Gail Perry Biography

Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE, is part of a new generation of fundraisers. Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action is her best-selling book (Wiley). Her Fired-Up Fundraising method, which she created over the course of her 22-year career as a non-profit giving specialist, has assisted organizations in generating hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions and assistance. Gail's seminars and lectures are generally well-received. She brings fundraising concepts to life, inspiring, energizing, and enthusing participants about what they can achieve. Gail's love for speaking does not end there. Her industry-favorite board retreats, "Easy Fundraising for Board Members" and "Friendmaking for Board Members," are recognized for transforming board members' dread of fundraising into excitement. Gail does training webinars for AFP, the Philanthropy Journal, and NonprofitMarketingGuide.com, as well as for her own site, Fired-Up Fundraising. Her work has appeared in Guidestar, Fundraising Success magazine, BoardSource, and a number of other reputable industry publications. Gail began her fundraising career at Duke University and then managed the fundraising program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler School of Business. She is the president of the Triangle Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the founder of Gail Perry Associates, a Raleigh-based consulting and training business. Ms. Perry graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an MBA and a BA in English with honors. She recommends that we go to the Fired-Up Fundraising blog, which has a wealth of free tools and resources to help us fire up our boards and generate a lot more money.

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