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Summary: I thought I accidently ordered the wrong book.
Review: ... There are good tips and checklists, but the majority of the book concentrates on one type of event, one the writers specialize in called a "Dynamite Dinner." Other events are mentioned in passing, but unless you want to create a "Dynamite Dinner," I'd look elsewhere for help.
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Summary: Thorough guide to planning events
Review: A helpful primer on planning, organizing and running an event fundraiser. Especially helpful are the templates and pre-written fill-in lists. Many of Stallings' ideas helped inspire our own concept for helping nonprofits run online fundraising projects. A helpful guide.
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Summary: Fabulous is Right!
Review: How to Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events is a wonderful tool for schools or any organization attempting to raise funds. The book includes all the essential elements for effective fundraising: setting goals and choosing, staffing, planning, promoting, staging and evaluating the event. In addition, step-by-step guides are provided for different events and different steps in the fundraising process. Written by full-time volunteers and international trainers, this book is a must-have for anyone dealing with fundraising. Even more time and effort can be saved with the computer disk that contains event forms, letters, lists, budgets, and more needed by fundraising organizations. Truly, this book will pay for itself way before your next event is finished! From The Science Spiders Newsletter, January 2000.
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Summary: Required reading for each nonprofit board member!
Review: I am an executive in the financial services industry and have participated with many nonprofits. This book should be required reading for board members, as well as for staff. In particular, the chapter "Choosing the Right Event" is worth the price of the book. It provides valuable guidance on selecting a fundraiser that fits with your community and yields the most revenue for your organization. Don't even think about your next fundraiser until you read this book.
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Summary: Required reading for each nonprofit board member!
Review: I am an executive in the financial services industry and have participated with many nonprofits. This book should be required reading for board members, as well as for staff. In particular, the chapter "Choosing the Right Event" is worth the price of the book. It provides valuable guidance on selecting a fundraiser that fits with your community and yields the most revenue for your organization. Don't even think about your next fundraiser until you read this book.
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Summary: Excellent Resource- Life Saver
Review: I bought this book after struggling with the fundraising events for our schools. It has helped tremendously. Now we're much more successful at raising needed money with less effort-just as the title indicates. I have recommended this helpful book to many of my acquaintances and have gotten several thank you's.
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Summary: Not EventS...but Event...
Review: I have read many books about fundraising events but this one is THE BEST!! My organization has spent countless hours trying to raise money for worthy causes in our community. Before reading "How to Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events", our results were mediocre at best. Now my organization has completely changed how we select, market and produce our events. It was the perfect way to rid our organization of the "sacred cow events" that had long outlived their value. The disk containing sample forms was invaluable and alone worth the purchase price. Every fundraising coordinator should have a copy of this book!
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Summary: A Must Read For Fundraisers
Review: I have read many books about fundraising events but this one is THE BEST!! My organization has spent countless hours trying to raise money for worthy causes in our community. Before reading "How to Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events", our results were mediocre at best. Now my organization has completely changed how we select, market and produce our events. It was the perfect way to rid our organization of the "sacred cow events" that had long outlived their value. The disk containing sample forms was invaluable and alone worth the purchase price. Every fundraising coordinator should have a copy of this book!
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Summary: A Must Have
Review: I just finished reading this fabulous book and I can't wait to take it to our next board meeting to share the criteria for selecting the RIGHT event for our organization. I can now understand why so many newsletters and magazines such as The Grantsmanship Center Magazine have chosen to write about this book. I enthusiastically recommend it to all organizations who need to understand how to truly make events work for an organization!!!
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Summary: Wow. The Number One Book on Fundraising Events
Review: If you want to know how to hold a fundraising event, buy this book! This is a complete guide that takes you step by step through the intimidating process of setting up fundraising events of all kinds. I highly reccomend it! When I wrote, "25 Fundraising Secrets - Raise More Money, Guaranteed," I included several chapters on how to maximize the return of your fundraising events. When I'm asked by readers if I can reccomend a book to show them the basics of actually setting up an event, I reccommend this fine book. Use it!
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