# Fired-up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/fired-fundraising-turn-board-passion-action/
- Published: 2007-04-03T21:06:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**What goes on in the minds of dedicated board members when the word “fundraising”
is mentioned? Why does their excitement for the cause suddenly disappear when they
are confronted with even the idea of fundraising? **

_Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action_ enthusiastically lays out
a clear series of steps that help you introduce your board to a new perspective 
on fundraising. Straightforward in tone and filled with simple tips to put into 
practice, this insightful book shows you how to create engaged, passionate board
members actively involved in supporting fundraising, and even enjoying it!

Written by nonprofit authority Gail Perry, _Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion
into Action_ presents Passion-Driven Fundraising™—fundraising that engages board
members, leads change, and achieves unprecedented results for your organization.

How will _Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action_ revolutionise the
way your organisation sees fundraising?

This seminal book:

 * Renews readers’ passion for the change they want their nonprofit to make in the
   world
 * Discusses proper selection of board members and the establishment of clear, early
   expectations
 * Clearly walks you through the process of creating a fundraising board
 * Introduces a system of clear and workable steps to fire up your board and turn
   them into the “Dream Team” you want
 * Includes examples of easy ways for board members to get involved in fundraising
   as well as sample board commitment letters
 * Provides a special chapter presenting all of the book’s exercises for your use
   as a powerful retreat designed to motivate, inspire, and empower board members

Encouraging readers to rediscover their vision and passion in their organisation
and work, _Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action_ uniquely activates
you to introduce reluctant board members to fundraising in ways that make them feel
comfortable. Readable and enthusiastic, this book will get you—and your board members—
_fired up_ about raising money and becoming more productive fundraisers.

Published in The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series.

## About Gail Perry

**GAIL PERRY** is a noted fundraising consultant who helps organizations reconnect
with the passion of their leadership, staff, and donors—inspiring action. With over
twenty years and $100 million in fundraising success behind her, Gail now brings
her Passion-Driven Fundraising™ approach to national audiences through training,
speaking, and writing. Gail holds an MBA and a BA with honors in English from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
She is the founder and principal of Gail Perry Associates, based in Raleigh, North
Carolina.

## Reviews

“_Fired-Up Fundraising_ is honest, realistic, practical, and inspiring. It transforms
the whole concept of fundraising from obligation and drudgery into passion and fun.
Every CEO, development director, development consultant, and board chair needs to
have and use this book.”
**Charles F. (Chic) Dambach** President and CEO, Alliance
for Peacebuilding Former Senior Consultant, BoardSource

“A breakthrough! Fired-Up Fundraising takes the mystery out of engaging your board
in the ongoing work of fundraising. In this well-organized little book, Gail Perry
lays out a commonsense, four-step process that will fire up your board and help 
you meet your fundraising goals, year after year.”
**Mal Warwick** author of _How
to Write Successful Fundraising Letters_

“_Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action_ is by far the best book 
I have ever read on how to involve board members in the entire process of fundraising,
from identifying prospects, cultivating them, and finally making ‘the ask.’ Just
as important, it is an invaluable guide on how to select, enlist, train and especially
inspire board members so they take ownership of their institutions. Every nonprofit
CEO and development officer should read this book.”
**Robert L. Gale** President
Emeritus, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and founder
of BoardSource (formerly known as the National Center for Nonprofit Boards)

“This is the book for which EVERY nonprofit chief executive has been yearning since
time immemorial. Every nonprofit needs money to survive and thrive, and every nonprofit
has a board of trustees to help raise it, but few nonprofits come anywhere near 
using their boards to maximum benefit. _Fired-Up Fundraising_, a reader-friendly,
realistic, and practical playbook written by a richly experienced, highly literate
fundraiser turned consultant, takes readers by the hand and leads them step-by-step
through eminently doable ways of inspiring the greatest possible engagement of-and
return from-their trustees. It will instantly become the gold-standard guide for
building successful boards.”
**Joel Fleishman** Professor of Law and Public Policy
and Director, The Foundation Research Program, Duke University