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Today's top strategies for individual donors to revolutionize their giving and the world. Major gifts may dominate headlines, but the majority of g... read full description

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Jan 24, 2012
Robyn rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Note: I received this book because my nonprofit blog is on Alltop.

I wanted to like it. I always want to like a book, but I couldn't like this one. It's a nonfiction book meant to inform fundraising in a connected/social media age. But the tone was too dry and lacked inspiration, though anecdotes about the history of giving Arrillaga-Andreessen's family were interesting. Often, though, the personal stories came off to me more as a resume-building exercise; a way of listing bona fides ra More...
Dec 27, 2011
Peter rated it: 1 of 5 stars
I couldn't get far enough to write a decent review. I think I have a philosophical problem with the approach of the author. This reads more like a socialism framework then anything that resembles effective helping.
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