Meet Linda Lysakowski
Linda Lysakowski is one of approximately 100 people world-wide who hold the coveted Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) designation.
She's been in the fundraising profession for 25+ years and have written numerous books on successful fundraising. She does virtual consulting, webinars, training and mentors authors.
Linda Lysakowski has trained more than 30,000 professionals...
in Mexico, Canada Bermuda, and Egypt as well as in almost all of the fifty states in the United States. She's led numerous web conferences and audio conferences for AFP, Charity Channel, Affinity Seminars, Junior Achievement, The Philanthropy Journal and many others.
She also serves as Acquisition Editor for CharityChannel Press and For the GENIUS Press.
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Build Donor Relations that Lead to Major Gifts
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Fundraising as a Career
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The 12-Step Cure for Special Event Addiction
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Your Fundraising Roadmap
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Evaluating Your Fundraising
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Fundraising as a Career: What, Are You Crazy?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Build a Dream Team of Fundraising Volunteers
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Tell Your Story Right–Create a Compelling Case for Support
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Capital Campaigns: Yes, You Can Do It!
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Raise More Money from Your Business Community, by Linda Lysakowski
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Donor Relations 2, by Linda Lysakowski
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Development Audit, by Linda Lysakowski
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Raise More Money from Your Business Community, by Linda Lysakowski
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Run a Successful Capital Campaign, by Linda Lysakowski
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Is Donor Acknowledement Important?, by Linda Lysakowski
Is Donor Acknowledement Important? is FREE courtesy of Linda Lysakowski 1 Lesson / 5 Minutes / FREE Beyond IRS requirements, ...
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Development Office Procedures, by Linda Lysakowski
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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Do It Right, by Linda Lysakowski
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Develop Your Case for Support, by Linda Lysakowski
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Fundraising as a Career
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Do you need to do a feasibility study before your capital campaign? by Linda Lysakowski
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How Do We Do a Strategic Plan Virtually?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Nonprofit Consulting: Get Started, Get Clients, Grow, and Evolve, by Linda Lysakowski
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Build a Dream Team of Fundraising Volunteers
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Create a Development Plan That Works, by Linda Lysakowski
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What Should a Board Member Job Description Look Like?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Advancing in Your Fundraising Career?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Development Plan 2, by Linda Lysakowski
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How Do We Recognize Our Donors, by Linda Lysakowski
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Are Giving Clubs a Good Idea?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Fundraising as a Career: What, Are You Crazy?, by Linda Lysakowski
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The 12-Step Cure for Special Event Addiction
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How Do We Find Businesses to Support Our Nonprofit?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Build a Great Board
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Learn How Your Organization Can Raise More Money by Involving Volunteers, by Linda Lysakowski
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Evaluating Your Fundraising
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Capital Campaign 2, by Linda Lysakowski
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Capital Campaigns: Yes, You Can Do It!
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Build a Dream Team of Volunteer Fundraisers, by Linda Lysakowski
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Build Donor Relations that Lead to Major Gifts, by Linda Lysakowski
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Cultivation Events? Why? How? Who?, by Linda Lysakowski
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Fundraising Volunteers, by Linda Lysakowski
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5 Secrets to Successful Capital Campaigns, by Linda Lysakowski
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Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign, by Linda Lysakowski
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Raise More Money from Your Business Community 2, by Linda Lysakowski
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Your Fundraising Roadmap, by Linda Lysakowski
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Succeeding at Nonprofit Consulting, by Linda Lysakowski
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Build a Great Board, by Linda Lysakowski
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Tell Your Story Right: Build a Compelling Case for Support, by Linda Lysakowski
Tell Your Story Right: Build a Compelling Case for Support is FREE courtesy of Linda Lysakowski 1 Lesson / 4 ...
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The Leaky Bucket, by Linda Lysakowski
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Capital Campaigns, by Linda Lysakowski
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Tell Your Story Right–Create a Compelling Case for Support
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Build Relationships That Lead to Major Gifts Nov, by Linda Lysakowski
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Nonprofit Consulting 2, by Linda Lysakowski
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What Should Be Measuring and How to Measure It, by Linda Lysakowski
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Building Good Donor Relationships, by Linda Lysakowski
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Investing in Your Development Office, by Linda Lysakowski
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Capital Campaigns: Yes, You Can Do It! by Linda Lysakowski
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Be Best Board Member You Can Be by Linda Lysakowski
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Fundraising as a Career, by Linda Lysakowski
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Fixing Your Leaky Fundraising Bucket, by Linda Lysakowski
Fixing Your Leaky Fundraising Bucket is FREE courtesy of Linda Lysakowski 1 Lesson / 4 Minutes / FREE Learn how ...
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Why Can’t We Keep Good Fundraisers on our Staff?, by Linda Lysakowski
Why Can’t We Keep Good Fundraisers on our Staff? is FREE courtesy of Linda Lysakowski 1 Lesson / 6 Minutes ...
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Build Donor Relationships Relationships that Lead to Major Gifts, by Linda Lysakowski
Build Donor Relationships Relationships that Lead to Major Gifts is FREE courtesy of Linda Lysakowski 1 Lesson / 4 Minutes ...
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The Leaky Bucket: What’s Wrong with Your Fundraising and How You Can Fix It, by Linda Lysakowski
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Create a Development Plan That Gets Implemented, by Linda Lysakowski
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