As one of fewer than 100 professionals world-wide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation, Linda brings more than 20 years of philanthropic consulting experience to her work. She has managed capital campaigns ranging from $250,000 to over $30 million; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations to achieve their development goals and has trained more than 16,000 professionals in all aspects of development. She is a prolific writer of books and articles on the subject of philanthropy; her most recent book is Fundraising As a Career: What, Are you Crazy?