Susan Schaefer's guest appearances

Susan Schaefer

Bloomerang TV

Uncommon Giving

Linda Lysakowski

Julia Campbell

James Patterson

Erin McHugh

Steve Kaplan

Steve Berry

Ken Berger

Steve Born

Mazarine Treyz

Chris Nowinski

Karen Katz

Vanessa Chase

Derrick Feldmann

Elizabeth Fisher

Heather Mansfield

OwlTail

While there are many independent professional fundraising  consultants to choose from, it can be difficult to find the one that’s best for your organization. Linda Lysakowski and Susan Schaefer, two distinguished fundraising consultants, recently joined us to share their experiences as independent consultants and their advice to nonprofits who are looking for help.

While there are many independent professional fundraising  consultants to choose from, it can be difficult to find the one that’s best for your organization. Linda Lysakowski and Susan Schaefer, two distinguished fundraising consultants, recently joined us to share their experiences as independent consultants and their advice to nonprofits who are looking for help.

Bloomerang TV - Episode #1 - Linda Lysakowski and Susan Schaefer

What if you could sit down with 25 successful consultants and ask them what makes their businesses tick? In The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook: Winning Strategies from 25 Leaders in the Field, Susan Schaefer and Linda Lysakowski have compiled a first-of-its-kind insight into the everyday lives of consultants to the nonprofit sector. This collection of firsthand articles takes the reader on a journey that spans a consultant’s professional life—from the decisions that formed the business to a detailed set of options for winding it down. The beauty of this book lies in the honesty of its 25 contributors. They write openly about the decisions that guided their business models, their early mistakes, and their lessons learned.Susan Schaefer, CFRE, is a consultant, writer, and speakers who has empowered dozens of organizations to exceed their financial goals. She helped lead the design and implementation of the billion-dollar Gates Millennium Scholars Program, one of the largest private grants in history. This fall, she will teach fundraising at Johns Hopkins University.  In her twenty years as a philanthropic consultant, Linda has managed capital campaigns, helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and trained more than 25,000 development professionals in Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of  the 50 United States. To order the book click HERE Susan's website is http://resourcepartnersonline.com/ Linda's website is http://www.lindalysakowski.com/

What if you could sit down with 25 successful consultants and ask them what makes their businesses tick? In The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook: Winning Strategies from 25 Leaders in the Field, Susan Schaefer and Linda Lysakowski have compiled a first-of-its-kind insight into the everyday lives of consultants to the nonprofit sector. This collection of firsthand articles takes the reader on a journey that spans a consultant’s professional life—from the decisions that formed the business to a detailed set of options for winding it down. The beauty of this book lies in the honesty of its 25 contributors. They write openly about the decisions that guided their business models, their early mistakes, and their lessons learned. Susan Schaefer, CFRE, is a consultant, writer, and speakers who has empowered dozens of organizations to exceed their financial goals. She helped lead the design and implementation of the billion-dollar Gates Millennium Scholars Program, one of the largest private grants in history. This fall, she will teach fundraising at Johns Hopkins University.  In her twenty years as a philanthropic consultant, Linda has managed capital campaigns, helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and trained more than 25,000 development professionals in Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of  the 50 United States. To order the book click HERE Susan's website is <a href="http://resourcepartnersonline.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://resourcepartnersonline.com/</a> Linda's website is <a href="http://www.lindalysakowski.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lindalysakowski.com/</a>

Susan Schaefer and Linda Lysakowski- The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook

What if you could sit down with 25 successful consultants and ask them what makes their businesses tick? In The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook: Winning Strategies from 25 Leaders in the Field, Susan Schaefer and Linda Lysakowski have compiled a first-of-its-kind insight into the everyday lives of consultants to the nonprofit sector. This collection of firsthand articles takes the reader on a journey that spans a consultant’s professional life—from the decisions that formed the business to a detailed set of options for winding it down. The beauty of this book lies in the honesty of its 25 contributors. They write openly about the decisions that guided their business models, their early mistakes, and their lessons learned. Susan Schaefer, CFRE, is a consultant, writer, and speakers who has empowered dozens of organizations to exceed their financial goals. She helped lead the design and implementation of the billion-dollar Gates Millennium Scholars Program, one of the largest private grants in history. This fall, she will teach fundraising at Johns Hopkins University.  In her twenty years as a philanthropic consultant, Linda has managed capital campaigns, helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and trained more than 25,000 development professionals in Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of  the 50 United States. To order the book click HERE Susan's website is <a href="http://resourcepartnersonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resourcepartnersonline.com/</a> Linda's website is <a href="http://www.lindalysakowski.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lindalysakowski.com/</a>