Rainmaking: The Fundraiser's Guide to Landing Big Gifts Paperback - 2013

Andrew Olsen, CFRE, is Sr. Vice President at Newport ONE, a leading fundraising consultancy exclusively serving nonprofits. Prior to joining Newport ONE, Andrew held senior-level positions at Russ Reid and Strategic Fundraising. Over the last two decades Andrew has helped raise more than $200 million for organizations like Save the Children, Special Olympics, The Salvation Army, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center, St. Joseph's Indian School, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Best Friends Animal Society, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Boys Town, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, University of Tennessee Medical Center, numerous Catholic Charities agencies, Food Banks and Rescue Missions. Andrew is Chair of the Board at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, and is a passionate advocate for people living in poverty. Andrew blogs at www.andrewolsen.net. Roy C. Jones, CFRE has 30+ years of major gift procurement and fundraising experience. He is recognized professionally as one of the top relationship managers in the country. In addition to consulting professionally with some of the nation's top charities, Jones serves on the boards of several human service charities. He also founded the Fundraising Institute Training (FIT) Foundation to promote training and philanthropy, specifically with small and mid-sized nonprofits. www.FundraisingInstituteTraining.com / www.RoyJonesReports.com Jones serves today as Vice President of Development at Mercy Ships International, a $160 million organization that provides hope and healing to the world's poor. Mercy Ships is one of the world's only sailing fleet of hospitals, vessels of hope that have performed over 79,000 surgeries for the hurting and poor worldwide. Their ships are state-of-the-art facilities that offer clean water, reliable electricity and care centers. Because over 50% of the population lives within 100 miles of the coast, Mercy Ships is able to sail a modern hospital ship with a crew of 450 volunteers directly to people who lack access to first-rate medical care.