Welcome to Jean Block Consulting - Planning, Marketing, Management, Board and Staff Retreats, Fundraising Training

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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 every met."</font></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font color="#C08020" face="Arial" size="2"><b> Randy Gleason<br> </b></font><i><font color="#803060" face="Arial" size="2">Randy Gleason Consulting, Inc.</font></i></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </blockquote> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#803060" cellspacing="0" id="table4"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#C08020">T</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">R</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">I</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">I</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">G</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">D</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">W</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">O</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">R</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">K</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">S</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">H</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">O</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">P</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">S</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><font color="#C08020" size="2" face="Arial"><b>FUNDRAISING</b></font><ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Fast Fundraising Facts for Fame & Fortune © </b>Based on the book <i><b>Fast Fundraising Facts for Fame & Fortune</b></i> © 1997, this interactive, high energy training will help participants overcome the fear of asking and much much more. (<a href="training.htm#Fast">click for more...</a>)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The Board’s Role in Fundraising</b> 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. (<a href="training.htm#Board">click for more...</a>)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The Etiquette of Asking</b> Learn the Dos and Don’ts of asking for money and other resources.</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Special Events Essentials</b> Plan for successful events, perform a cost:benefit analysis of your events and get great ideas for new events, both traditional and <a href="http://www.nonevents.com">virtual</a>. (<a href="training.htm#Events">click for more...</a>)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Relating to Corporate Sponsors</b> Learn what corporate sponsors and underwriters need to get involved in your programs. (<a href="training.htm">click for more...</a>)<br>  </font></li> </ul> </li> <li><b><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#C08020"> BOARD DEVELOPMENT</font></b><ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The ABCs of Building Better Boards © </b>Build a more effective Board of Directors. Based on the book <i><b>The ABCs of Building Better Boards</b></i> © 2001. (<a href="training.htm#ABC">click for more...</a>)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The Board’s Role in Fundraising</b> Recruit effectively so volunteers understand their responsibility, learn how to overcome common objections and get ideas for ways to involve volunteers successfully. (<a href="training.htm#Role">click for more...</a>)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Best Practices of Best Boards</b> Learn the best practices of the best Boards and how to adopt them for your Board. (<a href="training.htm#Practices">click for more...</a>)<br>  </font></li> </ul> </li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2"> <p align="left"><font color="#C08020"><b>BOARD & STAFF ROLES</b></font></p> <ul> <li><b>The Invisible Yellow Line</b> Who does what? How to define and clarify Board and staff roles. (<a href="training.htm#Invisible">click for more...</a>)<br>  </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p align="left"><font color="#C08020"><b>OTHER</b></font></p> <ul> <li><b>From Mad to Mellow</b> An interactive workshop on dealing with conflict in the workplace.</li> <li><b>Making Primo Presentations</b> Learn the elements of making successful presentations.</li> <li><b>Customer Service</b> Customer service training for staff and volunteers.</li> <li><b>Volunteer Management</b> Manage volunteers on large and small projects.</font></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <blockquote> <blockquote> <table border="2" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#C08020" id="table5"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">"I attended the Corporate Sponsorship Workshop - WOW! You were amazing! What an OPPORTUNITY for me!</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Your presentation style was EXCELLENT. By far the best workshop I've been to in a long time (content and style both!)."</font></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020">     Vicki Kopplin</font></b><font color="#C08020" face="Arial" size="2"><b><br> </b></font><i><font color="#803060" face="Arial" size="2">     Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota</font></i></p> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </blockquote> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#803060" cellspacing="0" id="table6"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#C08020">R</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">E</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">T</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">R</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">E</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">T</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">S</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">D</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">P</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">L</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">I</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">G</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><font color="#C08020" face="Arial"><b><font size="2">Facilitation of Board and Staff Planning Retreats.</font></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"> I believe that all members should “own” solutions and plans. My retreats allow everyone to participate and end with developing plans that really get done. (<a href="retreats.htm">click for more...</a>)</font></p> </li> <li> <p align="left"><font color="#C08020" face="Arial"><b><font size="2">Assist with Strategic Planning</font></b><font size="2">.</font></font><font size="2" face="Arial"> Planning that works is planning that gets done. I can help your staff and Board identify priorities and write simple, easy to follow plans for success. (<a href="retreats.htm">click for more...</a>)</font></p> </li> </ul> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#803060" cellspacing="0" id="table7"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#C08020">B</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">O</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">O</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">K</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">S</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">A</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">D</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"> </td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">B</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">U</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">T</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">T</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">O</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">N</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#C08020" align="center" width="20"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" color="#FFFFFF">S</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><p align="left"> <img border="0" src="images/twobooks.jpg" align="right" width="304" height="239"><font color="#C08020" face="Arial"><b><i><font size="2">Fast Fundraising Facts For Fame & Fortune</font></i></b><font size="2"> ©.</font></font><font face="Arial" size="2"> This book puts the <b>FUN</b> into <b>FUNDraising</b>! <font color="#C08020"><b>For only $19.95</b></font> (plus S&H), this book is a must-have for anyone who needs to raise money or in-kind resources. </font><br> <strong><a href="bookorder.htm"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020">ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY</font></a></strong><font color="#C08020" face="Arial"><strong><a href="bookorder.htm"><font color="#C08020" size="2">!</font></a></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font size="2" color="#C08020" face="Arial"><b> <i>ABCs of Building Better Boards</i></b> ©.</font><font face="Arial" size="2"> This <b>NEW</b> book is <b>filled with practical, useful, real-life examples</b> and is now available. <font color="#C08020"><b>Priced at $24.95</b></font> (plus S&H), this book contains everything you need to get the most out of your Board of Directors.</font><br> <strong><a href="bookorder.htm"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020">ORDER</font></a></strong><a href="bookorder.htm"><font color="#C08020" face="Arial"><strong><font size="2"> YOUR COPY TODAY!</font></strong></font></a></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><b><i> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020">Save even more by ordering both!</font></i></b><font size="2" color="#C08020" face="Arial"><b><i> </i></b></font></p> </li> <li> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020"><i>Save or Make Money for Your Organization with My Books!</i><br></font></b> <font size="2" face="Arial">(<a href="offer.htm#2">click for more...</a>)</font></p> </li> </ul> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" id="table8"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#C08020"> Get Your Very Own <i>"No More BWADITW"</i> Buttons. <br> (BWADITW = But We've Always Done It This Way)<br> </font></b><font size="2" face="Arial">(<a href="offer.htm">click for more details...</a>)</font></p></li> </ul> </td> <td> <img border="0" src="images/nomorebwaditw.jpg" width="100" height="103"></td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <table border="2" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#C08020" id="table9"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC99"> <p align="center"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2" color="#803060">In the Fall/Winter 2002 Issue of "The Book Reader", here's what they said about Jean's "Fast Fundraising Facts" book:</font></b><p align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2">"...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.</font><p align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2">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."</font><p align="center"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2" color="#803060">Here's what the Association of Fundraising Professionals has to say about the "ABCs of Building Better Boards":</font></b><p align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2">"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. </font> <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma" size="2">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. 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