Martin L. Novom, CFRE, editor and lead author, is the principal and founder of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, an advisory, educational, and research organization focusing on issues of charitable giving, volunteerism, and volunteer leadership. Mr. Novom has twenty years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector and twenty-six years' experience as a volunteer leader and trustee. He consults with clients throughout the United States and Canada and is active regionally, nationally, and internationally in the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He is a board member of AFP of Northern New England as well as its past president. He presents seminars and teaches extensively at AFP and other conferences.