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Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising is for anyone involved in soliciting charitable contributions for nonprofit organizations. Do you want to improve the results when you ask for charitable contributions? Have you ever wondered how to get free from assuming how to ask and guessing what to ask? Would you like to employ simple, effective, proven techniques for soliciting contributions and recruiting volunteers?

Asking about Asking will equip you to:

• Seek and find larger donations
• Maximize the results from fundraising volunteers
• Ask questions more insightfully
• Listen more skillfully
• Respond in ways that are more engaging
• Assist donors in maximizing their philanthropic experience
• Cultivate and solicit gifts more confidently

If you're looking for a text on fundraising theory, this is NOT the book for you. On the other hand, if you need practical insight on how to bring major gifts to your organization - more frequently - get your copy today.

In Asking About Asking you'll find a treasury of useful tales, tools and tips that you will return to again and again. You'll discover how to exchange the worn out inadequate approaches of yesterday for high impact, cutting edge techniques that REALLY work.

Discover Stroman's 10 Step Staircase and learn how to escape confrontation based gift solicitation and replace it with Conversational Fundraising(TM).

About the In the Trenches Series

As part of the CharityChannel Press In the Trenches series, Asking about Asking is written in a fun, upbeat style. But don't be fooled by its down-to-earth approach and ample use of sidebars. In the Trenches books are authoritative and cover what a beginner should know to get started and progress rapidly, and what a more experienced nonprofit-sector practitioner needs to move forward in the subject.

Regarded as America's ASKING Coach, Kent Stroman is a talented speaker, insightful advisor, effective communicator and published author. He has an appeal that transcends barriers of age, culture and occupation. Since 1976 he has been involved in teaching and organizational leadership, impacting numerous organizations with his passion for excellence. Kent is a CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) and CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

Kent's purpose in life is to Equip, Inspire and Encourage. He accomplishes this through speaking, writing, teaching, consulting and executive coaching.

After a 25 year career in higher education, Kent launched Stroman & Associates, consulting in fundraising, board governance, strategic planning and leadership development. In recent years, Stroman has been personally involved in fundraising efforts generating tens of millions of dollars for charitable causes. He is a BoardSource-trained governance consultant, Sarkeys Foundation-approved retreat facilitator, and serves as an adjunct consultant for the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits and has earned the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Master Trainer designation.

In addition to a vast portfolio of board experience, Kent is past Chairman of the Regional Chamber of Commerce board and currently serves on the boards of the Community Foundation (Past Chairman), and United Way.

Kent enjoys snow skiing, water sports, travel, reading, cooking and singing in his church choir.

In 2003 Kent was named the Outstanding Fundraising Executive by Eastern Oklahoma's Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

In 2005 he was honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters with their cherished Ray G. Steiner "Champions" Award for "exemplifying the character qualities of leadership by example, integrity, generosity, and commitment to excellence; and for outstanding contributions to furthering the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters."

In 2010 Stroman was awarded the prestigious "Cornerstone Award" for "his expertise, tireless dedication and hard work to transform South Haven, one of West Tulsa's most neglected and impoverished communities."

Kent is a frequent speaker and presenter to regional, national and international audiences.