here in jargon-free language: how boards work, what the job entails, the time commitment, the role of staff, serving on committees and task forces, fundraising responsibilities, conflicts of interest, group decision-making, how to develop yourself, effective recruiting, de-enlisting board members, board self-evaluation, and more. Complements the books, How to Make Your Board Dramatically More Effective, Starting Today, by Gayle Gifford and The Board Member\'s Easier Than You Think Guide to Nonprofit Finances, by Andy Robinson and Nancy Wasserman.About the AuthorKay Sprinkel Grace is a San Francisco-based organizationalconsultant, providing workshops andconsultation to local, regional, national and international organizations in strategic development planning, case andboard development, staff development, and other issues related to leadership of the fundraising process. Kay\'s B.A. and M.A. are from Stanford University, whereshe served as the first woman Volunteer Chair of the Stanford Fund. She has received Stanford\'s highest award forvolunteer service, the Gold Spike.In recent years Kay has been a featured presenter at the Fundraising Institute Australia, the Swedish FundraisingCouncil, and the International Fund Raising Conference in The Netherlands. In 2007 she organized and co-presentedthe first seminar on philanthropy for NGOs in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Kay is the author of six books, including Over Goal! What You Must Know to Excel at Fundraising Today andFundraising Mistakes That Bedevil All Boards (and Staff Too), both published by Emerson & Church.

Softcover. Condition: Good. If every board member of every nonprofit organization read this book, it's no exaggeration to say that millions upon millions of additional dollars would be raised.After spending just one hour with Fundraising Realities Every Board Member Must Face, board members everywhere will understand virtually everything they need to know about raising major gifts. David Lansdowne has distilled the essence of big-gift fundraising, put it in the context of 45 ?realities,? and delivered it in unfailingly clear prose. The special appeal of Fundraising Realities is that Lansdowne addresses every important principle and technique of fund raising, and explains them in a succinct way board members will grasp immediately.

Softcover. Condition: Good. In barely a whisper, the head of the foundation leans over and furtively says, Let me tell you how this really works. Then he divulges, from A to Z, what happens behind closed doors when a proposal is considered for funding. That would be Martin Teitel, a 30-year veteran of the foundation world and head of the Cedar Tree Foundation in Boston. His book, Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal: A Foundation Director Reveals What Happens Next, took a measure of courage to write. You don\'t pull back the curtains of the inner sanctum without incurring your colleagues wrath. For anyone submitting grant proposals, it\'s a fascinating read. More importantly, it\'s the ultimate insider\'s guide to playing the proposal game AND winning. Teitel\'s book is so intimate you ll feel like you\'re reading someone else\'s mail. A perfect companion to How to Write Knockout Proposals, by Joseph Barbato.

Softcover. Condition: Good. He\'s the 800-pound gorilla of philanthropy, though he tips the scales at 165. The boards he consults with raise unthinkable sums. And what is Jerold Panas\'s secret? It centers on helping boards adopt the right approach, or rather, the right habits. In The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards, Jerry reveals how your board can raise surprisingly more money with a tweak here and there. Written specifically for board members, and filled with stories that board members can relate to, Jerry knows how to inspire. He should. He\'s motivated nearly 400 boards to raise literally billions of dollars. And the book takes only an hour to read. If you\'ve got a sluggish board, or one that\'s tentative, or one that simply needs guidance, have them weigh in with Jerry. This gentle giant will bring out their best. Complements Panas\' classic book, Asking.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Rev. ed. of: Thank you for submitting your proposal. c2006.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No other book on the market plumbs the psychology of giving as Mega Gifts does. Jerold Panas, the \"800 pound gorilla in the field,\" explores with a host of notable figures, the motives and pressures that drive men and women to make philanthropic gifts of consequential size.

Softcover. Condition: Good. It ranks right up there with public speaking. Nearly all of us fear it. And yet it?s critical to our success. Asking for money. It makes even the stout-hearted quiver.But now comes a book, Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Staff and Volunteers Must Know to Secure the Gift. And short of a medical elixir, it?s the next best thing for emboldening you, your board members and volunteers to ask with skill, finesse ? and powerful results.Jerold Panas, who as a staff person, board member and volunteer has secured gifts ranging from $50 to $50 million, understands the art of asking perhaps better than anyone in America.He has harnessed all of his knowledge and experience and produced what many are already calling a landmark book.What Asking convincingly shows ? and one reason staff will applaud the book and board members will devour it ? is that it doesn?t take stellar communication skills to be an effective asker. Nearly everyone, regardless of their persuasive ability, can become an effective fundraiser if they follow Jerold Panas? step-by-step guidelines.

Softcover. Condition: Good. As phobias go, asking for money ranks right up there with public speaking. Yet if we hope to raise funds for a worthy cause, it\'s critical. Author Jerold Panas understands the art of asking like no one in America. As a staff person, board member, and volunteer, he\'s secured gifts ranging from $50 to $50 million. Panas has harnessed all of his knowledge and experience and produced what is the bestselling fundraising book of all time. This one-hour-to-read classic will embolden you, your board members, and volunteers to ask with skill, finesse, and tangible results. Companion book to Fundraising Realities Every Board Member Must Face, by David Lansdowne.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Good condition, some highlighting.