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Kent Stroman
Enjoying a nice relaxing dinner at Cafe Napoli in St. Louis. Ramping up to give tomorrow's Keynote Address for the Annual Conference of the St. Louis Planned Giving Council.
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About Me
M. Kent Stroman, CFRE, America’s ASKING Coach
Kent dramatically transforms fundraising results as an inspiring speaker, sage advisor and author of Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising™. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), BoardSource-trained governance consultant, Sarkeys Foundation-approved retreat facilitator, and has earned the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Master Trainer designation. Stroman is a frequent speaker and presenter to regional, national and international audiences.
His purpose in life is to Equip, Inspire and Encourage. Kent accomplishes this through speaking, writing, coaching and consulting in fundraising, board governance, strategic planning and leadership development. Stroman’s fundraising efforts have generated tens of millions of dollars for charitable causes.
In addition to his vast portfolio of board experience, Stroman has been:
- Selected as Outstanding Fundraising Executive by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (chapter)
- Honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters with their cherished Ray G. Steiner Champions Award
- Granted the prestigious Cornerstone Award for his “expertise, tireless dedication and hard work to transform West Tulsa’s most neglected and impoverished neighborhood.”
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Kent Stroman Enjoying a nice relaxing dinner at Cafe Napoli in St. Louis. Ramping up to give tomorrow's Keynote Address for the Annual Conference of the St. Louis Planned Giving Council.
a week ago
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March 22-
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Kent Stroman Join "Party Gail" @GailPerrync, author of Fired Up Fundraising, as she interviews me Friday afternoon, 3/23 @ 2:00 EDT http://goo.gl/39t6O
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March 08-
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Kent Stroman Great news! With 1 day left already EXCEEDED goal! @CharityChannel AskingAboutAsking promo continues till midnite (PST) http://goo.gl/ihI1Y
about 3 months ago
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March 05-
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Kent Stroman contributed a Comment for the article Want to help a new author reach his one-year goal?
about 3 months ago
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Kent Stroman 3 more days! @CharityChannel “Asking About Asking” PROMO ends Thursday, March 8 at midnight (PST). Order now. http://goo.gl/ihI1Y
about 3 months ago
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February 28-
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Kent Stroman Only 9 days remaining to reach a BIG goal. I can help you. Can you help me? http://goo.gl/ihI1Y Please share, share, share! :-)
about 3 months ago
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February 15-
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Kent Stroman Join me in Pittsburgh at tomorrow’s @afpwpa meeting. Invite your friends to learn about Conversational Fundraising™! http://goo.gl/31ROk
about 4 months ago
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February 07-
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Kent Stroman Demolish fundraising roadblocks: Details for today's webcast, hosted by @SageNonprofit, at http://goo.gl/XZyro - Please share
about 4 months ago
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February 02-
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Kent Stroman Latest research on obstacles to one-on-one gift solicitation: What holds you back? How to get over it. Share http://goo.gl/RHTVA
about 4 months ago
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 | Meredith Hancks Kent, thank you so much for sharing your book with me! I received it yesterday and have read Section A so far. It's fantastic!
about 4 months ago | |  Kent StromanHi Meredith. So glad the book arrived. And, more importantly, I'm glad you like it. Warm regards . . .
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Kent Stroman contributed a Comment for the article The Virtue of Acting (on your Ideas)
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Kent Stroman contributed a Comment for the article The Virtue of Acting (on your Ideas)
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Kent Stroman contributed a Comment for the article The Virtue of Acting (on your Ideas)
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Kent Stroman Thursday’s webinar - Grant Writing Guru, Betsy Baker, interviews me re: Conversational Fundraising. Click here: http://goo.gl/urXYO
about 4 months ago
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January 16-
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Kent Stroman Thoughts regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the power of thoughts and actions - http://goo.gl/KD8oV What’s your DREAM?
about 5 months ago
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Kent Stroman contributed a Comment for the article Dr. Martin Luther King's influence on TODAY
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Kent Stroman Who do you know in Wichita? I’m getting the word out about next Thursday’s program. Click here if you can help: http://goo.gl/bKld4
about 5 months ago
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 | Stephen Nill Kent, congrats on being invited to present at AFP Greater Wichita Chapter's first Professional Development Program of 2012. I see that you will be speaking on the topic of your CharityChannel Press book, Asking About Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising. It would be fun to know how your CharityChannel Press book is playing a role in your career. Would you consider blogging on this in your author's blog?
about 5 months ago | | Kent StromanAbsolutely! Thanks for the invitation. And for putting all the tools in place to make this possible. The best is yet to come!!!
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December 05-
| Stephen Nill Kent, as an author of a CharityChannel Press book, you'll be pleased to know that we've now added a "Books" feature to your Profile, which lists your published books with CharityChannel Press.
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Kent Stroman Thank you, Betsy Baker, for your great advice today about how to build my consulting business. You're the best!
about 7 months ago
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| Stephen Nill Kent, I was pleased to see that you included your CharityChannel Page link in your email today. We're seeing more and more colleagues including it right along with their links to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Terrific!
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Kent Stroman Here's a worthwhile read to start your week: RT @ThisIsSethsBlog Seth's Blog: Selling the benefits of charity http://bit.ly/oztmqL
about 10 months ago
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August 04-
| Stephen Nill Kent, congrats on a stellar, and much deserved, review on your book, Asking about Asking!
about 10 months ago | | Kent StromanThanks, Steve. I appreciate the nice comments. Thanks for making it all possible by publishing Asking About Asking!
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Kent Stroman Preparing for tomorrow's appearance on Ted Hart's Nonprofit radio show. Tune in at 11:00 a.m. Central to hear more about my book, Asking About Asking and other topics of global interest. :0) Please pass this along to your friends and colleagues. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tedhar...cal-advice
a year ago
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April 28-
 | Steven Smith Good to be on board. Hope we will see energy and activity that was common under the Big Tent four years ago. Found this link (let me know if the link doesn't work) to a post by Kim Klein on tax shelters, and how they are contributing to the federal shortfalls. Is part of our challenge in advising nonprofit organizations the shrinking middle class? NEW POST FROM KIM KLEIN AND THE COMMONS
(www.kimkleinandthecommons.blogspot.com)
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April 20-
| Stephen Nill Kent, welcome aboard the new site. The best way to get started is to update your Profile, invite your favorite colleagues to connect with you, and to join the CharityChannel Professional Groups of interest. As a full Member, you may also wish to start a Group of your own. The sky's the limit!
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M. Kent Stroman, CFRE, America’s ASKING Coach
Kent dramatically transforms fundraising results as an inspiring speaker, sage advisor and author of Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising™. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), BoardSource-trained governance consultant, Sarkeys Foundation-approved retreat facilitator, and has earned the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Master Trainer designation. Stroman is a frequent speaker and presenter to regional, national and international audiences.
His purpose in life is to Equip, Inspire and Encourage. Kent accomplishes this through speaking, writing, coaching and consulting in fundraising, board governance, strategic planning and leadership development. Stroman’s fundraising efforts have generated tens of millions of dollars for charitable causes.
In addition to his vast portfolio of board experience, Stroman has been:
- Selected as Outstanding Fundraising Executive by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (chapter)
- Honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters with their cherished Ray G. Steiner Champions Award
- Granted the prestigious Cornerstone Award for his “expertise, tireless dedication and hard work to transform West Tulsa’s most neglected and impoverished neighborhood.”
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about 5 months ago
New Jersey
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California
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Share your story about indvididual giving (successes and setbacks) for my next Charity Channel Book. Deadline for letting me know: March 1. http://charitychannel.com/charitychannel-press/author-and-editor-blogs/article/1477/would-you-like-to-be-included-in-a-charitychannel-press-book-heres-how about 4 months ago
New Jersey
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Crescendo Interactive's "Practical Planned Giving Conference" occurs in Orlando this September ~ for more information ~ I'll be teaching a session as well: http://carolynmappleton.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/crescendo-interactive-practical-planned-giving-conference-september-18-2012/ about 3 months ago
Texas
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I am pleased to announce that I now am in a position to accept new national clients. Most of my work is focused on pre-campaign planning and ongoing oversight for capital, endowment and major gift programs. about 4 months ago
Florida
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The place to discuss everything directly related to face-to-face cultivation and solicitation of gifts.
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Private group for contributing authors and editors of forthcoming book on Nonprofit Consulting.
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Discussion Group for Consultants Listed in the Consultants Registry
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Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational FundraisingAuthor: M. Kent Stroman, CFRE
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What Holds Me Back Review by: Kent StromanWednesday, February 01, 2012 (111 days ago) When it comes to seeking major gifts, there are any number of things that can interfere with getting out there and getting the job done. In today's post I share a confession about what holds me back. And how to get over it.
I also have a big question for you. “What is your biggest obstacle to one-on-one gift solicitation?”
You'll read about some of our research findings on the subject and get some insight about the barriers some of your colleagues face.
Read on to find out ... ______
The Virtue of Acting (on your Ideas) Review by: Kent StromanTuesday, January 24, 2012 (119 days ago) My last blog reflected on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his “I Have a Dream” speech. I closed by asking about your dream and challenging you to act on it.
But today I’m asking for your help in solving a mystery. Perhaps you’ve heard the following quote:
“The rewards in business go to the man who does something with an idea.”
Here’s the mystery: Who said it? ______
Dr. Martin Luther King's influence on TODAY Review by: Kent StromanMonday, January 16, 2012 (127 days ago) Today’s holiday provides a great reminder of the determination and devotion demonstrated by one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders ever, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In spite of the relentless opposition amassed against him, King marched on - literally – day after day, to end racism, racial segregation and inequality in the country he loved.
I had a dream once....
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