Ryan Penland's guest appearances

Ryan Penland

Futures in Fundraising

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Ted Bilich

David King

John Taylor

Tom Jennings

Peter Panepento

Anthony Rodriguez

Mary Wieler

Eddie Stuart

Daniel Bozard

Kyle Marrero

Quinetha Frasier

Natasha Lebowitz

Adam Walker

Ed Hohlbein

Judy Anderson

OwlTail

Missy Ryan

Online tools/resources:    Book recommendations: Belief and Confidence by Ronald J. Schiller  Abusing Donor Intent: The Robertson Family's Epic Lawsuit Against Princeton University by Doug White  Topgrading (How To Hire, Coach and Keep A Players) by Brad Smart  Personal habit that contributes to success: Work hard. "The harder you work, the luckier you get."Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Always start with a "Thank You" for what they have done, and follow up with something discussed in their discovery call.Best piece of advice ever received: AFI. AFM. "Ask for it. Ask for more."If you had one extra hour of free time a day, how would you use it?:For work: Visiting a donor.For personal time: Hiking.Contact info: ryan2@clemson.edu

Online tools/resources: <a href="http://www.afpnet.org/index.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.case.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://hbr.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Book recommendations: Belief and Confidence by Ronald J. Schiller <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Belief-Confidence-Ronald-J-Schiller/dp/0899644635/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1458533453&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=Belief+in+Confidence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Abusing Donor Intent: The Robertson Family's Epic Lawsuit Against Princeton University by Doug White <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Abusing-Donor-Intent-Robertson-University/dp/1557789096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Topgrading (How To Hire, Coach and Keep A Players) by Brad Smart <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Topgrading-Hire-Coach-Keep-Players/dp/094400234X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Personal habit that contributes to success: Work hard. "The harder you work, the luckier you get."Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Always start with a "Thank You" for what they have done, and follow up with something discussed in their discovery call. <a href="http://www.futuresinfundraising.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cartoon-hand-writing-thank-you-vector-1435157.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Best piece of advice ever received: AFI. AFM. "Ask for it. Ask for more." If you had one extra hour of free time a day, how would you use it?: For work: Visiting a donor. For personal time: Hiking. <a href="http://www.futuresinfundraising.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/7684-28734.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Contact info: <a href="mailto:ryan2@clemson.edu">ryan2@clemson.edu</a>

Missy Ryan Penland, Senior Director of University Development at Clemson University