Ask and You Shall Receive, Participant Manual - by Kim Klein (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Fundraising expert Kim Klein has trained thousands of groups and individuals to cultivate assets that make good works possible. The Ask and You Shall Receive training package is a do-it-yourself, start-to-finish program on jumpstarting fundraising efforts. A peer-led program designed for use with its companion Participant Manual, the Ask and You Shall Receive Leader Manual walks you through the most common fundraising scenarios with dependable information, methods, prompts, and preparation guidelines. Realistic time allowances keep the training within reach of busy volunteers.

From the Back Cover

[Ask and You Shall Receive - Participant Manual: Back Cover Copy]

[headline] We're a small community with a budget to match! How will we ever raise the money we need?

-If you are active in a religious congregation or faith-based nonprofit . . .
-If you have ever given money to a cause you support . . .

You already have the skills and commitment you need to raise funds successfully.

Fundraising expert Kim Klein has trained thousands of groups and individuals to cultivate assets that make good works possible. In this peer-led program, she presents the core methods of fundraising simply and directly. Designed for use with the Leader Manual, the Ask and You Shall Receive Participant Manual facilitates learning with facts, charts, and planning aids.
By the final training session, your team will have a comprehensive strategy for integrating its fundraising vision with its deepest values and commitments.

Review Quotes

"Ask and You Shall Receive is hands-on, practical, spiritual, andspeaks to all of us who are committed to promoting a progressivereligious voice. As a Jew, I particularly appreciate the range ofexamples and the commitment to ecumenism." --Marjorie Fine, cochair, Interfaith Funders Network

"Good works rely on good work, and Kim Klein's careful guidance inbuilding support for good works really helps us in the religiouscommunity do the work we intend to do." --The Reverend Hugh Wire, fundraising consultant, and board chair for fundraising, Seeds ofLearning.

About the Author

KIM KLEIN is an internationally known fundraising trainer, speaker, and consultant. She has worked in religious and secular settings as a staff member, board member, and volunteer. She is co-owner of nonprofit publisher Chardon Press, and author of Fundraising for the Long Haul and Fundraising for Social Change, which is now in its fourth edition and widely used as a textbook. Founder of Grassroots Fundraising Journal, she also has a popular video series on fundraising.