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Learn From My Experiences: A Collection of Essays on Fundraising
Learn From My Experiences is a collection of essays penned by the author Norman B. Gildin who offers professional fundraisers, lay leaders, volunteers and the general public his perspective and the benefit of nearly four and a half decades raising more than $93 million for nonprofit organizations.
Each chapter tackles a different fundraising topic and addresses techniques and methodologies considered best practices in the field of Development. There also is a special section whose focus is possible outcomes of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on fundraising.
The author hopes that readers will learn important lessons from his decades of experience that can be practically applied today. In his words, "These essays are opportunities on how to best approach donors for major gifts, conduct special events and design and establish many programs to raise money for nonprofits." With more than 1.6 million nonprofits in the United States, there is something here for everyone.
This book is meant to be an easy read. You can pick it up and read through the book, or just glance at chapter headings in the Table of Contents and read chapters that interest you. Simple.
This book is intended to help not only Development professionals, but also lay leadership, volunteers, and even the public, which are involved in fundraising. Is it an exhaustive description of every kind of fundraising? No, but it does address the major categories of giving which are annual campaigns, capital campaigns, planned giving and endowment fund giving. Some more; some less. You be the judge.
Finally, the general public will find this book fascinating because everyone has a pet charity or project which they support or for whom they want to raise funds. It gives the novice and, even, the veteran fundraiser a taste of what it takes to raise money for a nonprofit organization. Through anecdotal stories, people will be informed, amused, surprised and taken by what it takes to support worthy organizations whose purpose is to help the less fortunate and vulnerable in society.
Each chapter tackles a different fundraising topic and addresses techniques and methodologies considered best practices in the field of Development. There also is a special section whose focus is possible outcomes of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on fundraising.
The author hopes that readers will learn important lessons from his decades of experience that can be practically applied today. In his words, "These essays are opportunities on how to best approach donors for major gifts, conduct special events and design and establish many programs to raise money for nonprofits." With more than 1.6 million nonprofits in the United States, there is something here for everyone.
This book is meant to be an easy read. You can pick it up and read through the book, or just glance at chapter headings in the Table of Contents and read chapters that interest you. Simple.
This book is intended to help not only Development professionals, but also lay leadership, volunteers, and even the public, which are involved in fundraising. Is it an exhaustive description of every kind of fundraising? No, but it does address the major categories of giving which are annual campaigns, capital campaigns, planned giving and endowment fund giving. Some more; some less. You be the judge.
Finally, the general public will find this book fascinating because everyone has a pet charity or project which they support or for whom they want to raise funds. It gives the novice and, even, the veteran fundraiser a taste of what it takes to raise money for a nonprofit organization. Through anecdotal stories, people will be informed, amused, surprised and taken by what it takes to support worthy organizations whose purpose is to help the less fortunate and vulnerable in society.
260 pages, Paperback
Published February 14, 2022
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April 21, 2022
REVIEWED BY SEFINA HAWKE FOR READERS' FAVORITE
Learn From My Experiences (A Collection of Essays on Fundraising for Professionals, Lay Leaders, Volunteers, and the Public) by Norman B. Gildin is a non-fiction business and finance book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who wish to learn about fundraising regardless of whether they are a volunteer, a career professional, or a fundraising novice. The book covers sixty-seven chapters that range from topics like the ethical fundraiser and, yes, fundraising is a team sport to what happens after the COVID-19 pandemic. The numerous chapters cover every aspect of fundraising, the author’s own experiences with each aspect, and the lessons he learned along the way. Are you ready to learn how to take your fundraiser(s) to the next level?
Learn From My Experiences (A Collection of Essays on Fundraising for Professionals, Lay Leaders, Volunteers and the Public) by Norman B. Gildin was a very well written and well-organized book that did an amazing job of providing information on fundraising in a manner that anyone could understand, regardless of their experience. As a psychology professional interested in working for a non-profit organization in the future, I found this book to be a gold mine of information. I chose to read the book in consecutive order, but I liked the fact that, if I wanted to, I could have jumped around from chapter to chapter as I wished without any confusion. Overall, I really liked this book and I personally enjoyed the 'don’t give up' chapter the most as I found it to be both informative and inspirational in terms of not giving up even if things do not work out at first.
Learn From My Experiences (A Collection of Essays on Fundraising for Professionals, Lay Leaders, Volunteers, and the Public) by Norman B. Gildin is a non-fiction business and finance book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who wish to learn about fundraising regardless of whether they are a volunteer, a career professional, or a fundraising novice. The book covers sixty-seven chapters that range from topics like the ethical fundraiser and, yes, fundraising is a team sport to what happens after the COVID-19 pandemic. The numerous chapters cover every aspect of fundraising, the author’s own experiences with each aspect, and the lessons he learned along the way. Are you ready to learn how to take your fundraiser(s) to the next level?
Learn From My Experiences (A Collection of Essays on Fundraising for Professionals, Lay Leaders, Volunteers and the Public) by Norman B. Gildin was a very well written and well-organized book that did an amazing job of providing information on fundraising in a manner that anyone could understand, regardless of their experience. As a psychology professional interested in working for a non-profit organization in the future, I found this book to be a gold mine of information. I chose to read the book in consecutive order, but I liked the fact that, if I wanted to, I could have jumped around from chapter to chapter as I wished without any confusion. Overall, I really liked this book and I personally enjoyed the 'don’t give up' chapter the most as I found it to be both informative and inspirational in terms of not giving up even if things do not work out at first.
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