The Board Member's Easier Than You Think Guide to Nonprofit Finances
by Andy Robinson and Nancy Wasserman, 111 pp., $24.95. (Quantity Discounts Available)

With the possible exception of “How do I avoid fundraising?” a board member’s most commonly unasked question is, “What do all these numbers mean – and what am I supposed to do with them?” Financial planning and budgeting combine all of our money taboos with that common disorder, math phobia. But with their new book, The Board Member’s Easier Than You Think Guide to Nonprofit Finances, authors Andy Robinson and Nancy Wasserman help trustees and their staff colleagues confront and address this fear – with wisdom, clarity, humor, and humility.

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How to Make Your Board Dramatically More Effective, Starting Today
by Gayle L. Gifford, 114 pp., $24.95. (Quantity Discounts Available)

This is a revised and expanded edition of How Are We Doing: A 1-Hour Guide to Evaluating Your Performance as a Nonprofit Board.

A high-performing, diligent board that takes its responsibilities seriously is the Holy Grail of nearly every nonprofit in the U.S. In her new book, Gayle Gifford shows you how a good board, or even an average one, can transform itself into a great board by answering a series of trenchant questions.

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How to Raise $500 to $5000 From Almost Anyone
by Andy Robinson, 109 pp., $24.95. (Quantity Discounts Available)

What size gift do most donors give? Poll the development offices of nonprofits throughout America and they’ll confirm it’s in the range of $500 to $5000. That’s philanthropy’s sweet spot - an amount one can feel comfortable giving without consulting a retinue of advisors. Focusing his attention here, Andy Robinson has produced the Everyman’s guide to asking - a proven, uncomplicated strategy for raising a substantial sum of money … fast.

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How to Raise $1 Million (or More!) in 10 Bite-Sized Steps
A Fail-Proof Guide for Board Members, Volunteers and Staff
by Andrea Kihlstedt, 104 pp., $24.95. (Quantity Discounts Available)

If you’ve hesitated to launch a major gifts campaign, rev your engines. Andrea Kihlstedt punctures the notion that raising $1 million requires countless meetings, an outsized pool of prospects, and the costly aid of a consultant.

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The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks and the Answers All Donors Crave
How You Can Inspire Someone to Give Generously
by Harvey McKinnon, 118 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

A watershed book, The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks prepares you for the tough questions you’ll inevitably face from prospective donors. Harvey McKinnon identifies 11 such questions, ranging from “Why me?” to “Will my gift make a difference?” to “Will I have a say over how you use my gift?” And the suggested answers are illuminating. Whether you’re a board member, volunteer, or staff, your ability to respond to these 11 questions will largely determine your fundraising success.

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Fund Raising Realities Every Board Member Must Face - NEW EDITION
A 1-Hour Crash Course on Raising Major Gifts for Nonprofit Organizations
by David Lansdowne, 110 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

Without wasting a word, Lansdowne distills the essence of big-gifts fundraising into 44 “realities,” and explains each principle and technique in a way board members will grasp immediately.

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Asking
A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff
Must Know to Secure the Gift
by Jerold Panas, 108 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

Jerold Panas understands the art of asking. He knows what makes donors tick, he's intimately familiar with the anxieties of board members, and he fully understands the frustrations and demands of staff. He has harnessed all of this knowledge and experience and produced a landmark book. What Asking shows is that nearly everyone can become an effective fundraiser if they follow a few step-by-step guidelines.

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The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards
A 59-Minute Guide to Assuring Your Organization's Future
by Jerold Panas, 106 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

Jerold Panas has observed more boards at work than perhaps anyone in America, all the while helping them to surpass campaign goals of $100,000 to $100 million. Funnel every ounce of that experience into a single book and what you have is The Fundraising Habits, the brilliant culmination of what Panas has learned firsthand about boards who excel at the task of resource development.

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Fundraising Mistakes that Bedevil All Boards (And Staff Too)
A 1-Hour Guide to Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to Your Success
by Kay Sprinkel Grace, 109 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

Fundraising mistakes are a thing of the past. Or, rather, there's no excuse for making a mistake anymore. And that goes for board members, staff, novice, or veteran. If you blunder from now on, it's simply evidence you haven't read Kay Sprinkel Grace's book, in which she exposes all of the costly errors - 44 in total - that thwart us time and again.

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Great Boards for Small Groups
A 1-Hour Guide to Governing a Growing Nonprofit
by Andy Robinson, 110 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

Yours is a good board, but you want it to be better. You want clearly defined objectives ... meetings with more focus ... broader participation in fundraising ... and more follow-through between meetings. You want these and a dozen other tangibles and intangibles that will propel your board from good to great. Say hello to your guide, Andy Robinson, who has a real knack for offering genuinely workable solutions.

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The Ultimate Board Member's Book
A 1-Hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and Responsibilities
by Kay Sprinkel Grace, 114 pp., $24.95 (Quantity Discounts Available)

After reading this perceptive work, your board members will have a solid command of just what they need to do to help your organization succeed. It's all here in 114 jargon-free pages: how boards work, what the job entails, the time commitment, the role of staff, fundraising responsibilities, conflicts of interest, effective recruiting, de-enlisting board members, and board self-evaluation.

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