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SUMMARY:Book Club: The Ask
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our December book club!\n\nBooks can change lives. The key is taking what we read and putting it into action in our lives and businesses. Our book clubs invite you to read an inspiring business or personal-development book and then come together with fellow members for discussion and accountability. By sharing insights\, takeaways\, and action steps\, we help ensure we follow through and create the impact we envision.\n\nWhat we're reading for December:\n\nBook: The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause\, Creative Project\, or Business Venture\n\nAuthor: Laura Fredricks\n\nThe Ask by Laura Fredricks explores how to confidently ask for the support\, resources\, and connections needed to move an idea or organization forward. Drawing on practical strategies and real-world examples\, Fredricks offers guidance on building relationships\, making effective asks\, and turning conversations into meaningful support. Whether you're growing a business\, supporting a nonprofit\, or pursuing a creative project\, this book provides actionable tools for becoming more comfortable and effective when asking for what you need.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="isSelectedEnd">Join us for our December book club!</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Books can change lives. The key is taking what we read and putting it into action in our lives and businesses. Our book clubs invite you to read an inspiring business or personal-development book and then come together with fellow members for discussion and accountability. By sharing insights\, takeaways\, and action steps\, we help ensure we follow through and create the impact we envision.</p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>What we&rsquo\;re reading for December:</strong><br />\n<strong>Book:</strong> <em>The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause\, Creative Project\, or Business Venture</em><br />\n<strong>Author:</strong> Laura Fredricks</p>\n\n<p><em>The Ask</em> by Laura Fredricks explores how to confidently ask for the support\, resources\, and connections needed to move an idea or organization forward. Drawing on practical strategies and real-world examples\, Fredricks offers guidance on building relationships\, making effective asks\, and turning conversations into meaningful support. Whether you&rsquo\;re growing a business\, supporting a nonprofit\, or pursuing a creative project\, this book provides actionable tools for becoming more comfortable and effective when asking for what you need.</p>\n
LOCATION:Better Business Bureau 2625 Beaver Ave Des Moines\, IA 50310
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URL:https://members.dsmwestside.org/events/details/book-club-the-ask-3707
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