Many people hesitate to ask for money because they are searching for the perfect words to use.From Laura Fredricks (the author of bestselling book The ASK) comes Winning Words for Raising Money, a new resource for anyone who is tasked with the nerve-wracking job of asking for money for themselves, their nonprofit or business. Winning Words focuses like a laser on the one crucial element that can make or break a carefully planned approach – findin...

Asking is more than a skill—it's a lifestyleThe Ask is your personal manual for building the best, most fulfilling personal and professional life possible. Crafting the perfect ask can fund your new business, support your favorite charity, and get more quality time with your significant other—but it can do so much more than that. It can change your life. In learning how to ask for what you really want and deserve, you lose your fear of rejection and judgem...

The Ask will give anyone the confidence to ask anyone for any size gift for any purpose. With winning language, sample dialogues, and a wealth of tips and tools, this book addresses common mistakes made when asking and shows how to correct each mistake, providing guidance and direction on how to make a great ask. Most nonprofit professionals are not born fundraisers. There are many fears that those raising support must overcome, such as fear of rejection. Fredricks argues that personal sol...

Money Wellness is defined by health, not wealth. It is the sum of everything that goes with being financially, emotionally, and physically sound, and is the balanced holistic integration of financial, emotional, and physical health. To have Money Wellness means having adequate cash flow, sufficient assets, the absence of illness, and the presence of emotional wellbeing.What can Money Wellness do for YOU? Boost your self-worth to have and hold money. Empower you to make positive and...

How to ASK for what you want ~and get it!Asking for anything can be difficult, but those hard asks—promotions, love, money,help—the ones that have you thinking and rethinking in your head, biting your nails,and finding excuses not to ask, require a planned and proven approach. Ask expertLaura Fredricks understands the psychology of asking. She’s raised more than a billion dollars forher clients, and in this, her most importa...

A donor-centered guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and professional advisorsThe Philanthropic Planning Companion compiles and analyzes the latest research on donor/client behavior, discussing the need for segmented approaches to charitable gift planning based upon the values and personal planning objectives of the donor/client. With its many tools, checklists and sample materials, it will serve as your charitable giving guide in your work w...

The American government makes a great case for being interested in education and claims to take great pains to 'leave no child behind.' Current education-system enhancement strategies emphasize testing and accountability and focus on rewarding or penalizing teachers whose students make statistical headway at exam time. But little is offered to teachers in the way of new, better skills to make their teaching more effective.In Behavior Analysis, Education, and Effective Schoo...

From the Social Enterprise Alliance, the organization dedicated to building a robust social enterprise field, comes Succeeding at Social Enterprise. This practical guide is filled with the best practices, tools, guidance, models and successful cases for leaders (and future leaders) of social ventures and enterprises. A groundbreaking work, it brings together the knowledge and experience of social enterprise pioneers in the field and some of today's most successful social entrepreneurs to s...

A new framework for helping nonprofit organizations maximize the effectiveness of their boards.Written by noted consultants and researchers attuned to the needs of practitioners, Governance as Leadership redefines nonprofit governance. It provides a powerful framework for a new covenant between trustees and executives: more macrogovernance in exchange for less micromanagement.Informed by theories that have transformed the practice of organizational leadership, this...

In their first Manage Fearlessly Survival Guide, Cindy Flanders and Laura Gamble have teamed up to share their 40 plus years of management experience. Leaving all the theoretical dissertations to the people with too much free time, Cindy and Laura have provided real-world, practical, action-oriented steps to help you through your first 90 days as a manager. Every tip from meeting your team to managing your time is found in the Guide to your First 90 Days.Do you know how to assess yo...

Over twenty years ago at a company convention, Eric Worre had an aha moment that changed his life forever. At that event he made the decision to Go Pro and become a Network Marketing expert. Since that time, he has focused on developing the skills to do just that. In doing so, Eric has touched and been touched by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Now he shares his wisdom in a guide that will ignite your passion for this profession and help you make the decision to Go Pro a...

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin. The Founder's Dilemmas is the first book to examine the early de...