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Here's the truth about fundraising: no one is born a great fundraiser. It's just a skill you can learn, refine, and master. This book is your guide to improving your major donor fundraising. Whether you're new to fundraising or a seasoned nonprofit leader, the principles in this book apply to you. In this book, you'll discover the 3 Levers of Fundraising Growth and how to pull them effectively. You'll learn how to craft a persuasive pitch that moves donors to action, and how to treat your major donors like the valued partners they are.

Jeffrey Gitomer's The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way digs deep into the 9.5 elements that make persuasion, and getting your way, happen. By breaking down the elements, the listener will begin to understand, take action, become proficient, and then master the ability to persuade. Because persuasion occurs in so many different areas of life and business, Gitomer leads the listener from mental readiness to the principles of getting your way and the power that persuasion offers.

Este audiolibro te ayudará a dominar las habilidades que necesitas para hablar en público incluso si es introvertido o ansioso. No dejes que tus increibles ideas se desvanezcan sin ser escuchadas y mucho menos dejes pasar las oportunidades profesionales. Es posible que hayas intentado consultar otros libros para poder hablar en público pero has terminado decepcionado. Pero este audiolibro es diferente porque es muy práctico y fácil de usar. Contiene guías paso a paso que no te abruman, lo que permite un progreso tranquilo y constante.

Your projects, programs, and career turn on the difference between "no" and "yes". Yet selling ideas, especially the kinds of ideas that make organizations work, is a skill shrouded in mystery. Part emotional intelligence, part politics, part rhetoric, and part psychology, selling ideas is not like tricking someone out of his money. It's about helping others to see things your way: engaging their minds and imaginations.

Regardless of what you want to accomplish, from growing your business, creating a great company culture, championing a social cause, or affecting your habits, you can’t do it alone. The people around you define your success (whatever that means for you) and they have the potential to change the course of your life.

Most of what we know about how ideas spread comes from best-selling authors who give us a compelling picture of a world, in which "influencers" are king, "sticky" ideas "go viral", and good behavior is "nudged" forward. The problem is that the world they describe is a world where information spreads, but beliefs and behaviors stay the same. When it comes to lasting change in what we think or the way we live, the dynamics are different: beliefs and behaviors are not transmitted from person to person in the simple way that a virus is.

In More Time to Think, Nancy Kline demonstrates that the quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. The leaders, entrepreneurs and business people who understand this are at the top of their fields and inspire some of the most successful and innovative practices and businesses in the world. In this audiobook, Nancy Kline shares 10 effective ways to help people think innovatively, and with rigour.

Around the world, a new generation is looking beyond greater profits, for meaningful purpose. But, unlike business, few social interventions have achieved significant impact at scale. Inspired by the modern innovation practices popularized by best seller The Lean Startup that have fueled technology breakthroughs touching every aspect of our lives, Lean Impact turns our attention to a new goal-achieving radically greater social good.

In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Richard Nixon—and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Obama, and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DC's "Back In Black". Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics—because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

Si estás dispuesto a estar en el lugar que estas soñando, lograr vencer tus pensamientos limitantes, ser la mejor versión de ti mismo, déjame decirte que estas en el lugar indicado, este libro PNL La Ciencia del Desarrollo Personal: Claves para persuadir, influir y Reprogramar tu Mente para eliminar tus Creencias Limitantes, ¡es tu solución!

Os ensinamentos de Dale Carnegie ganharam fama mundial e continuam a inspirar milhões de leitores não por apresentarem truques engenhosos, mas por valorizarem uma verdadeira conexão entre as pessoas. Neste livro, Dale Carnegie vai ajudar você a preparar e organizar uma apresentação, seja ela de apenas cinco minutos diante de um grupo pequeno ou de meia hora para um auditório lotado. Você vai descobrir o que é fundamental não apenas para entreter seus ouvintes, mas também para informá-los, persuadi-los e inspirá-los a agir motivados pela sua mensagem.

Gary Vaynerchuk—the inspiring and unconventional entrepreneur who introduced us to the concept of crush it—knows how to get things done, have fun, and be massively successful. A marketing and business genius, Gary had the foresight to go beyond traditional methods and use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to reach an untapped audience that continues to grow.

The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive’s quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books What’s happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of 35, Wood quit a lucrative career to found the nonprofit Room to Read. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the Andrew Carnegie of the developing world", he strove to bring the lessons of the corporate world to the nonprofit sector - and succeeded spectacularly.

In today's troubled economic market, everything is a tough sell. From products to services, everyone is consuming less as they tighten their belts. In this respect, it's easy to forget that the job interview is becoming more and more like the showroom - where the interview itself is the pitch, and the product you're selling is yourself. The Art of Selling Yourself will provide you with the knowhow you need to navigate today's tough business terrain and achieve success in your career and your life.

In any difficult relationship, whether professional, romantic, family, friendship, or some other type of relationship, there are two sides to the story. What if there was a way to rid any relationship from its dysfunction, even if you think you aren’t the cause of it? Seeing not just your role in the problem, but your ability to change the role of the other side of the equation is powerful. That’s the 50 75 100 solution. Learn how to be the source of the solution if you aren’t the source of the problem.

Minding your manners is an acquired skill, but what serves you well elsewhere could trip you up in Japan. Save yourself possible embarrassment with Etiquette Guide to Japan. An inside look at Japanese social graces, it answers all the questions of the thoughtful traveler. Extensive, specific information on Japanese business etiquette assists listeners traveling to Japan for business.

In Smart People Should Build Things, this self-described "recovering lawyer" and entrepreneur weaves together a compelling narrative of success stories (including his own), offering observations about the flow of talent in the United States and explanations of why current trends are leading to economic distress and cultural decline. He also presents recommendations for both policy makers and job seekers to make entrepreneurship more realistic and achievable.

Years of experience as a magician taught Tim David that real magic is all about words, and the way they influence the minds of the audience. What sets a professional magician apart from an amateur are people skills like communication, influence, and engagement - skills that are also effective in the workplace. By applying seven "magic" words in a business setting, David offers tools for effective and persuasive communication.

"Introverts can't thrive in business communication" — wrong! The Introvert's Guide to Successful Business Conversations proves that introverts can succeed in the corporate world without pretending to be extroverts. This book will transform your career, even if you've always been the quietest voice in the room.

There are many different approaches you can take when building a personal brand, however, sometimes, you just need to stick to something and be consistent with that game plan and that one only. This is why Personal & Business Branding was created - so you can get the head start you deserve and blow up your brand.