After a financial windfall, businesswoman Lisa Greer discovered many nonprofits were inefficient and outdated in their fundraising. Shocked by their dysfunction, she dedicated her career to revamping the nonprofit sector.
As a major donor and bestselling author of "Philanthropy Revolution," Greer now presents her new book, THE ESSENTIAL FUNDRAISER’S HANDBOOK: A Guide to Maximizing Donations, Retaining Donors, and Saving the Giving Sector for Good.
In this book, Greer addresses the impending historic wealth transfer in the US and offers fundraisers
concrete steps to reverse declining donations
. Drawing from her extensive experience and research, she provides
actionable strategies for nonprofits
to identify, retain, and increase financial supporters. THE ESSENTIAL FUNDRAISER'S HANDBOOK is both a critique and
a roadmap for achieving long-term sustainability in the nonprofit sector
.
You will learn:
How to activate and retain the
millions of Millennials and Gen Z
who want to give but don’t know where to start
How to use the for-profit, wildly successful subscription model to
build a monthly giving program
The do's and don’ts of
fundraiser etiquette
and
what donors should expect
from their charitable interactions
When
galas
make sense and when they are a
waste of money
How the industry ignores people of color and women, and the
billions of dollars being left on the table
How to understand and access the
$230 billion in Donor Advised Funds
How to build a more
inclusive, active, and supportive
board of directors