Lifetime Achievement

Jerold has published more than 16 books over his career to date, including the industry best-sellers, “Mega Gifts,” “Born to Raise,” “ASKING,” “Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards,” and, just last year, both “Power Questions” and “Supremely Successful Selling.”

“I can think of few living proponents of philanthropy and fundraising who have had anything approximating the influence of Jerold Panas,” Frost writes in his nomination. “Since joining the firm this last year, I have been approached by countless fundraising veterans who freely offer anecdotes about how Jerry has personally inspired them to fight past the tough moments to great success in our profession.