Welcome! Jean Block Consulting, Inc. can help maximize the success of your nonprofit agency or group.  I am a national consultant, speaker and trainer on Nonprofit Management, Fundraising, Board Development and Board Governance.

"Jean Block is a powerhouse in the Non-Profit world. You don't move about these circles long before her name is prominent in the conversation. Her commitment to training, fundraising, motivating, and cultivation is unsurpassed. To say she is an influence is to miss the point. She gives new meaning to the word enthusiasm! You don't know Jean, you experience her! She is a force unlike any other I have ever met." Randy Gleason Randy Gleason Consulting, Inc.

• FUNDRAISING

  • Fast Fundraising Facts for Fame & Fortune © Based on the book Fast Fundraising Facts for Fame & Fortune © 1997, this interactive, high energy training will help participants overcome the fear of asking and much much more. (click for more...)
  • The Board’s Role in Fundraising Learn how to recruit effectively so volunteers understand their fundraising responsibility, how to overcome objections and creative ways Board volunteers can be successful in fundraising. (click for more...)
  • The Etiquette of Asking Learn the Dos and Don’ts of asking for money and other resources.
  • Special Events Essentials Plan for successful events, perform a cost:benefit analysis of your events and get great ideas for new events, both traditional and virtual. (click for more...)
  • Relating to Corporate Sponsors Learn what corporate sponsors and underwriters need to get involved in your programs. (click for more...)

• BOARD DEVELOPMENT

  • The ABCs of Building Better Boards © Build a more effective Board of Directors. Based on the book The ABCs of Building Better Boards © 2001. (click for more...)
  • Governance and Fiduciary Responsibilities of Boards
  • The Board’s Role in Fundraising Recruit effectively so volunteers understand their responsibility, learn how to overcome common objections and get ideas for ways to involve volunteers successfully. (click for more...)
  • Best Practices of Best Boards Learn the best practices of the best Boards and how to adopt them for your Board. (click for more...)

"I attended the Corporate Sponsorship Workshop - WOW! You were amazing! What an OPPORTUNITY for me! Your presentation style was EXCELLENT. By far the best workshop I've been to in a long time (content and style both!)."      Vicki Kopplin      Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota "As a senior-level development officer, I have a hard time finding useful workshops. Jean's programs should be required for even us old CFREs." Trisha Dunbar Visiting Nurse Association, Dallas, TX

• NEW THIRD EDITION! Fast Fundraising Facts For Fame & Fortune ©. This book puts the FUN into FUNDraising! For only $24.95 (plus S&H), this book is a must-have for anyone who needs to raise money or in-kind resources. 
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• ABCs of Building Better Boards ©. This popular book is filled with practical, useful, real-life examples. Priced at $24.95 (plus S&H), this book contains everything you need to get the most out of your Board of Directors.
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In the Fall/Winter 2002 Issue of "The Book Reader", here's what they said about Jean's "Fast Fundraising Facts" book: "...a small, succinct, very essential volume...Block gives us the building blocks, emphasizing the main theme "You get what you accept and what you reward"...nothing blasé about Block with her Ten Rules for Success...the pages are superbly designed with chatty cartoons, helpful summary sections and pages to write out our thoughts. Block builds superb blocks, setting them out before us, never faltering in her mission.  She is a writer with the fully realized gift of organizational development." Here's what the Association of Fundraising Professionals has to say about the "ABCs of Building Better Boards": "Never judge a book by its cover! Here is a handbook that every senior fundraiser responsible for Board Recruitment and Development should read once and then review annually. Ms Block clearly lays out her learning from 25 years of experience in building effective boards. The book is a wonderful resource that will be referred to time and again in your quest to raise the bar for Board performance - both from fundraising and governance perspectives. The ABCs of Building Better Boards takes up where books full of theory fall short! Full of concrete suggestions, sample forms and realistic checklists the book will be useful for years to come. Its soft cover, ring binding, cartoon illustrations and brevity (90 pages) will initially fool - give it a chance and you will discover a gem to be treasured."

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