Fundraising for Dummies

John Mutz is a fundraising expert and speaker who has an extensive array of fundraising credits. He was named 1997 Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year by the Indiana Chapter of National Association of Fundraising Executives. In 1999, John served as Chairman of the United Way of Central Indiana, which raised more than $36.5 million dollars. From 1996 to 1998, John served as Chairman of the Indianapolis Zoo, where he chaired a $14.5 million dollar fundraising campaign for White River State Park Gardens. From 1989 through 1994, John was the President of the Lilly Endowment, one of the nation's five largest private foundations, which supports the causes of religion, education, and community development. The Endowment included in its grantmaking activity special grants intended to improve the financial viability of nonprofit organizations. It was also during his time there that the Lilly Endowment made the grant that brought the Fundraising School to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). In 1988, John was the Republican Candidate for Governor of Indiana, during which time he raised four million dollars for the campaign. He is also co-founder of the Indiana Donor's Alliance, a statewide organization of Community Foundations. In addition to his board positions, John serves as a regular speaker for the Executive Leadership Institute (National Society of Fundraising Executives), the National Council of Foundations, and The Center on Philanthropy. He has also been a speaker for the Rocky Mountain Council of Foundations and Hillsdale College and has given dozens of speeches to community foundations. John served as Indiana's Lieutenant Governor from 1980 to 1988 and recently retired as President of the state's largest electric utility. Katherine Murray has written dozens of books on a variety of topics, ranging from computers to parenting. From her early Introduction to Personal Computers (1988, Que Corporation) to Discovering PCs (1997, IDG Books) to The Working Parents' Handbook (1996, Park Avenue Productions), Katherine has specialized in writing how-to books for general audiences. A number of years ago, Katherine's "how-to" writing led her into the nonprofit world, when she volunteered her research and writing skills to help selected nonprofit organizations with missions close to her heart. Since that time, Katherine has completed a certification in Fundraising Management from the IU Center on Philanthropy and become a kind of "fundraising coach" for small and struggling nonprofits. Today, Katherine continues her work as a nonprofit consultant - often working as a volunteer - helping organizations return to their missions, compose attention-getting case statements, develop fundraising plans, create publishing and media strategies, and research and write grant proposals. In addition to her nonprofit work, Katherine is the Publisher of Kidsrights, a company in Indianapolis, Indiana, that publishes and distributes materials for children and families in crisis. Kidsrights materials are often used by nonprofit professionals who serve families facing the difficult issues of domestic violence, child abuse, rape recovery, teen parenting, and drug and alcohol addictions. It is Katherine's hope that Fundraising For Dummies will give those organizations what they need to make their fundraising more effective and serve a greater number of families than they ever have before.Mutz, John is the author of 'Fundraising for Dummies' with ISBN 9780764552205 and ISBN 0764552201.