Praise for
Fired-Up Fundraising
Turn Board Passion into Action
"Fired-Up Fundraising is honest, realistic, practical, andinspiring. It transforms the whole concept of fundraising fromobligation and drudgery into passion and fun. Every CEO,development director, development consultant, and board chair needsto have and use this book."
-Charles F. (Chic) Dambach President and CEO, Alliance forPeacebuilding Former Senior Consultant, BoardSource
"A breakthrough! Fired-Up Fundraising takes the mystery out ofengaging your board in the ongoing work of fundraising. In thiswell-organized little book, Gail Perry lays out a commonsense,four-step process that will fire up your board and help you meetyour fundraising goals, year after year."
-Mal Warwick author of How to Write Successful FundraisingLetters
"Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action is by far thebest book I have ever read on how to involve board members in theentire process of fundraising, from identifying prospects,cultivating them, and finally making 'the ask.' Just as important,it is an invaluable guide on how to select, enlist, train andespecially inspire board members so they take ownership of theirinstitutions. Every nonprofit CEO and development officer shouldread this book."
-Robert L. Gale President Emeritus, Association of Governing Boardsof Universities and Colleges and founder of BoardSource (formerlyknown as the National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
"This is the book for which EVERY nonprofit chief executive hasbeen yearning since time immemorial. Every nonprofit needs money tosurvive and thrive, and every nonprofit has a board of trustees tohelp raise it, but few nonprofits come anywhere near using theirboards to maximum benefit. Fired-Up Fundraising, a reader-friendly,realistic, and practical playbook written by a richly experienced,highly literate fundraiser turned consultant, takes readers by thehand and leads them step-by-step through eminently doable ways ofinspiring the greatest possible engagement of-and return from-theirtrustees. It will instantly become the gold-standard guide forbuilding successful boards."
-Joel Fleishman Professor of Law and Public Policy and Director,The Foundation Research Program, Duke University
Gail Perry
Business & Management Gemeinnützige Organisation Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Mittelbeschaffung Non-Profit Organizations / Fundraising & Grantsmanship Wirtschaft u. Management