Dr. Jerold (Jerry) Panas is Executive Partner of Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners—one of the nation’s most highly regarded firms in the field of campaign services and financial resource development. His books are considered the most significant in the field. ASKING is the largest selling in the history of fundraising, and three are considered classics. In 2016, he was voted “America’s #1 Fundraising Expert” in Philanthropy Media. Because of the prominence of the firm and the impact of his writing, there are few who have had a greater influence in the history of the profession.

ABOUT CSI 2017: CSI focuses on the tools needed by development professionals, board members, volunteers and professional advisors to re-focus their efforts on best practices in fundraising.

Participation in CSI 2017 has been submitted for up to 3.5 points in the CFRE application for initial certification and/or recertification.