KAY SPRINKEL GRACE, CFRE, is an internationally acclaimed independent consultant, speaker, facilitator, and writer. After successful careers in journalism and education, she became a development professional in 1979, working in several organizations before starting her own consulting firm in 1987. Since then, she has worked as trainer or consultant to thousands of nonprofit volunteers and professionals in the areas of board and staff leadership, planning, and capital and annual fundraising. She is the author of Beyond Fund-Raising and the coauthor of High-Impact Philanthropy (both published by Wiley), as well as the author of The Ultimate Board Member's Book, Over Goal: What You Must Know to Excel at Fundraising Today, and Fundraising Mistakes That Bedevil All Boards (and Staff Too).