Doug Lawson is the author of the award-winning bestseller GIVE TO LIVE: How Giving Can Change Your Life (Alti Publishing, 1991) currently in its sixth printing and in numerous foreign language editions: including Spanish, Italian, Korean and German, and MORE GIVE TO LIVE: How Giving Can Change Your Life (Alti Publishing, 1999). He has written numerous articles for such national publications as Fund Raising Management, U.S. Air, Southern Bride, and Servant Leadership. He has been the publisher of the monthly newsletter; Philanthropic Trends Digest, and eight editions of The Foundation 500. Dr. Lawson has produced numerous audio and videotapes, including, The Artful Asker, Give to Live, and A Basic Fund-Raiser Course.
      In his professional life, Dr. Lawson serves as the founding chairman of Lawson Associates, Inc., a fundraising and management consulting firm which, to date, has served more than 1,000 clients throughout the world and assisted clients in raising more than $2 billion. Dr. Lawson is a frequent speaker and lecturer throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
      Gain useful insight and up to date strategies for major gifts fundraising. Doug Lawson will also discuss where nonprofit organizations stand in these uncertain times, when both economic problems and the threat of war are at the forefront of people’s minds.