Alex provided excellent strategic insight and direction for our organization. His attention to detail, understanding of organizational and fundraising development were an asset to our growth. He approaches each organization and non-profit professional with a high level of professionalism and passion for their work. He has generously helped to mentor our development staff. Alex brings years of non-profit and fundraising experience, coupled with his desire to serve others...he is a great asset to the non-profit and philanthropic community in WNC.
Margaret A. Noel, MD
Founder, Director Emerita
MemoryCare
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Alex Comfort, CFRE, has 37 years of experience in an extremely broad range of development and fundraising work. His knowledge, skill, creativity, integrity, humor, speaking ability and tenacity have been hallmarks of his development career in New Orleans, the region around Asheville, NC, and nationally.
Introducing the Virtual and Personalized Fundraising Boot Camp and Agency Consulting Series
by Alex Comfort, CFRE
Available anywhere and focused on the individual needs and situation of each non-profit. See more in the Fundraising Boot Camp section found above.
Even a Blind Squirrel Finds an Occasional Acorn:
Fundraising Tales from the Front Lines
by Alex Comfort, CFRE
How do people become great fundraisers and leaders in general? This book tells professional fundraisers of all skill levels, executive directors, and board members how to maximize giving from all sorts of people. Using true stories as his method, Alex Comfort, CFRE, illustrates everything a person must do to help a beloved non-profit agency. The stories do the teaching, not a heavy-droning professor. Employing humor and the everyday joys and trials of approaching people, Comfort's book is a quick read which makes an immediate impact. Expect to laugh a lot and even shed a tear or two with the real-life people who show that anyone who loves a charity can secure the resources it needs to help an organization become better at its mission.