Many nonprofit leaders and staff are adept in their cause and focused on their goals but lack the panache to make the essential "ask" of donors which will enable them to successfully continue their work. Derry Deringer has put background in tech sales to good use helping nonprofit leaders become more effective communicators and fundraisers.Learn some of secrets of the trade today and gain confidence in your own work as we engage in some good old-fashioned fundraising role-play.  Derry is an independent fundraising consultant to nonprofits and a teacher at heart. He uses his whole bag of professional skills with each client. Derry has been a director and front line fundraiser with the United Nations, served as a sales manager for a .com company in the 90s and is a certified professional coach. Deringer Consulting, based in Alexandria, Virginia, helps nonprofits raise more money by taking the mystery out of philanthropy.