But Elaine Fogel recorded this from my Who’s Telling YOUR Nonprofit’s Story? session at the American Marketing Association’s 2011 Nonprofit Marketing Conference last week in Washington, DC.

The wider context for this segment is I’m illustrating how diverse our communication options are now. The slide immediately prior to this reminisces about having only 3 or 4 TV channels.

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Last month, I was with Chris Brogan’s Human Business Works team at the New England Business Xpo. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Butch Stearns, the COO of The Pulse Network.

In this fast-paced, 5-minute interview, we talk about fundraising, 501 Mission Place, and even the International Bowling Expo!

Enjoy!

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What a wild ride it’s been!

I wrote Ask Without Fear! because there were so many wonderful causes here in Maine with amazingly passionate volunteers, but they were chronically underfunded. A few could afford to hire me to come in and work with them. But I’m committed to making it ridiculously easy to get fundraising training.

So I wrote this book and kept the price below $15 so that volunteers or staff could get both solid fundraising advice and a healthy dose of encouragement to get out and ask for money!

It certainly has done that! In just three years, it’s been read by thousands of people from around the world. I think I’ve gotten emails and thank you’s from every continent except Antarctica saying the book has helped them raise more money for their charity. I’ve even be privileged to teach boards and staffs to “Ask Without Fear!” in many different countries including New Zealand and Bermuda.

The book became an ebook (one of the first Kindle books) and also inspired a radio show and a popular DVD training. And of course, there’s an Ask Without Fear! Facebook page! (Be sure to “like” it over on the page or in the box on the lefthand side of this post.)

Ask Without Fear! has increased in value

All of that must have raised the book’s value. I saw one vendor on Amazon is selling it for $142.96!

Probably a steal at that price…but you can still get it from my for just $14.95. And even the new DVD set is less expensive at only $124.95 from www.FundraisingCoachDVDs.com.

Others are celebrating

As Ask Without Fear! turned three, I’ve been humbled by the nice things others have been saying about it:

• Kivi Leroux Miller posted a great review on her Nonprofit Communications Blog. She says it’s perfect for both “professional and accidental fundraisers like board members”! You can read her recent review at Ask Without Fear by Plugging Into the Right Socket
• Robert Carr of a Every Day Giving blog named it one of the top 7 books every nonprofit should have when it first came out. He shares some of his favorite parts in his post: Happy Birthday to Ask Without Fear!.

But it’s all about you

The real success of the book is the measurable impact it makes on your own fundraising. People from large multi-national nonprofits to nonprofits so small they don’t even have a staff yet are learning to “Ask Without Fear!” The comments on the page at Amazon and on the testimonials page here show some of the impact the book is having.

I’d love to hear how the book has helped you with your fundraising. You can use the comments below or the form at http://bit.ly/AWFStories.

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Now you have the opportunity to get the DVD or have a lifetime membership to a site with the full set of videos, forms, and resources available to you wherever you are!

Did I mention we put the entire Ask Without Fear! book on the resource CD? That’s also included in the special membership site.

My goal is to make it ridiculously easy for people to get fundraising training, so I’m thrilled that they’re offering it this way too!

Check it out for yourself at: www.FundraisingCoachDVDs.com

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So I’m working on a version of “Ask Without Fear!” specifically for librarians.

I’m blogging my book at my new library fundraising blog Beyond Fines.

Let’s make this a conversation. I’d love your comments.

And would you help your local library by letting them know about the blog? It’s at http://library.fundraisingcoach.com/

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Many of you who’ve read my book or attended my seminars have asked for a DVD version. Something you can use for your own development and something of such quality that you could use it to train your board or your staff.

This DVD is my answer to that request. You can learn more at www.FundraisingCoachDVDs.com. There’s even a video of me introducing the DVD.

In the Ask Without Fear! DVD, I cover specifics on things like:

• How to do prospect research for free
• How to get your board involved in helping you rank prospects
• How to figure out what levels of gifts you should be asking for
• Specific ways to identify and overcome objections–and make fun
• A very simple technique one fundraiser used to have 30% of his $1,000 donors more than double their gift

And in the resource CD, I include forms I talk about on the DVD, things like a ranking tool you can print out to use with your board, a sample pledge form, and a gift chart for raising $100,000. There’s even an actual case statement for you to see what one might look like.

Do you remember the CPI exercise from the book? On the DVD, I explain it to you. Then I have a section specifically designed to show your board or development committee. Rather than you having to explain it to them, I do it for you.

As an added bonus, I’m offering the first 100 purchasers a free one-on-one coaching session with me. Earlier this week I gave my email list first crack at those sessions but there are still a few left.

Can you tell that I’m pretty excited? This is a pre-release announcement. The DVDs will “hit the shelves” in a week or so. But I couldn’t wait to share it here on the blog! But you can check out the page now at: www.FundraisingCoachDVDs.com.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is reporting that early indicators suggest more people are planning to give to charity this year. Let’s make sure your nonprofit doesn’t miss out!

Learn more at www.FundraisingCoachDVDs.com

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There are 55 quotes about

• fundraising,
• the steps to successful fundraising (researching, engaging, asking, loving),
• putting yourself in the shoes of others,
• making mistakes, and
• giving.

Check out all 55 quotes at: http://fundraisingcoach.com/quotes/

What quotes motivate or inspire your fundraising work? Let us know in the comments section below

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I’m pleased to announce that today, I uploaded a professionally designed version of “Ask Without Fear!”, designed by eBook Architects specifically for the Kindle.

None of the content as been changed. But the formatting should be much better than it has been.

The best part? If you already have purchased the Kindle edition, you need to do nothing. The next time you sync, this version will be installed automatically!

Of course, if you don’t have the Kindle edition, what are you waiting for? You can get your copy here: Ask Without Fear! Kindle edition

You can also get it as a non-Kindle ebook here at the FundraisingCoach Store. And the Apple iBook version should be available in the coming weeks.

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I’m out here in Seattle filming a couple fundraising training DVDs. One is a DVD of “Ask Without Fear!” The other is a blueprint for an entire year of fundraising. Both will have video and additional resources. I love working with Chris and Steph here at 501 Videos. They really know nonprofits and they really know video!

To sign up for more information about both of these projects, and to receive some free bonus videos, go to:
Marc’s DVD series.

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• wonderful reviews on Amazon,
• tremendous responses from board members that are getting fired up about fundraising,
• listed as “must reads” on blogs and in FundRaisingSuccess Magazine, and
• mentions in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Thank you!

I just read a great list of ways to help get the word out about a book. It’s at the end of Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (A tremendously inspiring book that you really should read.)

The ideas are so good, I thought I’d tweak the list a bit for ways to spread the word about Ask Without Fear! If you’d like to help more nonprofits learn to fundraise more effectively, you could:

1. Keep updated on book signings and events at the Fundraisingcoach.com.
2. Join the Ask Without Fear! Facebook group.
3. Suggest Ask Without Fear! to a friend, colleague, book club, civic group, university or high school class, or a group interested in raising money for charity.
4. Check to see if Ask Without Fear! is in your local library. If it isn’t, either donate a copy of the book or ask the library to consider adding Ask Without Fear! to its collection. Ask your friends or family in others states to do this also. This would help make the book even more available to nonprofits that may feel they aren’t able to pay for it just yet.
5. Encourage your local independent bookstore or chain bookstore to carry it.
6. Write a review about Ask Without Fear! for Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, ExecutiveBooks.com, or a blog. Your candid comments will help the buzz for this (or any) book.
7. Ask the book editor of your local newspaper or radio to consider reviewing the book.

These are just a few ways to let more people know about the book. I’d appreciate whatever you can do to get the word out!

With your help, we’ll help ensure the charities we serve get the funding they deserve!

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