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Andy Robinson

Website: www.andyrobinsononline.com

Two minute training: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnptquUZpPc

For 31 years Andy has worked with a variety of nonprofits as a fundraiser, publicist, grantwriter, and community organizer. Since starting his consulting practice in 1995, he has provided support and training to thousands of nonprofit staff and volunteers in 45 U.S. states and Canada.

Andy specializes in the needs of organizations working for human rights, social justice, environmental conservation, and community development. His own activist experience includes campaigns for nuclear disarmament, toxic waste reduction, community reinvestment, wilderness protection, utility rate reform, reproductive rights, and the protection and restoration of traditional culture and agriculture. He has also been active in the arts as a writer, editor, presenter, and participant.

Andy’s books include Grassroots Grants, Second Edition and Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits, available from Jossey-Bass. His latest books, Big Gifts for Small Groups and Great Boards for Small Groups, were recently published by Emerson & Church, the book division of Contributions magazine.

Andy lives in Plainfield, Vermont with his spouse Jan, a woodlot filled with wildlife, and a garden that is completely out of control.

Andy facilitates the following CNL courses:

• Selling Social Change
• Board's and Fundraising
• Nonprofit Leadership
• Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money