Host Dr. Stephen L. Goldstein talks with: 1. David Lees, nonprofit fundraising consultant: How to write a case statement, Part 2—“Applying the ‘so what?’ test to your success.” 2. Larry Butler, Maguire Associates (Concord, MA), lbutler@maguireassociates.com: Part 2—Noble Calling/Telemarketing Series, “Surefire insiders’ tips on ‘making the successful opening’ and ‘overcoming objections’ when fundraising on the phone.” 3. Holly Hall, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, www.philanthropy.com: A report on the Giving USA Report—“How much are Americans donating? Are they more generous or less? What do the trends mean for you and your fundraising success?” 4. Fundraising News & Views from important sources: Dr. Stephen Goldstein. 5. Phil Smith, major contributor to microcredit efforts and co-author with Eric Thurman, of A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking and the Business Solution for Ending Poverty—Part 2 on how he “uses his money wisely” to break the cycle of poverty by making contributions to nonprofits that provide loans of tiny amounts of money. 6. Bruce Trachtenberg, Executive Director, The Communications Network, www.comnetwork.org: “Foundations are your friends”—How to make and keep them WXEL 90.7FM is licensed to the West Palm Beach market. Log on to www.wxel.org for a live webstream of radio programming including NPR programming and for more information.

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