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  <title><![CDATA[Ask Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most]]></title>
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  <default-description>IS FUNDRAISING FUN FOR YOU?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are your board members beating down your door with new donors that are ready to make a gift? If that's not your reality yet, Ask Without Fear! by author, speaker and fundraising expert Marc A. Pitman is for you!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this fun, easy-to-read book, he:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Explains in a step-by-step, easy to remember process how to build authentic relationships with your donors -- and help them connect with your cause in the way that matters most to them! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Identifies time-tested research tools to help you plan your fundraising campaign! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Exposes the 7 most common fundraising mistakes -- and how to avoid them! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shows how to become skilled at indentifying a person's personality traits and tailoring your message to fit their personality -- even on the fly! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ask Without Fear! Helps you move your fundraising from a static, one-way, organization-centered monologue to a dynamic, donor-centered, two-way dialogue. Whether you work for a not-for-profit or volunteer for one, this book gives you the tools to raise serious money for your favorite cause!</default-description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really useful information for nonprofits in a tone of blended professionalism and positive, encouraging conversation.  Marc is a great public speaker too--spoke at the Maine Library Association conference in 2008.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked it...but I am VERY biased. *grin*]]></body>
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