Sit down for lunch in Los Angeles or Miami with the author of 2020s Forget All You Thought You Knew About Fundraising Events and 2017s Uncover the Secrets of Charity Fundraising Events (#16 in "44 Best Charity Books of All Time" by BookAuthority 2019) and one of the top auction/gala producers and consultants in the nation, Larry Zucker.
Zucker has consulted with more than 100 universities across the country including UCLA, Kansas, LSU, Maryland, Houston, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona State, Indiana State, Middle Tennessee, Nevada, New Mexico, Iona, San Francisco, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Carolina Greensboro, Montana, UC Irvine, UC Davis, Pacific, San Luis Obispo and more.
“Our lunch with Larry provided the opportunity to discuss fundraising strategies and challenge some of our own ideas around an already successful event. Larry auctioneered the live auction and conducted the raise-the-paddle portion of our 2019 event. We doubled our results for the in-room ask, breaking the previous year’s record." -Tim Earley, CEO, Make-a-Wish Georgia.
"When you talk about Larry Zucker, words such as creativity and originality instantly come to mind. The mastermind behind countless successful fundraising events, Larry's commitment to every organization he works with is second only to the inevitable gratitude the numerous beneficiaries of his efforts experience after the last dollar raised is tallied." - Dan Guererro, Director of Athletics, UCLA
"Larry's book should be a must-read for ANY nonprofit of any size that wants to produce any fundraising event. I have known him for more than 30 years and worked with him in our building (Arrowhead Pond and The Honda Center) for the Front and Center series and attended most of his Cal State Fullerton auctions. I have employed him for numerous events to produce the auctions for nonprofits that I was involved in. Read his book and you will make more money and have happier attendees. Hire him and you will make even more money.” - Tim Ryan, President and CEO, The Honda Center and COO, Anaheim Ducks NHL Team
"In my over 40 years of representing professional athletes I have seen how their involvement in charitable and community causes can make a real difference in the quality of life off-the-field. Helping people who can't help themselves is doing God's work. Larry Zucker has presented a dynamic template in "The Secrets of Charity Fundraising" to make anyone involved in fundraising for a charity more effective in maximizing events. This book is an easy to read, handy guide." - Leigh Steinberg, Sports Agent