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The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising

The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising

by Jennifer McCrea and Jeffrey C. Walker with Karl Weber

$7.95

The Generosity Network was written for those of you who work for one of the 1.8 million organizations that make up America’s nonprofit sector and the 10 million nonprofits worldwide. Whether a nonprofit leader, volunteer, board member or front-line employee, each person plays a critical role in attracting support for its organization. This book describes an approach that makes working with partners easier, more effective and, dare The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising we say, more fun.

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  • Understand why moving your nonprofit relationships away from a transactional to a transformative approach is a critical step to developing generous, long-term connections.
  • Discover the importance of knowing yourself, knowing others and knowing exactly how to ask. These three are the foundation of every great connection for your organization.
  • Redefine the relationship between yourself and prospective donors to diminish anxiety and expand opportunities.
  • Refresh your views on making the ask so you can unlock unlimited potential.

 

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  1. The CausePlanet Team –

    The Generosity Network is for all those who are deeply committed to a cause and want to attract others to join them in partnership. That includes those charged with raising funds and attracting resources of other kinds for charities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, universities, hospitals and many other worthy causes. Co- authors McCrea, Walker and Weber assert that you will be able to raise unprecedented funds and you’ll succeed in diversifying the resources you attract, including time, talent and connections. As a result, these diverse resources will help you reach your goals while bringing personal and social benefits to everyone in your network.

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About the Author

Jennifer McCrea, a twenty-five-year fundraising veteran, is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, where she leads the course in exponential fundraising. She has worked with nonprofit organizations including Grameen America, MIT Media Lab, Teach for America and many others.

Jeffrey Walker, former managing partner of JP Morgan Partners, serves on the board of New Nonprofit, the Millennium Development Goals Health Alliance and other nonprofits. He has been an executive-in-residence at Harvard Business School and a lecturer on nonprofit leadership at Harvard Kennedy School.

Karl Weber is a writer and an editor specializing in business and social issues.

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